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Yippee! ... the end-of-year fair
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Two interested observers ...
... getting their caricatures done ... |
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Make up isn't what it used to be ...
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That's better - A Classic PIRATE ! |
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Pre-Xmas Rugby Tournament
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Winners all! |
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Max and Kat on their best behaviour before Xmas |
Mummy bought a Xmas MOOSE ...
... with a message for Santa! STOP HERE!
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We arrived! And boy was it COLD!
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But the cherries were waiting for us!
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... It was THIS cold ...
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... but Sunny too! |
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So Grandad took us down to the Tree-Swing ...
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up up up and away... |
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Xmas was approaching fast ... |
... so we went to Hawea ... and spotted a Xmas Tree from the Balcony ... |
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So Kat sat on Grandad's Lap ... |
... and Max sat on Grandad's Lap ... until FINALLY he said ... OK,
now you
can cut down the Xmas TREE! |
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So Schnatti cut the Tree ... |
... and Max cut the Tree ... |
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Then Schnatti INSPECTED the Tree ... |
... and Max INSPECTED the Tree ... and it was GOOD! |
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So Grandma helped until we were tired ... |
... so we had rest, and read a book ... |
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Until we FINALLY finished the TREE! |
Then off we went and fed the Ducks! |
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These are Katarina's three little ducks ... |
and Katarina's bread ... |
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Which she ate herself. Poor ducks ... |
In the playhouse at Hawea. |
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Then Grandad decided we need to have lunch. So we
drove 250km there ...
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... arriving so hungry we could eat a buoy!
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or even a Flax Bush! |
.. but we were happy, so we waited in the boat |
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... and then popped upstairs ... |
Had a chat to Grandma and Grandad |
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checked out the view ... |
Had a glass of Wine... |
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and waited for lunch!
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It was ... GOOD! (Good thing too, we drove far enough!) |
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Full at last, we went back to the boat ..
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Watched the oldies... |
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Played some more ... |
... had a YUMMY dessert ... drove another 250km and ... |
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... and got home JUST in time...for a BATH!
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The next day we indulged in a little "trailer-jumping"....first Schnatti |
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Then Maxi ...
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Then the mixed doubles ... |
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Xmas Day! => |
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Pictures (home-made!) for Grandma & Grandad!
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Explaining what part goes where ...
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... which part does what ... |
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Kat waiting patiently? for her turn ...
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Ahhhh ...! |
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Coolio! Boxes full of drawing, cutting, gluing and
snipping things!
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A few weapons of mass destruction ... |
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Now back to the Presents!
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Grandad and Grandma |
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Xmas Lunch! Yummy! |
And finally we made signs for the arrival of
... "Aussie" Aimee ... the BEEEEEG FEEEEESH |
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Those weapons of mass destruction ... |
... could mean GLOBAL domination ... |
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We really got into the swing of things after Xmas |
Even Dad! |
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Give yourselves a big hand kids ..
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Dino Dino !! |
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Faster Max!
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More Ducks! |
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With Mum on a cold day at Hawea!
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Stumped! |
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Null and The BEEG FEESH arrived!
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They were LOTS of fun! |
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And THEN ... Cousin's Trina and Timmy arrived!
(and their Mum and Dad... ) |
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Aimee thought that Katarina was trying to steal Null .. |
Magic Flying Mattresses...
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So we checked out the Peugeot
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... checked out their sporting skills... under Grandad's watchful
eye |
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Trina read to all of us!
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... and we helped Grandad weeding the Garden. Which
was pretty much the whole Garden ...
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We were so worn out, we had to stop for Lunch!
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Then Grandad gave us instructions on how to pick
Cherries ... we all listened intently ...
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Then up we went ... |
.. there were hundreds and hundreds... YUMMY! |
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This looks like trouble ... |
Null's Birthday Party was at Edgewater ... a restaurant with a BIG
grassy area ... the boys ran wild .. |
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While the girls talked dresses ...
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and all FOUR of us had to have a Bath |
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Off to the dump in Grandad's Truck! Awesome!
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Followed by a BBQ! |
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Thanks Grandad and Grandma - We had a GREAT time!
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The Post-Xmas rugby Tournament - Maxi picked up a few tips in NZ
... taking the ball up ... |
... cuts back inside to the left ... |
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... goes right ... |
... goes left, ghosts through a gap leaving defenders clutching at thin
air .. |
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...picks up steam ... |
... gets herded towards the side-line ... |
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Twinkle-toes tip-to-ing down the side-line ... under the watchful eye of
a Dad from the opposite team.... |
... and slips past for the try! |
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Gets rewarded with the Kick-off .. |
Defence wins you games ... |
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Same again ... |
against the red team ... Try Time! |
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Dad's happy ... |
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... and the yellow team ... scores in the corner!
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Medal time!
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Maxis' Team! |
