We've had a hectic few weeks!
Here's my list of what has been or is about to be:
- loads of parties and functions
- packing up the house
- every one of us being really sick - the kids for over a week!
- shopping galore (I really LOVED late night shopping before Christmas)
- cooking & baking up a storm
- Christmas day
- Boxing day (with additional Christmas festivities) & seeing my brother & family from New Plymouth
- staying with my parent's in law & siblings in-law for a few days before they left NZ for 8 months (that was a crazy, fun house - 7 adults & 2 littlies!!)
- driving to auckland to bid them farewell. roughing it for the night cause of bad weather.
- driving back
- moving in to their house
- unpacking boxes, finding places for everything
- trying to explain to an incessant miss A that grandma's house is our new 'home' and grandma & grandpa have gone on a big plane for a long time
- trying to clean, get those last couple of boxes and a few jobs done on our old place
- attempting at finding tenants and becoming a landlord! eek.
- trying to catch the in-laws on skype!
Sadly, my hubby took a week less than was offerred to him and so goes back on Monday, without us really getting a break! Gladly I'm dreaming about our next holiday already - which we've planned for later this month!
In other news, we took a break from all the work & took the kids to the pools this morning. Mr John LOVED it and was SO keen. His first swim - little cutie. He's six months old. Can you believe it!?
In another 6 months, I will be celebrating his 1st birthday. Thank you God for preserving my wee one's life. He's been quite fiesty lately. His dad looked at me the other day (in the middle of a fiesty bout) and I said - it's our fault for calling him "little fiery one".
The above picture - is princess Adelaide with her "microphone" singing to God. That's what she told me she was doing, and what an adorable job she was doing. True worship in the sight of God I'm sure.
She is sleeping in a big bed with no bars, all by herself. That means Mr John can finally sleep in a bed he can fit in....
Mind you, the bassinet was very helpful with the eventful weeks we've had.
I've gained a few extra kgs after Christmas, and I think (apart from it still being in the cupboard) I no longer have an excuse to continue eating junk. So, I'm trying to get back on my regime!
I am 100% glad to wave goodbye to 2011 and ride off into the sunset of 2012. It looks like it's set to be a beautiful ride (once all this craziness dies down!).
