Adventures Begin

Sunday 27 April 2014

I have been spending the last week in Dunedin ... the plan is that I come down to Dunedin and spend time with our children, Mack Ite and Alice and our gorgeous granddaughter Elizabeth before we head of!! Pete is still in Christchurch and will be down on May 4, we both drive back to Christchurch on May 11 and fly out on May 13. I have moments where I feel my stomach sink and I ask myself 'what are we doing??' 'are we really sure we want to do this?!' I would be lying if I said I wasn't scared ... I am!

Harriet Matthews drove down with Alice and I and has spent a few days with me ... she is my most favourite Harriet in the world. We have been reading Dreamhunter ... I love reading to Harriet. I love reading to all of the Matthews Children!

Harriet Matthews and her Tablet

I was determined to finish our book before we left ... and I did ... I am really hoping that when I get back she will still want me to read to her and we can start on the second book in the series. We had fun together ... I am pretty sure she will die when she sees this photo of herself on my blog!!

The best part of being here in Dunedin ... other than the amazing buildings ... so many beautiful old buildings ... is playing with Elizabeth ... she is sooooooo awesome and fun!!

I am having so much fun with her ... I bought the pink slippers for her on Saturday ... she picked them! She is so charismatic and so cheeky. She has the best frowning face ever! I really wish I could capture it on film but I find it so hard ... the moment passes so quickly. I am really going to miss her when I/we leave. I have loved watching Mack (our son) with her ... he is an awesome Dad ... he works so hard and tries so hard to be a good Dad ... she loves her Dad! I need to get a photo of them together.

Elizabeth & Ite (her Mum)

Elizabeth is the best blend of Mack & Ite. All is right in the world when I am with her ... how can I be sad or angry about anything when there is so much life and love going on around her.

I was told by family members to make sure I put up heaps of photos while blogging ... that people like looking at photos and not reading so much. I hope there is enough visual content to keep people interested and wanting to visit our blog more often to see what becomes of us while we are away.