Happy Birthday Andy!

Andy is 39 today, hurrah! We did the cake before he went to work which was VERY exciting for the kids. We are going to Verre, Gordon Ramsay's restaurant, tonight. Let's hope they don't serve ready meals like in his London restaurants....

The photos from this morning are awful, fuzzy and backlit but I thought I'd put them on anyway. We were in a rush as Andy was dashing out the door as he has seven meetings today. What fun of his birthday.

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Eggtastic

Filled with woe Daisy. She barely made it off the couch for two days.

Filled with woe Zachy. Wasp bites hurt.

Oi you, more Easter egg!

Mmmm.

Egg decorating.

Zach was only allowed plastic eggs after a few hard boiled ones hit the floor.

The offending wasp. Ouch.

We had a very low key Easter weekend as Daisy had a nasty tummy bug. Just as she was recovering Zach came down with a cold then this morning (Easter Sunday) he got bitten by a huge wasp. A quick dash to the doctor followed where we found out that his cold was actually tonsillitis. Woe. We've had to spend the day in but are still having a nice time making hot cross buns, having easter egg hunts and decorating eggs. As Easter's not a muslim holiday Andy is at work. Poor Andy.

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Not much going on.

Daisy reads Zach a story. Ahhh.

Then plants him with a big kiss.

Daisy and Sponge Zach Square Head.

Zach's prefered mode of transport round the house.

Chocolate juice!

Zach pulls out a fake cry. He thinks it's sneaky and tragic. We think it's funny.

Daisy hits the dress ups.

Things are ticking along nicely here. It felt like summer was on it's way then we had 10 days of really weird weather which was all a bit exciting. Huge lightening storms night after night, howling wind, rain, grey skies, and on one occasion, hailstones the size of Andy's thumbnail. Drama!

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Rugby Sevens World Cup

Zach can't keep his eyes off the cheerleader's pom poms.

Arabian Gulf is out? Don't worry, so are England. And NZ.

Pulling some moves.

Daisy tries her hand at photography. Mummy is up first.

Then Daddy.

Still going strong as night falls.

A good time was had by all at the Rugby Sevens World Cup last weekend. There were some shock defeats but the sun was shining and the crowd was on excellent form.

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Tunes Al Fresco

Zach takes his walker for a spin.

Feel the rhythm.

Daisy breaks in to dance.

DJ Zee

The kids never go long without banging out a tune or two on their keyboards. Zach fancies himself as a bit of a DJ and likes to hit the decks while Daisy dances. They regulary tussle over the microphone but also enjoy duetting with Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. Rock on.

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Blake and Adrianne's wedding

The view from our apartment...

...panning round...

...and some more. Andy loves scenery shots.

Adrianne's family.

Pre wedding checks. Daisy has her lippy, Zach has his biccie.

Family on the deck, pre arrival of the bride.

The wedding party, looking stunning.

Daisy loved getting dressed up for flower girl duties.

The guests.

Catching up with Anna.

Daisy hangs out with Grandad Peter.

Andy levitates a small plane above his head.

Looking in from the deck.

Zach waits expectantly for another speech.

We had a quick visit to NZ last month for Blake and Adrianne's wedding. It was held at The Boathouse in Nelson on a beautiful afternoon and was a lot of fun. Adrianne looked gorgeous and it all went really well. Daisy loved being a flower girl and Zach loved the speeches. The siblings did great speeches. The trip was far too short but we still had a good time. We didn't take nearly enough photos but here are a few that we did take.

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Daisy's party!

There was eating.

And bouncing.

And more bouncing.

Daisy was very proud of her cake.

It was a bit tricky to cut.

But Daisy enjoyed it.

So did Zach.

Dajon and Andy pretend they are three.

Post party chilling with Sanna and Sophie.

Daisy had a lovely 3rd birthday party at home last Thursday. About 30 children came and they all had a great time on the bouncy castle. There were lots of pink and white helium balloons which were also a hit. There was pizza and pasta and sausages and tomatoes followed by orange jelly boats and fruit and the cake was a three tiered chocolate cake covered in a mountain of marshmallows. Yum! Daisy really enjoyed herself and was very spoilt with loads of great presents. The kids were all remarkably good considering how many there were and they even all sat down together to eat.

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