Firstly may we wish all a Happy Easter … hope you don’t have too many sore heads .. and don’t eat too much chocolate!!
Well .. ‘Our Big Day’ has been and gone … and I must apologise for not having updated the ‘Blog’ before now. We have been so busy …. and are now just trying to get back to some sort of normality … whatever that is!! Many thanks to all of you who wished Nicole and Nathan all the best for the future … we all had a wonderful day . We had a few clouds and a few showers, but when it mattered we had the sun! What more can you ask for. Nicole and her friends worked extremely hard to get the venue exactly as she pictured it in her mind and I think you can see it was truly lovely. What about the Wedding cake? How novel is that!!
Nicole was picked up from our house with her Dad … both I think you will agree looking superb … Blushing Bride and the Dashing Dad!! They were whisked off to the venue which is pictured below …they walked across the bridge to the Summer House where the whole ceremony and reception was held.
Little Logan …. who behaved wonderfully had Nicole and Nathan’s Wedding Rings around his neck … where you see him in my arms in front of the best man, is where he is giving them to his Mum and Dad … we think this was such a wonderful touch to bring him into the ceremony as he is after all apart of the family …. and didn’t he look so cute! You can see by the pictures a brilliant day.
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Apart from the Wedding …. we had our Boys out from Spain ….. they arrived about 10 days before … so we had a superb time with them ….. I think it can be said that they did a few awesome things including Tandem Skydiving { Pictures below } which they both said was an amazing experience … scary .. but awesome. They had a car and went off for a few days …. but you need more time to go around NZ …. too much to see and do. I know they went on a shotover jetboat ….I think they went on the Zorbs and MP went on the giant swing … that catapults you over Rotorua!! Sooner him than me! Craig went snorkelling around Goat Island … he was hoping to go diving … but unfortunately picked up a ear infection … next time Craig!
I know we are the proud Grandparents … like all Grandparents … but I also think the Boys were suitably impressed by their Nephew. So start saving Boys please … Xmas 2009 would be good for you to come out and watch him really enjoying and appreciating Father Christmas!!
Leaving the plane!! All smiles!! Long way up!!
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We also had our oldest, closest friends here as well …. Yvonne and John had never been to NZ before … so we tried to show them as much as we could in the month they were with us … bearing in mind we had Cricket to fit in … a Wedding and all the sights!!! …. to say we were all slightly exhausted as our feet rarely hit the ground would be an understatement!
We flew to the South Island and spent 6 days there …. longer would have been better …. we did Gondolas, Shotover Jets, Kayaking, Boating on rivers and lakes, we visited Wineries. On the North Island we saw the endangered native Kiwi, a Historic Village, we saw Geysers and Mud Pools in our live volcanic areas, we visited the Gannet colony, and also Auckland City, and the Sky Tower, via the ferries …. we went to 2 One day Cricket matches and 1 Test, we went to BBQ’s and had BBQ’s here, we went to the local beaches and some further afield …. and of course there was a wee bit of gardening!! …… and oh I’m out of breath again …. oh so much more. We had a fab time … so many laughs …and we were simply madder than normal as we always are with them. Please come back soon.
Ok … just a few more pictures and then I’m going for a couple of weeks.
