Friday, July 22, 2011

Some of the last 2 weeks in Wanaka...

Hanging out with the lovely cousins:


Baking apple and bran muffins:



Eyeing up apply shortcake:



Stacking dishes in the dishwasher and interacting with Vino ~ not Lennox's best friend:


Writing stories on the windows and giving a mini-trapping demonstration to a class of 6 and 7 and 8 year olds at school, and some other great experiences at the school like a trip to the trampoline shed:


Some beeautiful sunny weather and times at the lakes:



Eating a sushi picnic at Dublin Bay:


Playing at Dublin Bay:

Watching a helicopter take off at Dublin Bay:


Playing in mud at Dublin Bay:


Some frosty and crisp mornings and evenings:


more frost:


Great trails for mountain biking including a track next to the Hawea River where a kayaking course is being created...


Vino the dog who makes nests for having morning sleep ins:


And a big reason why we go down there... skiing!
Here's Isla with Timo close behind. Didn't take Timo long to become confident at skiing all over Cardrona, he says he's up to the level before 'carving a turkey', maybe he said 'french fries' or some food thing, is going to practice parallels:


Snowy mountain ranges:
Lennox visiting Caoimhe at Cardrona - "Is that you Caoimhe?"



Hello Caoimhe!: