I spent a day in Auckland last week meeting with a surgeon about my metatarsal  - tentative surgery on Oct 16th. Enough about depressing stuff, I just loved cruising around the city for the day - glorious weather and vibe. Also added some pictures of an outing to Battle Hill, where the Europeans and Maori fought some fierce battles in days gone by.

Auckland by Day

Auckland by Night

Auckland, Wellington's rich cousins

Lovely Devonport buildings 

Rangitoto Volcano

I love New Zealand crosswalks. All traffic stops and people walk in every direction

Schoolboys - cute

Grayson is obsessed with recreating Sir Edmund Hilary's Everest ascent 

My Archer

Crickball or Baseket

Love the freckles and gap in teeth

 

Typical Rural NZ scene? 

LOVE 

I rarely get in front of the camera so love when the shots turn out

We survived the school holidays and actually had a lot of fun :) Love being at home with these kids

Paper Mache - not sure why Grayson is claiming the Globe as his…mom did the entire thing….

Good Morning Kapiti Coast! 

If you had 2 million dollars, one of these old cold Wellington homes could be yours!! 

This would be the view - more tempting?

  

 

Surfer near Ohiro Bay - brrrr

Big girl on the bus

Te Papa Museum

Could study these guys forever...

Boys Holiday Party

Girls Holiday Party

Grayson obsessed with being an 'air bomber guy' these days

So precious - caught him doing this on a rainy day- out in the garage