A Christmas Story

It all began with pressies and breakfast for the Waiwera residents, Sue, Dan, Lexi and George…..Then A little food prep, and Ovin (Georges friend) and Michaela arrived. Dan and Lexi went off to Lexi’s family for a Christmas feast and the remaining four strolled to the beach for “two!” Swims…a quiet beer in front of the peaceful cottage and returned to my house for a lunch of “Ambrosia” and “Trifle” – satisfying the sweet tooth and cool in the heat. A pot of butter chicken for dinner and afternoon naps! Perfect untraditional and very relaxing.

The weather gods gave us a perfect kiwi Christmas Day!

Boxing Day dawned with another bluebird sky and the journey to Katikati to visit with the other kids in the family was a pretty easy run…biggest issue was where to grab a coffee and food(for George) as all he roadside cafes on the way were closed….a casualty of COVID lockdowns or the holiday break? So it was McDonald’s in Paeroa (an hour out from destination) for refreshments!

A pass by Georges house(investment) in Waihi, as brought sight unseen in lockdown and arrived at Jaxon’s around 1pm. Lunch and pressie time (round two) and a stroll to the beach(estuary) for a cool off…

Back to the house for (paddling) pool and play time

One little man scored the lions share of the new toys, camp chair, wheelbarrow, soccer ball and red bands!(gumboots – which impeded the newly acquired walking skill and didn’t last long on hot feet)

The next morning George and Sue ventured a bit further south to visit mums best friend, Barb, in Tauranga, and had a lovely morning catching up and eating her homemade scones.

Another warm afternoon saw Gran’ma Sue and George undertake the sandpit renovation project…Digging out old sand, pulling weeds, trimming hedge and building a cover!

Every kid needs a Sandpit! And our little man mastered climbing in and out and digging….great start! This of course meant wheelbarrow time was a must….

The long weekend came to an end with the journey home, ready for work tomorrow(for me at least)….accident prone Bonnici style – I have a sum-what sore twisted knee from digging! Might make container unloading this week a little challenging!