Halloween

Finn the boxer - the next Shane Cameron perhaps?
Well here are the scary Halloween kids from the street!!!

And first game of softball for this season!!

Men at work!

Here are my boys mixing concrete for the spa pool fence!! I should take a photo of what it looks like now - they did a fantastic job!! now the spa is fully enclosed too!

Penny and Aurora in NZ

Penny and Aurora came over for a couple of weeks in September - and Penny was here for her birthday - here are some photos of her, Aurora, Finn and the Barbie cake I made for her!!

Change Agents - GKP

This is Finn at the Gifted Kids display night - they all did projects on Change - Finn did the Change of War - the evening was lots of fun and it was great to see all the projects!!

Most Improved Player 2007

Well it has been way too long since adding anything to our blog - so now I will do a huge lot of stuff!!! these two photos are of Finn and the Naenae soccer club when he won Most Improved Player! he was absolutely thrilled (as were we!!) Well done Finn :-)

Wellington Phoenix

Finn and the Naenae dolphins went to watch the Wellington Phoenix play at the stadium... was a great game!

Soccer Season

Well it is soccer season - Finn is playing for the Naenae Dolphins this year... they are currently top of their league!! well done! and last week Finn was player of the day!
Player of the Day!!! - Also they were playing the Lower Hutt Grasshoppers, which coincidentally happen to have Noel's business partners daughter in the team! so winning against them was all the more sweeter!! he he he!

Appendix Photos

Hi there - updated 'finally' with some photos of Finn's scar!!! ohhhhh

Appendicitis

Well it has been way too long since we last posted! sorry been busy!!

well Finn was taken to Hutt Hospital last month with acute appendicitis - he's a funny boy and takes things very literally.... when sitting down not moving, he was asked what number the pain was i.e. 1 being nothing - 10 being really really bad! - well of course sitting down not moving Finn says the pain is about a 2 or 3 - so of course I am thinking there is no way it can be appendicitis! - until he tried to move and it got to a 7!

Well anyway he had the operation and yes acute appendicitis and he has a scar to show off!! He thinks it is not big enough!! ha ha ha

I will post some photos this weekend!

Mean while he had his first game of soccer for this season on Saturday - unfortunately they lost 3-1 but had a great time nonetheless!

As for Noel, he is playing for the Naenae 2nd team and reserve for the first team!! lots of training but well done :-)

Family Holiday - Rings Beach

Well - a fabulous time was had by all - here are some photos of us by the pool etc...

And here is Finn with one of the fish he caught!!

Still in Summer!

Check us out - Finn's cousin Aaron has a mini motorbike and we all had heaps of fun on it!!!!

We are all in our painting gear!! not a good look!!

Summer!

Here is Finn climbing the gorgeous tree outside the house!!! he had fun!

And this is him hiding in the tree - he he he!

Te Rangiita

Summer Holidays - Te Rangiita was lovely! Noel painted the house up there so not much of a holiday for him!

Look the sun is out!!!

A Poem By Finn

What Am I?

You draw on me and I am happy, you throw me away and I am bitter.
I have a very sad life and the very second you touch me I know that soon I will despise you. Unless you keep me on your wall, no one will here my desperate call.
I hope this is a message to you to not throw us to our crucial fate, because it is more than we can bear.
So have a ball drawing on us, but please return the favour.

By Finn

Birthday Boy!

Happy Birthday to Finn - he turned 9 today!! wow nearly in double figures!! Here he is with some of his birthday gifts - Finn LOVES WWF - Wrestling!!
















Finn and Mitzi! and his Punching bag behind!



Nine candles today! See Mitzi eyeing up the cake!

Summer?

Hi there - well it looks like the Saints are going to perhaps go to Christmas undefeated!!! another smashing game this morning with a 30:15 win!!!



And here is Finn and his friend Mataita on his new birthday present Trampoline - ahhhh at last summer is here? (fingers crossed)

GKP

Its official!!!! - Breaking News!!!!

Finn the fabulous has been asked to join the Gifted Kids Programme!! We all knew he is gifted but now everybody else will too!!!

We are soooooo proud of him!

http://www.giftedkids.co.nz/

Softball Season

Go the Saints!!! here is Finn playing his first game of softball/t-ball for the Naenae Saints! they have played 3 games so far and won all 3!!

Naenae Triathalon

Here is my fabulous husband doing the Naenae triathalon! - Finishing in 1 hour 5 minutes - A personal best for him!!! Go Noel!

Naenae Whales

Hello everyone! Here are some photo's of Finn playing soccer and his team photo. They played another Naenae team today the Naenae Dolphins - it was an awesome game even though they lost 4:2 Never mind though! There are only two more games in the season!!

And here is Finn and Noel after the game!
Th Naenae Whales!