Spring, finally.

At last the sun. The weekend was forecasted for yet another wet storm but pleasantly we were surprised with a pair of sunny days.  Like the rest of Wellington we launched ourselves headlong into all the predictable outdoor jobs that had not had any attention paid to it since early autumn.  The air was thick with the sound of lawn mowers in full roar, eating grass not consumed for months of wet weekends. 

Despite all the activity it was also a nice opportunity to get some photos in. Spring is well established in the trees.

The girls had a good weekend running around the back lawn and generally getting some air in their lungs. It was the first time in months that the lawn had not been a muddy wet quagmire. Amelia enjoyed jumping off her balance boards.

And then started to teach Lucy the tricks.

Father's Day

For father's day I'd had a perfect mental image of taking the girls over to Eastbourne to relax in the spring sun shine and maybe catch a baitfish of the wharf with the kids. While Saturday was ideal weather for such plans regrettably Sunday, Father's day, was not to be. Blustery cold winds. Wellington had inevitably turned on its boring weekend weather yet again.

After a great breakfast we persisted with the plans of the day anyway. While the coffee was hot and good the weather was cold and bad. Here is a shot of Wellington harbour with an onshore wind on the east coast.

Never the less Amelia had a great time on the long slide. Her red coat and big smile made for a pretty contrast to a grey and drab playground.

Lucy had fun on the slides too and cracked a great grin.

Pink Camo

Last weekend we where in Ohakune, trying to find a gap in the weather to get some skiing in.  This snow season has been a shocker for weather. The weather on Saturday morning was just passable to get some time teaching Amelia on the beginners slope. After a few hours,  predictably, the wind soon picked up and the cloud  closed in and we came down early. Not before being hit up for some hot chips and snacks though.

To pass a bit of the afternoon I took Amelia outside to run around on the fields nearby. She took to playing hide and seek behind the trees, overlooking the farm land nearby. Being dressed in day-glow pink is not the ideal camouflage for farm land. However, Amelia found a solution. She was right I couldn't see her. Technically.