Glenbrook Train Day!

Our train
Denise got a ride in the engineGranddad and cutie pie
Enjoying Nana and Granddad time!
Cuddles!
Coming into Waiuku
Hitching a ride on "Thomas" Climbing on "Salty"
Just hangin' out
Nana and Granddad on the ride home with little Tori
Thomas...Glenbrook puts on a couple Thomas and Friends days a year...we missed out but still got to see the trains all painted up!

Christmas at D & D's

Our lovely hosts

Denise has such a way with decorations!

Who are those two crazies???

Friends from New Caledonia

Dessert: half-eaten gingerbread house, trifle, strawberries, and pudding! Yum!

A little too much *hic* brandy in the pudding

Denise's lovely Christmas tree!

sugar overload!

Rhys taking his new train puzzle for a drive

Granddad getting a cuddle!

nap time!

I love Christmas carols!

Sorry this isn't even the whole song but I still like it!

Christmas Eve at the park

We stopped at a fun-looking park on the way home and all of us "kids" had a great time!

Christmas Eve at Mission Bay

This is how we spent out Christmas Eve...fish and chips at Mission Bay! We had such beautiful weather! Rhys loved playing in the sand and in the water....this mother has learned never to go without a change of clothes when there is water involved!

Eating our fish and chips NZ-style!

Rhys and I feeding the birds...he thought it was the funniest thing!

Love the look on his face! The joy of children is contagious!

Love this background! Beautiful subjects too!

All bundled up against the wind

At this point, Rhys was starkers to avoid getting the rest of his clothes wet!

Isn't he cute??! I know, I'm biased!

My boys!