Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Jellyfish and Te Arai Point

Note that this contribution comes from Isaac.

One day I went to the beach and there were lots of jelly fish. For staers I saw one then tow then a lot. I ran to my dad to pick up the jellyfish but he only brot tow of the Big ones. I wantied him to Bring all of them so I made eros {arrows} in the sand around the jelly fish and the eros led to the jelly fish wenn I was finished macking the eros I told my dad to foleo the eroes and Pick up all the jellyfish by the eros.


Now notes from his mom..

We went to Te Arai Point a couple of weeks ago over the kids' spring break and stayed in a bach with Amy, Bryon, Pascal, Helen and Andrew. If you ever get to scheme a trip with these guys, you know you're going to have a good time and some good eating. We had a wonderful time with some fantastic food (tamales, which I hope to make into a new Easter tradition) and an Easter egg hunt. The beach was absolutely amazing, with huge waves, and obviously, I guess the jelly fish made an impression. :-)

Fortunately, most of them didn't sting (you could swish your hands through the water and grab huge handfuls of them). Nikolas did get slashed by one, though, that hurt and left parallel whelps on his leg. Fortunately Dave had a full bladder (one should always have either vinegar or a full bladder when playing in jellyfish waters). It worked and they were on their way!



Here Bryon is with the "catch of the day". A bee-a-uuu-tiful kingfish which was delicious. Talk about providing for the family (and grateful friends). Excellent!
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Friday, April 2, 2010

More awesome pics with visitors

Nikolas playing with cousin Amelia. Large heads, slim bodies, and big grins. Can you see the family resemblance?

Isaac has a fast throw. Watch out!
Dave doing airplane pose with his broken foot. When you can't walk, you may as well fly.
Rachel and Amelia at the Whangerei waterfall.

The kids made some great boats that they sent into the lake.


Some photos of Tutukaka. Watch out for mermen and viking kayakers.

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