Christmas trip to see Mumma 2017

Dad suggested a Hamilton Christmas trip to see Mumma on Thursday to which we all willingly obliged - even though we were a little bit worried about getting stuck in queues and queues of New Years traffic! (turns out we ended up worrying for nothing though cause it was totally free flowing the whole way, thank goodness!)

As soon as we arrived at the cemetery everyone got out and ran to Grandie's car desperate for some treats - cause we all knew he would have them haha ;) 

Family pic at the boys before Nat and Jo arrived

Uncle Carl having a run around with the kids :)

Mac doing Dall's new photo pose

The Grandkids taking turns washing down Grandma Julie's headstone 

(under the direction of Grandie) xxx

The NZ grandkids with Grandma Julie xxx

Next stop, Wendy's for lunch...

Mac and Indie sat down the end of the table by themselves and had the cutest little time eating 

and communicating together xx

After that it was off to the temple and the visitors centre where the sister missionaries gave the kids a scavenger 

hunt to complete

Jordy didn't want to be in any of the photos but then came back and asked if he could have one with Jesus! Cute Jords x

Snapped these guys checking themselves out in the window lol

And again haha...

This was Spence pushing Indie around in squares lol (the other day when we left Marlborough Park and drove round the block 

Spence exclaimed "Dad why are you driving round in squares!?" haha

Love these two cuties! x

I was the last one following the fam down the hill to the playground and it reminded me of Lehi's dream. 

So ETERNALLY grateful for the family Heavenly Father has blessed me with!

No-one knows why Dad had to ruin the photo with the pink hoodie?!

I called Ella over to test out taking a photo in the pretty flower field and then never got around to calling all the kiddies 

over to get a cuzzie pic :( Definitely next time!

Having fun at the cool new temple playground before heading home

Such an awesome fun filled day with the fam! x

Spence's 6th birthday xxxx

This was me trying to get a photo of my little baby on the last night of him being a 5 year old. As you can see he wasn't very cooperative, but I need to document these special moments cause I know that in a year or two I'll miss this little 5 year old grin, just the way I already miss his gummy little smile from back when he was a baby. Crazy to think that he's grown from that into a giant 6 year old now!!!

He's not too old to still LOVE Georgie though!!! (I don't know if he'll ever grow out of Georgie!!)

I really do feel so forever grateful to be this little monkey's Mumma xxxx

After he went to bed I stayed up late prepping his special lunchbox :)

Spence is still ALL about food so wrapping up some special lunch treaties was an easy way to show him some birthday love ;)

It's probably the last year I can put his photo on the front and write this kind of note though cause he said it was a little bit embarrassing!

Let's get a close up of that precious face x

Birthday pancakes in the morning (even though we had to rush off to work & school!)

Then after school it was off to Xtreme for a round of bowling & a play at 

kidzone with Shy, Blakey & his 3 besties from school (Toby, Chris & Isaac)

Chris

Toby

Chris & Isaac

I managed to convince him to hold his cake off until Monday so we could do a joint one with Grandma Julies 

- which was also our 1st ever vegan sponge! 

Not quite as good as what we're used to, but it totally did the trick so they were happy with that!