A relaxing Queen's Birthday long weekend, well...eventually!. We didn't quite make it away in our retro caravan, after a rather large hiccup involving a winding gorge, loose wheel nuts and a clapped out battery. Thank goodess for roadside rescue. So afte… instagr.am/p/CedVSqSF4Is/

Player of the Day at soccer today and Spin Spuds from last night's Mid Winter Festival..the weekend of Champions 😍 #nzlife #nzfamily #livingourbestlife #boysgrowingup #7and9yearsold #soccerlife instagr.am/p/Ce8Mwl7BznC/

We finally made it to Whangamata in our retro caravan, now named Velma. The drive through the gorge went exceedingly well and we arrived fully in-tact and with all wheels still attached and working. Yay! After a week of flu in the house it was a welcome … instagr.am/p/CfQv1dehNmQ/

Huuray for Player of the Day and this time it also came with a trophy 🏆⚽️ #kidssoccer #playeroftheday instagr.am/p/CfiwFkxBx7K/

The new extension to the Morrinsville river walk turned out to be a little bit wetter than anticipated thanks to all the recent torrential rain #riverwalk #trampingwithkids #trampingnz #outdoorsfamilylife #outfamcommunity instagr.am/p/CgERejBBLA5/

After a very wintry stormy day in Waihi Beach, the rain finally cleared in the afternoon. The perfect opportunity to see the mists clear over the beach and follow the Bowentown Trig walk. Then play on the beach in the winter sunshine #lovenz #letthemexpl… instagr.am/p/CgTejogupq-/

We had such fantastic 2nd week of the holiday at Waihi Beach. So amazing to enjoy a heated swimming pool and spa pool on the holiday park. The boys even went in when it was raining...well why not, they were wet anyway!! Oh and don't forget the walks on t… instagr.am/p/CgT5srvBjNp/

Book Day character mug shots. Can you guess who they are?? #bookday #worldbookday #dressup #bookcharacter #bookcharactercostume instagr.am/p/CgwN38kBavx/

Today our family celebrated being a family. It's been 7 years since our youngest son was given his life back, by having a tumour removed; A Teratoma tumour which, was far too large for his 11 month old body, was so skilfully removed by wondrous surgeons,… instagr.am/p/ChzG1-zhPip/

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We finally made it on holiday!! We've been a bit quiet lately as we've been working super hard on our bathroom and laundry renovations. Last week we re-framed, added new plasterboard and tiled. Inbetween the plumbers taking out the old toilet and fitting… instagr.am/p/Cjdofm4hjwy/

Happiest of Birthdays to our amazing 8 year old! You are our Ninjago lego loving son who bombards us every day with your crazy humour, silly jokes and caring cuddles. We hope you enjoyed your Treasure X party, lego making marathon and Birthday crispy sq… instagr.am/p/CkApiXMSnJL/

Happy Halloween 2022 🎃👻 It's taken a full 8 years for M to decided that face paint really isn't that bad after all! Yay! #halloweencostume #halloween #trickortreat #halloweennz instagr.am/p/CkXpMKkSoG2/

We had so much fun this weekend celebrating the most amazing husband /daddy's bonfire birthday!! We watched a few WWII battles, rode in an army jeep and even threw grenades at an armistice celebration. Watched world class bmx double back flips. Then went… instagr.am/p/CknTGRyy7Uk/

Grandma and Grandad finally arrived all the way from the UK! We were all so excited to greet them at Auckland Airport. They made it just in time to be honoured guests for Grandparents Day at the boy's school. It's been four years in the planning thanks t… instagr.am/p/ClVcE9wS3YT/

Christmas family fun! The tree is up and Egbert the Elf has arrived to spread Christmas joy. Our town has had its as annual Christmas parade , Santa's Grotto and the Christmas in the Park concert and the most spectacular fireworks. Feeling very festive … instagr.am/p/ClvXpwBynzZ/

Ready for his first formal Senior Social School Dance! #year5 #formal instagr.am/p/CmGJGczSZsf/

Happy Christmas. So blessed and grateful to be surrounded by family at Christmas time #christmas2023 #familychristmas instagr.am/p/CmlRPeMyKe9/

Double Digits! Happy 10th Birthday to our gorgeous Lego-crazy, football-mad, kind, helpful and amazing son. We love you 😍 #10yearsold #10thbirthday instagr.am/p/CpNv-f2yTKy/

Happy Mother's Day! #motherday2023 #mumofboys instagr.am/p/CsOCk90y5qJ/