A Round Up

We are still having the most glorious weather over here in NZ.  Yesterday when everyone was starting to fail due to turning the clocks and gaining an hour, (and a sleepover party for one of them which resulted in five hours sleep max!!) we decided to go to the beach.  It won't be long before it's too cold to visit and enjoy the sand and the water.

I enjoyed playing with the shells and watching the girls dig and get muddy on the bare beach.  They found some dead fish - lovely aye?!!  In the end I was forced to go and see the sight myself.  Oh yes it was well worth it I can tell you!

The orderly man had some fun too in an orderly fashion!  Miss 3 helped to finish it, being orderly herself.  I thought it looked like a place mat!

Last week I managed to make some little 'Gifts of Love' bunny friends for our friends in Christchurch.  I am expecting quite a few goodies in the mail this week for the appeal too which is fantastic thank you dear ladies.  It's coming along quite nicely now with all your wonderful help.

I think we'll have enough gifts for everyone by the end of this week.  Of course I couldn't have done it without your help, or my family's either.  These cute hats were knitted by my Gran.  Aren't they beautiful and girly?

And some more manly ones, along with some pretty ones for girls, lovingly made by my dear mother.

And this cute little monster will chase away any fears a little sweetie might have.  The picture isn't behaving I'm afraid!  Hate that.  Anyway this monster was made by Daughter No.2.  She thought she needed to do her bit to help out as well.  Sweet girl!

If you have offered to send a parcel for Christchurch, could you please send it this week.  Cat and I will have quite a bit of work to do getting them all ready and packed up for Mother's Day in early May.  Thank you so much my dearies.  I do hope you have a wonderful week.  Happy Mother's Day for yesterday to all you English Mummies out there!!!  Now I'm off to send my biggest girl to Camp Mototapu for the week!