Climbing the Mount

April 16, 2016

Two sets of our friends have move down to Mount Maunganui and we have been make regular visits down there.  It is about a 3.5-hour drive when there isn’t much traffic.  This morning we climbed up the mount to see the whole city below.  Cooper did well with his little legs and Ellie danced her way up! 

Back Again

Hello!  Wow, it has been a long time, actually way to long.  I am going to start this up again.  There will be a gap from where I left off to where we / I am now.  I will put the date of the pictures in the post along with some description.  As we get closer to the actual date/time I will expend the stories that go along with the pictures.  Thanks for reading and for asking me to start again!

Warning – Camping part 3

After Cooper was stung by the jelly fish, Ellie and her friend made signs to warn others about the jellyfish.  They put their signs on the paths leading down to the sand. 

Waterfall – Camping part 2

With the weather not perfect for spending the day at the beach, we left camp with a short drive to a beautiful waterfall.  It took about 10 minutes walking along a stream to get to the waterfall.  We had been there once before when Ellie was little.  Ellie and her friend started wading in the water and climbing the rocks.  The water was cold and they both didn’t want to swim in the pools but they did spend most of the time very close to the water.

Camping

It was the perfect time of year to camp with some good friends.  You could lay in the tent and hear the waves crashing on the beach.  The kids seem to really enjoy camping and it take them no time to make the tent into their home.  Our tent was next to a small playground which was perfect to be able to watch Cooper while doing camping duties.  Plus, the beach and ocean were only over the sand dune.

Marble Track

Ellie is getting creative with the marble track.  Building the track higher and also making multiple paths for the marbles to roll.  Cooper will ask her for help and suggest the colour of blocks she uses.  Then they will both take one marble to test out the new track.

Race 2

Ellie was excited for the second race in the series.  This time she wanted to see what it was like to start at the front.  We walked to the starting line before the general announcement and Ellie was able to see all the lead runners line up.  Our deal was that she needed to run at the start and not slow down until the path widen otherwise she would hold up many other runners. She agreed and jumped in the first group behind the superfast runners.  She did amazing, even on the super-hot day and finished in 13:06.  1:13 better than race one, with her second lap being faster than her first and her fastest time on the course!