Bryn's Blog

Lantern Festival and Dressups

2009-06-19T20:03:00.004+12:00

Tonight we had a mid winter lantern festival at my kindy. Here I am with my friend Flynn and our lanterns that we have made at kindy.

There were fire poi and a bonfire and a feast to follow.Here we are standing around the bonfire holding our lanterns. Here's my latest costume from the Toy Library
Molly doesn't seem to be scared of my alligator outfit!

Ahh... hello, who's this at the door? Superman to the rescue...

Here's Me on a winters day at home

2009-06-01T13:43:00.002+12:00

It is a very cold wintery day but the sun is shining.
Here's what we've been up to at home...

Grandma and Tony are staying and here I am playing the Dora Explorer game with Grandma
And, as you will now see... I won! I'm really into my bike and I have a new helmet with flames on it.. here I go down Shelly Beach Road...

That's about it for now... see ya!

Pics from summer and our new house

2009-03-29T21:51:00.006+13:00

Bryn, 3 years

Hi, we have been very busy rennovating our house for the last few months and finally we have moved in. So, here are some pics of the house and also some pics of me and my friends the crawshaws who visited us at Waiheke.

Stan, Ned, Ruby and I (Lola is in bed)

Stan and I walking to Shelly Beach

Our new home.... Mum and Dad are very happy with it. I am happy we have more decks for me to ride my bikes on and there is more room for my toys inside.

Winter fun with my friends

2008-08-11T17:22:00.003+12:00

We''ve been busy this winter and I have had some great fun with some of my friends. So here are some pictures...

Firstly this is Ethan and I down at Stoney Batter on Waiheke Island. There was a story telling festival in the old tunnels down there and I was too scared to stay inside but everyone else thought it was fantastic.

Later on I had a sleepover weekend at my cousins' place and they had 2 friends staying called Tim and Max, here's a picture of Oscar, Tim, Max and I eating pancakes for breakfast.

And lastly, my friend from America, Mele, (and her family!) stayed in the house next door for 6 weeks this winter and we had such a good time playing together and now I miss her alot. Mele's grandma made us matching jerseys.. here we are wearing them in front of the biggest puddle by our gate that hasn't gone away all winter!! And I have had alot of fun in it!

Boxes and Diggers

2008-04-29T16:08:00.004+12:00

Just had to show you the pictures of me helping Shane the digger driver to drive his digger at Jo's party at Awaawaroa. It was very noisy and I was a bit scared but Shane really held on tight and we parked the digger on the track.

Jo, Paul and Isabella have a farm at the end of our island and they are growing grapes and olives, and they need to keep their grass mowed with their ride-on mower.. ! here's Isabella and I sitting on the mower.. I stayed on it for most of the party! It was Jo's birthday and we had a great time picnicing among the olive trees.

We've had some rain lately so Mum came up with a good inside game of making a house out of a fridge box.Here's me reading to my friends!

2nd Womad and I'm only 2!

2008-04-05T20:53:00.004+13:00

Here we are again at the Womad Festival in New Plymouth in March. It is great fun, lots of people and fantastic music although some of it was a bit weird (and loud)for me.

Sometimes I just preferred hanging out in the zoo area with the kids. This is me in the children's parade shaking my shaker.

I even managed to have a few sleeps, here's Dad checking on me...
Soon after we came home to Waiheke we went to the Teddy Bear's Picnic on Oneroa beach, here's Dad and I going round and round in the Teddy bear Parade!!

Sky Tower Day

2008-02-16T20:02:00.004+13:00

Surprise! I'm back...

Thought I'd pop these pics of me and my cousins up the Sky Tower a couple of weeks ago.. we had great fun. Dad was staying at the hotel for work so Mum and I stayed for a few days too. One day we invited Iris, Oscar and Emily to come swimming in the pool on the roof of the hotel then we went up the tower.

Here we are at the top..I'm not sure why Irie is lifting me up?
Here I am walking over the glass floor with the city below...

Then we all had pineapple frujus.. and looked out over the city

While we waited for Mum to get the car, Kathy gave us chips and told us to make crazy faces for the camera...

To finish off a fun day we went to the Canton Cafe in Kingsland and ate chinese food for dinner, I think Oscar is putting a chopstick up his nose in this picture!

Spring Farm Visit

2007-09-21T13:14:00.000+12:00

Sorry I haven't been blogging lately.. you know how things get busy!

Today Mum and I went to a farm on Waiheke where my friend Jody and her Mum Kelly live. It was such a lovely sunny morning and we all had great fun on the farm. Mum went mad with the camera so here are a few shots of me and my friends at the farm.

Here's me on a rideon lawn mower, I am very interested in these.Here's Mina and I in an old trailer and then the other kids came along and jumped in.

The woolshed is very old but is still being used for shearing sheep. We ran around the pens and picked up wool. This little dog is called Tailer.Here's me shutting the gates to the pens.
Here's Mina in the pens. Each Thursday morning I go to Mina's house for 3 hours while Mum does some work and Mina's Mum Jody looks after me.We left the woolshed and headed off to say Hi to Molly the pig before heading home. Mina and I both fell asleep in the car on the way home we were tired from all the running around and playing. Last photo is me patting the pig.

Quick Holiday by Lake Rotorua

2007-07-29T21:54:00.000+12:00

We have just been for a weekend trip to Rotorua for my Great Aunty Val's 70th party. It was very busy with lots of people I didn't know but they were all very nice and there was a staircase that I went up and down all nightlong. Here's me, my Dad and my Great Nana Kaye (and Pippa in the corner) at the party.We stayed at a wee holiday house beside a river that runs between Lake Rotorua and Lake Rotoiti and there was a bridge to a little island at the end of our garden. Here's Dad, Pippa and I on the bridge.

There were so many birds flying around and we had one lovely white duck living under the bridge.
We had a spa pool in the garden which was fun for Mum and Dad (I have a bad cold so wasn't allowed to go in!) Here are our friends from Wellington, Tony, Anna and Evie, who we bumped into in a cafe in Rotorua, in the spa pool, in the pouring rain.

Cousin Iris comes to Stay

2007-07-29T21:46:00.000+12:00

A couple of weekends ago my cousin Iris came for the weekend and we had a fun time together. We both have tigers, here we are swapping our tigers for a big tiger hug.

She is really into dancing to Allegria and I joined in... here are a few new moves I picked up from her!

Holiday at Wahi

2007-07-14T21:39:00.000+12:00

Our latest trip was to Wahi to see Tess, Brian, Aoife, Ben and Chiara.
Here we are at the ferry terminal waiting for Dad in the rental car.

Ben is 4 and a boy and full of energy and fun. I had such a great time with them all in their house FILLED with toys. It was freezing and Mum and Tess shopped for trees for a new orchard they are planting in the big paddock at the back of their house. Here's a picture of Ben and I at the garden centre.

So we picked fruit and looked around Wahi and spent ages by fires while Mum chatted to Tess and drank so many cups of tea. Dad was off working and joined us later in the week for a night before we went home. It was a lovely wintery holiday with my new friends.

Since we came back we have had huge storms, trees in our garden have fallen over and we lost our electricity for a couple of days so no Fimbles on the TV (my favourite dvd). So Mum has been getting me to help around the house... here's me on dishes.

New Plymouth Holiday

2007-07-02T21:16:00.000+12:00

We have recently been to New Plymouth to stay with Grandma and Tony. It was such a lovely holiday. Here's a picture of my grandad Tony and I with our new scarves. Grandma knitted me this cool colourful scarf in 48 hours and Tony bought his from his old university centenary.
Here's Grandma and I reading books in the morning in our dressing gowns.
This is me in my new Superman t-shirt that my cousin Bruno sent from London.

Dad and I went on this little train. That is the train driver in the front, I think he has been driving the train for many years! Mum used to go for rides on this train when she was a little girl.

Walking like a Demon

2007-04-28T08:12:00.000+12:00

I've really got this walking thing worked out, I can go all over the garden by myself and it's great fun pushing this stroller and collecting things as I go.

And after all that walking I need to have some huge sleeps and some quiet time reading

You know how I said I am crazy about corn and watermelon, well now I'm crazy about feijoas. I can eat a whole bowl of them and then look what you can do once you've finished!

Last Days of Summer

2007-04-01T20:42:00.000+12:00

After soooo... much rain last week we had some sun this weekend which was great because Zoe and Zac were over (and Nan their Mum too) and we had a great time at the beach.

I missed out on the buckets but look what I had instead!

Besides going to the beach and tractors my other most favourite thing about summer is CORN!

and Watermelon but we don't have any pictures of me eating that!

First Sleepover

2007-04-01T20:31:00.000+12:00

Here's me at Zoe and Zac's place, I sleptover while Mum and Dad went to Aunty Bren's party. I had such fun with these guys and their Mum and Dad (Nancy and Cam). Mum and Dad seemed like they had fun even though they moved around very slowly the next day and didn't have too much to say on the boat on the way home. We all went to bed very early the next night!

Awakino

2007-03-21T21:29:00.000+12:00

We stopped for lunch at this great beach called Awakino on the way home.. it was wild. As you can see I'm getting the hang of walking, still holding on to things and people as I go - I have stood on my own a few times, I reckon walking may come to me anyday now!

It was great to have Dad around all weekend...

He's into the same things as me...

These are trucks and bulldozers but we saw heaps more on the trip and Dad is great at spotting them and pointing them out to me!

Womad weekend

2007-03-21T21:06:00.000+12:00

Hi.. we're back from Womad in one piece. I had a mean old tummy bug on Monday but have completely recovered now. Wow we saw alot of music, some of it was fantastic and some just loud and annoying. I liked it to start with but by Sunday I was starting to get sick of the crowds of people and the ground was wet from all the rain and Mum wasn't keen on me crawling about in the mud! Anyway, we saw our friends Zac, Zoe, Nancy and Cameron and they were great fun to be at the festival with and they came to stay at Grandma and Tony's house because they were very wet in their tent. Also Emily and Oscar were staying and Oscar pushed me round in a toy baby buggy which was great fun. I love staying at Grandma's place because she (and Tony) take me on walks and chat away about all sorts of things and their house is beautiful and big and Pippa their dog lives there too. So here are some photos from our fun holiday at Womad Taranaki.

Here's me helping to pack the bags...

Here are our friends Zoe, Zac, Nancy and Cameron (and that's Dad looking at something interesting and me trying to get rid of my blanket which I like when I go to sleep and that wasn't something I was planning on doing at Womad.)

This is a portugese singer called Marissa who Mum really liked.

Here's Zac and I having some morning tea at Grandma's

All over the Place

2007-03-14T20:45:00.000+13:00

Lots going on at home. Someone crashed into our car last week, we are all fine. Maybe we'll have to get a new car! (Means we are driving the landrover lots at the moment.. horray!)

Today we went to Charlie's funeral, he is dad's step grandad. They had brilliant toys at the funeral home which I played with while the adults talked about Charlie's life. I met some new cousins and saw all my aunties and uncles on Dad's side of the family. Michelle, my cousin, walked me around and around Great Nana Kay's house which was great fun.

On Friday we are off to New Plymouth to a music festival called Womad.. no idea what that's all about but Mum is getting excited! Will post a blog next week to let you know how it was.

Here's a picture of me eating vietnamese noodles at the asian food hall on the way home from Charlie's funeral.

Here's a new dinosaur I am very keen on

This is me hugging him. Bye for now...

Hanging out with my family

2007-03-05T21:22:00.000+13:00

This weekend my Grandma and Grandpa Tony returned from visiting Dom and Kate and Bruno in London. They were tired but full of stories and we had some fun at the beach and some lovely summer dinners outside on the deck. Here is a picture of Grandpa Tony and I saying Cheers!

Kath, Ross and Irie came for the afternoon and dinner and we had fun playing on the lawn. Here is Kath and Irie and I playing ball and Ross and I hanging out...

And one more tractor!

Loving this train drivers hat thanks Sam, Eric and Fergus!

Summer Fun

2007-02-28T13:42:00.000+13:00

Thanks for the reminder Bruno that I should be updating my blog. We have had alot going on at home lately, visitors, fence building and Mum has started going to work so I go to KINZ in the park which is a creche in a beautiful old park in Auckland. So we haven't had much time for blogging! Here are a few shots of me this summer and some of my most favourite things!

I love crawling all over the garden. Here I am grazing in the garden, the apples aren't ready but the plums have been great! Mum says I'm a great eater but I'm not supposed to pick the green tomatoes.

Some of my favourite things this summer have been our trips to the beach, especially to Onetangi where the fishermen park their tractors.

My Grandpa Ron and Grandma Maureen gave me this cool bike for my birthday, I love it when I can get someone to push me around on it. As you can see I also love this tiger.

And, the landrover! Everyday I play inside, climb all over the seats and touch all the buttons and levers. Dad doesn't take it for a drive much but when he does I love that too.

Good to be back blogging!

Back Blogging

2007-01-23T23:03:00.000+13:00

Well, when Mum dropped the camera in Durango it seemed harder to write on my blog, but then I thought Hey Russell Brown doesn't need photos to do a pretty good blog, and anyway we've got our camera back, so no excuses.

I can't remember much so why I don't I just start back with Xmas. We all had a really nice time down at Tony and Grandma's. Thanks so much! Oscar and Emily were there with Brenna and Dave, and so was Iris with Kathy and Ross. Here's a picture of Oscar, Iris, me and Emily on the great new Digger that Tony & Grandma got me (or was it Father Christmas?)

OK I'm really sorry that I've taken so long to put a new posting up, and it might take a wee while to catch you up with some news, but it's late and time for bed now. Thanks for being patient and leave me a comment to let me know that you know I'm back. Lots of Love, B

Do you know that I'm 1 now! Might write about that next time. Bye

Home

2006-09-14T21:21:00.000+12:00

Well hello from Waiheke Island! I'm home and settling back into things here, thanks to all the nice people who were so great to Mum & Dad & me, but it's nice to be home. Today I sat on the lawn while Mum hung out the washing - I would have a photo but the camera is still broken. It was easier than hanging the washing out at Olivia's in Valencia - 6 floors up hanging out the window - gave me the willy's! I'm glad my Dad's not Michael Jackson (for any number of reasons!). Did you know that Mum dropped her togs off the line and they got snagged on the second floor line. Thanks Olivia for letting Dad tie 2 of your skipping ropes to the coat hanger (thanks Charlotte) to hang out the window to fish them back up. My Dad is so clever and brave!

He was supposed to go to Wellington today but Mum is sick so he stayed home, Mum says it was nice of him. I've been to Wellington before but don't remember it! I think it's OK. Mum went to the Doctors yesterday but has to wait for some tests to see what's wrong, maybe it's that bug from Durango!

Thanks Aunty Bren for picking us up at the airport on Saturday. It was really early and you did have to wait around for Dad to make sure the bags weren't there! Who knows where they went but they arrived on Sunday so that's not so bad. And really thanks to Tony & Grandma for being home to meet us and make us lunch and dinner, and make sure the house was nice for us.

It will be nice when we are all well and my friends can come and play.

Oh, when Mum and Dad finish unpacking and they find some photo's we took of Spain I'll tell you more about some of the really neat things we did there. I'm still struggling to get properly back in my sleep patterns (although I am trying very hard!!) so I might go to bed now, cause I might need to wake up a couple of times before it gets light again. Did I tell you that I might have learnt to sit myself up from nearly lying right down today, it might have been an accident but I think it was good fun, sometimes I can roll myself right over!

Night!

Mesa Verde

2006-09-05T23:25:00.000+12:00

Hey, I've just been back and checked some comments and see that Lo, Tony & Grandma, and Pop & Nana Maureen have all left lovely messages, thanks. And Nana has sent an email! Lo I tend to do the blog when it's too late to go out (see how old we are all getting), Tony I didn't think Durango Mercy Hospital was that nice a place to be, I'm sure Taranaki Base will be lovely (I think Mum might be planning a trip down soonish!) - we are looking forward to seeing you!!. Nana Maureen, please say hi to Matai and Aunty Jude for me, he's my first little kinda cousin!!!

Germs seem friendly things. Mum's feeling better but Dad was sick yesterday - he's OK now, but poor Eric is sick tonight!!

We went to Mesa Verde today with Sam. It was great. Off to Santa Fe tomorrow, then home!!

Here's those last photos of Shanghai I promised

Going to bed now so I don't keep Eric awake with this click clicking!!

Looking forward to seeing you all soon, lots of love to everyone who has taken such great care of me and Mum and Dad and been such fun - Frank, Debra & Jess, & Dom Kate & Bruno (& Peter who babysat & all Mum's other friends in London), & Philbob, Hayley & Flynn, & Charlotte Olivia & Rog, and Sam Eric & Fergus.

Cheers

Shanghai Buildings

2006-09-04T18:03:00.000+12:00

Here's the Metropolis where we went high in the clouds for drink

and Nan Jing St where everybody shopped except us, and we had our only mediocre meal

and a shots of the Pearl Tower in the morning

a night club that changes colour

and some buildings I liked ... coming tomorrow

Good night

Photos from Shanghai

2006-09-03T23:57:00.000+12:00

I thought I'd show you some more photo's from Shanghai while the camera is broken.

Here's some from our hotel room, aren't the neighbours friendly?

And here's some in the Hunan Gardens (I hope that's right, it was a long way ago now!), Mum loved it there

That was the only day we used the backpack! I loved it and fell asleep!

Tummy trouble update

2006-09-03T23:00:00.000+12:00

Ok so we know it isn't Giardia, or some other thing, but today I'm feeling better - but not Mum! Oh oh!

Dad's mostly had me out today, and then stayed out a bit long, we went on a great big drive to Silverton, it's 50 Miles from Durango, and we went over a pass 10,900 feet high to get there. I don't know how high that is but it is a long way down! Things are big in America. Uncle Terry and Oscar you would love Durango, there are about a million Harley Davidsons here, it's for a convention but it got cancelled but I guess no-one told the bikers! There's also lots and lots of trucks and pickups. Bruno, there's not many buses, but you would like the Tram and the Steam Train! How is your Italy holiday? Be careful what you eat!

Thanks for your message Charlotte, yep security was a hassle at JFK, mum had to throw out the Nature Baby Nappy Balm, and I could do with it at the moment given what's going on in that Department!

Now lets try that photo of Charlottes house

No, that's not it! They are of the Ceramics Museum in Valencia, it was fantastic, although I got tired of the plates and stuff quickly enough, but the Apartments, wow, it was like Windsor Castle without the queues.

Here's the outside of it!

It's on the just another one of those squares that are every where in Spain. Now this is the view from the balcony at Olivia, Charlotte & Rogs.

Hey Mele, great to hear from you, wow how is your Dad going to teach people all that stuff, he'll have to talk really fast. I haven't seen a ToysRus in Durango, and there sure wasn't one in Silverton! I have seen a shop where cowboy hats cost $770US! I can't wait to see you and your Mum when you come back and I'm sure we'll be at your birthday party. Are you really 1? That's old. My teeth are growing!

Sam and Eric and Fergus live in a house with a yard and all that. It's the first time in ages I've seen one. Fergus has lots of toys and he lets me play with some.

I'll just post this, and then put up some more photos of Valencia

Cheers

Sleep ...

2006-09-02T21:36:00.000+12:00

... is frankly something none of us is getting enough of at the moment, mostly at the moment it's on account of a tummy thing that I've picked up some how, but it is a very long way to Durango from Valencia as well. Especially when BA or Iberia lost my car seat! Anyway that turned up OK today so that's a relief!

But the tummy thing is not so good, although I am getting better, I'll spare you most of the details but after traveling all day to Durango from New York on Wednesday and meeting Mum's good friend Sam and Eric and Fergus (they are being so nice and looking after us), we were all looking forward to a nice relaxing day yesterday when I was having my lunch and whoa! up it all came back!! Not like the reflux, and boy was it stinky and how did all that get in there!!? And as well talk about lucky I wear nappies - I know why it's called Pooos!! I was sore and cried and screamed and after a little sleep I woke up but was grey as grey and just flopped! And I just kept on being sick all ways at once.

A friend of Sams is called Dr Jack, so we went to see him cause he said to and I met him and his family, they were really nice. He didn't want to see the stinky nappy that Dad took along with us (!!) but said that I was a bit crook and we should go to the ED at the flash new hospital here in Durango. After a long time and lots of questions and tests nice Dr Don said I could got home but I was still pretty sore. I have special water to drink and have been keeping people up alot because I'm not very happy. Anyway I feel a bit better today and I don't look so much like a ghost, and have had a couple of nice sleeps so things are getting better. I'm not being sick out my mouth any more.

So that's why I haven't told you much about Durango and why I haven't finished telling you about Valencia either. And the reason that there won't be so many photo's on the blog for a while is that the other thing that happened yesterday is that while we were in Durango looking at the shops - it's a very pretty town - Mum by accident dropped our camera out of my buggy! Dad says lucky about insurance - whatever that is?

Anyway did I say that Valencia is a really beautiful city and that Olivia and Charlotte and Rog (Olivia hates always going last) live in a lovely apartment

- Dang I'm having trouble uploading photo's on Samantha and Eric's dial up connection, and my tummy is hurting so I'm going to go now, but thank you as they say here, and thanks Kelly for your comment.

Cheers

Hola contd and Adios

2006-08-30T11:58:00.000+12:00

There! Fancy a little boy from Waiheke having his first swim in a pool in Espana!

Well, we've been having such a good time that it's time to go! I've got lots to tell you about Spain. It's the Tomato festival today but we can't go because we are going to New York today. That's where King Kong was killed, Dad knows because he went to see the movie outside on Sunday night, that was after we had been to the beach for my first swim in the sea, it was nice and warm and called the Mediterranean. I want to tell you about that and the Americas cup village where Rog works, and how I like to stay up late in Spain and how that's when all the people come out to play - even children, but that will have to wait until after tomorrow, when I'll be in Durango, how weird is that? In the mean time here's a picture of Charlotte and Olivia in Valencia

Oh no the bells are ringing, that means it's quarter to something, there's lots of bells and it's really helpful!

I've got lots of nice photos of Valencia, Iris - I think you would like Valencia and Olivia and all her friends, I really really like Valencia and Olivia and Charlotte and Rog have been so nice to us - even if Charlotte keeps saying "and something else you should do tomorrow is ..." - next time can we stay longer? but for now - Adios!

Hola

2006-08-29T00:41:00.000+12:00

Hi everybody who looks at my blog, sorry that I haven't told you about Spain - it's just that we are all having a really great time and Mum's friend Charlotte (and Olivia and Rog) are keeping us so busy because there's so much to see!

Thanks for your messages. Alex, Dad didn't even ask me to ask you how things are going at work!! And Nana, I think if you click on the "x comments" word at the end of my message (not the little envelope) and then click beside "other" after you have typed your message and type Nana as your name, then click on the blue publish button you can leave a message - or you can email Mum or Dad like you have been.

Anyway leaving Heathrow we had to go through the increased security measures which meant I had to fit through this slot

That Mum, she's such a joker!

Mum's friend Charlotte was at the airport to meet us when the bags finally arrived and she drove us in her friend's car to their house. Wow, Valencia is a really beautiful city. Lots of old ornate 10 ish stories high buildings with balconies and ornate wrought iron and plaster work, I'll put up some photos later. Anyway Charlotte, Rog and Olivia

That's Charlotte & Olivia who loves dressing up - Emily you would have liked this dress! they live in this lovely roomy (sorry Uncle Dom!) apartment on the 5th floor in a quite central part of the city. There are high ornate ceilings and lovely old lights that I love looking at, lovely big doors that open onto the street below. It's so hot that we sleep with all the doors and windows open so the sea breeze can come in, and in the day we lower the shutters if we go out.

It's very handy that Spain is an hour behind of England time because everything happens later here and it means that I sleep later in the morning and stay up later at night.

We arrived on Tuesday and had little plates of food for dinner - they do that a bit in Espana (that what Spanish people call Spain and I think we should respect that so that's what I might call it).

On Wednesday Charlotte and Olivia took us to a place about 45 minutes away kind of in the country because Charlotte had to walk the dog of a friend of a friend of hers. They live in a new suburb called an urbanisation but things still look kind of old. And everybody in Spain drives on the Chinese side of the road! Now if I can just find that picture of my first swim ...

Leaving London

2006-08-26T02:00:00.000+12:00

See I told you Dom wanted to go to the Dodi and Diana Memorial - it took some finding!

Next we went over to Tower Bridge and saw somefunny Video arts thing that Mum wanted to see. I didn't like it all that much so Dad took me outside. Mumsays that I wouldn't have liked the artists earlier one even moresoI'm glad I didn't see that!

We had yummy lunch at a big market that was mostly closed with it being Monday and then we went to Hyde Park. The Serpentine Gallery was closed but mum liked the tea house - it was like a big blowup baloon, here's a picture of Bruno and Uncle Dom inside it.

After having a look at that we went to the Diana Memorial Fountain where Mum and I dipped our toes in

So did Bruno and Uncle Dom

What's that floating in there? There were all sorts of people, Dad just dipped his hand in and Mum and Bruno got told off for playing in the pool!

On the way home Dom picking up 12 Krispy Kreme donuts, but Mum wouldn't let me have one. Peter and Alex and Alex's mum came for Dinner -she's from Argentina! We had a lovely time.

It was really sad to say seeya to Uncle Dom and Aunty Kate and Bruno on Tuesday, thanks for looking after us so well!

Next I knew I was in Spain! But I've a wee surprise but it's too late now so I'm going to wake Mum up for a feed! Adios

Spain is warmer

2006-08-25T00:45:00.000+12:00

I'm in Spain now. It seems that there are 2 cooler places - Waiheke and London, and 2 warmer places Shanghai and Spain, but maybe I've got more to learn?

Before I tell you about Spain I'd better tell you about the rest of Windsor and London.

On our walk Philbob showed us lots of the trees that he looks after, some are very old. Here's a photo of Dom and Bruno looking at the Elephant Tree.

It's called that because there are 5 Elephants in it, here's one see

After our walk we ended up at a really nice pub (!), Dom and Bruno caught a taxi to the station and we went home to a BBQ, yum.

Don't you think it's funny that the first time I sat on grass was on Uncle Doms back lawn on the London Estate,and then the next time was the Queens lawn and I come fromWaiheke Island?

Anyway the next day Philbob was really nice and drove us all over the Park he looks over for the Queen, past the Polo paddocks, golf course, 1200 year old tree, lovely gardens and all. Then hayley had to go to work and we caught a big silver Mercedes Taxi to the gates of the Castle. Thanks Hayley, Philbob and Flynn for a really great time, can we stay longer next time?

Mum and Dad wanted to see inside the Queens palace at Windsor. I thought it would be pretty boring but gee wizz, it was just great. Emily and Iris you would have loved the dresses and the Queen Mary Dolls house. Oscar you would just love the swords and armor, and Uncle Dave the plates and just the whole thing! We think that you would really like Shanghai Aunty Kathy. I've got more photos to put up from there but have to make then smaller first.

By the time we got back to London it was about 6 o'clock. We had a lovely time in Windsor but it was nice to see Aunty Kate and Uncl Dom and Bruno again.

On Monday Uncle Dom had the day off work so we went into Tower Bridge, and Harrords, and stuff. Uncle Dom wanted to see the Diana and Dodi Memorial, but I'm having connection problems so that will have to wait.

Hey, thanks for your comments Gret and FGM Rachel, do you know that I have 2 teeth now, some others are giving me some trouble but I pass that on, but I don't need anywhere near as many bibs now, Mum even lets me go out wthout one sometimes so you might start seeing photos of me without one (even tho all those ones I got as presents are really really nice!).

It's late and Dad says it's nearly time to wake up Mum for a feed so Cheers for now - as Dad keeps saying - what's that in Spanish?

Windsor Great Park

2006-08-22T21:02:00.000+12:00

OK like I was saying, when Philbob came home we went for a walk for about 20 minutes to this statue

(There's miles and miles of statues) which is at the end of this path

called the long walk, at the end of the path can you see the Castle where the Queen lives sometimes?

Even if it's not fair that the Queen has all this stuff just because she was born and while people in Africa are starving it's still a pretty grand park, and Philbob says this maybe a 10th of it (whatever than means)!

On Saturday after we went to visit Windsor with Hayley

Bruno and Dom came to visit ...

A walk in the Park

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and we all went on a lovely walk

I wish Mum wouldn't take photos of Dad when he's slouching!

We even saw Deer!

OK, theres more to come but I have to go and pack because today we are going to Valencia - that's in Spain, it will be sad to leave Dom and Kate and Bruno but the weather will be nicer.

Cheers

The Queen ...

2006-08-22T09:05:00.000+12:00

lives at Windsor Castle sometimes and Mum's friend Phil (although people call him Bob, that is except Hayley his partner and all their English friends, maybe I'll call him Philbob) is the Deputy Head Gardener for Windsor Castle and the Great Park at Windsor where we went on Friday, but first ...

On Thursday night Mum and Dad and I had a lovely night with Sally, Kathryn and Eamonn who Mum used to work with here in London. Well I went back to sleep with Uncle Dom and Aunty Kate early but it was lovely to meet them and they came all the way to Finsbury Park to see us. We went to Pizzeria Pappagone right across the road. They were really nice, Eamonn gave me some lovely books. Afterwards they went up the road to the pub and talked more and more. I had to get Uncle Dom to get me up before Mum and Dad came home! Still, he was nice to me so I didn't cry too much.

Uncle Dom taught me and Dad how to do the links better on the blog so we might go a little crazy with links for a while, I hope you like them! And thanks Grandma, Wattie, Bren and Kathy for the comments. Oh yes and everybody's tummys are much better thanks.

Like I was saying on Friday we went to Slough because we had to change trains to get to Windsor. But first we saw Vicky and Jonathon and Fraser in their nice home right near Paddington Station. Paddington is a lovely old fashioned station Mum says just like in the old times, I can't imagine what a steam train is!

I thought we might have a long train trip to Windsor but it's quite quick really, maybe that's why the Queen likes it. And then when you get there, there's the Castle right at the station almost - I wonder if the trains keep the Queen awake!

Hayley and Flynn came and picked us up and then we went to their house. It is so nice, it belongs to the Queen but she doesn't need it. Philbob said she has lots of houses. Mum was very pleased with Philbobs vege garden, you can see the tomatoes behind me and Philbob here (go the Warriors!)

Here's some photos of the park that Philbob, Hayley and Flynn live in and Philbob keeps nice for the Queen (dang too many photos - I'll just push this publish button

The V&A

2006-08-17T14:00:00.000+12:00

Yesterday (after we all went to the Doctors to check our tummies out!) we went to the V&A Museum http://www.vam.ac.uk/ to see the Che Guevara exhibition with uncle Dom and Bruno, and met another really nice friend of Mum's called Peter Paul. He and Mum chatted and chatted and had a really nice time.
Here's a slightly fuzzy photo of Mum and Peter in the entrance to the V&A (Dad took it!).

After lunch we wandered around and around looking for a bus (thanks Peter) until Uncle Dom put us right and we went shopping in Kensington Hight St. Here's a photo of Peter and me in Muji

I told you mum was going to go back! Then we went to another Pub!! It was called the Winsdor Castle and had a nice garden bar - we are going to Windsor Castle on Friday I bet there's a nice garden there! OK time for a sleep, I think Dad is off to Tottenham Ct Rd. Cheers

The Tate

2006-08-17T13:45:00.000+12:00

Hello, Thanks Mele for your lovely story about Mexico and your travels, I hope you have settled into Mexican time, - just in time to go to Ohio - keep your Mom & Dad on their toes!!. My Mum's been to Mexico, but Dad hasn't. Not so sure about the getting out of the car seat trick - are Mexican drivers safe, what about your Mum and Dad - are they well, we miss you all. And thanks Fred and Miro and Marta and Martin, is it still Winter on Waiheke?

Did I say thanks to you Emily for your nice message? You'd like Bruno, he's lots of fun.

Today Mum wanted to go on the Parklands walk so me, Mum and Dad, and Aunty Kate and Bruno set off. Then it poured water out of the sky, I was nice and dry in my buggy but everyone else got soaked. Bruno and Aunty Kate got a taxi home. This afternoon I think Mum might take me to Ikea, apparently it's a really nice place.

On Tuesday we went to the other side of a big river in London called the Thames. We came out of the tunnel train at a big church that Mum says is called St Pauls http://www.stpauls.co.uk, then we walked across the river on a new bridge. We had to stop to take a picture for Kelly (Hi). Then we were in this huge building with pictures and stuff in it http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/. The funny thing is that I was hungry so we had to have lunch and then had to go after 20 minutes because I wanted to go to the big wheel and we had a booking at 2.30. Mum was really disappointed. Anyway we had time to take a photo of me and Dad with that church behind us.

After I had a sleep we went on the huge wheel with views as far as you could see http://www.ba-londoneye.com/. We were lucky we booked but we didn't need to have rushed and Mum could have seen the pictures at the Tate Modern(!) because we could go anytime really and the queues were so huge.

Anyway here's a picture of me smiling at someone. Outside you can see Big Ben - he's a clock and where Tony Blair works. There's a Double Decker bus that I could pick up in my own hand if I wasn't so distracted!

After we came home I had some of Aunty Kates lovely lentils for tea (Yum Yum) and Mum and Dad went with Uncle Dom and Aunty Kate to a pub called Victoria Stakes for Dinner while lovely Uncle Peter looked after me and Bruno - thanks so much Uncle Peter. I had a nice sleep and was having a nice chat and cuddle with Uncle Peter when everyone came home.

Grey London

2006-08-15T09:07:00.000+12:00

Good Morning, everybody is getting up here and it's nearly time for me to go to bed, but no worries I'll be back up again in no time! Thanks Kel for the comment, and thanks Nana for emailing to say that you couldn't leave one, silly Dad had a switch wrong on the blog!! That's fixed now so anyone can leave me a nice comment saying how much you miss me.

Mum and Dad have both had a bit of upset tummy (I'm not sure how mine is!) so we've had a pretty quiet couple of days, off to the Geffrye Museum on Kingsland Rd in Shoreditch on Sunday - most of it was closed but Aunty Kate helped entertain us with her directions along the way -sometimes getting it wrong!! - London sure is a big city!!

Then yesterday we went to have a cup of Tea with Mr Pellici (Mum says it is a classic East end Cafe, it sure looked cute) in Bethnal Green but he was closed!!! Then we went to see Aunty Kate at her work - it's the Museum of Childhood in Bethnal Green and part of the V&A - but that was closed too!!! Anyway it was nice to see her at work and her boss is really nice. Bruno fell asleep on the bus on the way home. I was just an angel.

Time for me to have a sleep but here's some more photos of Shanghai - did I tell you it was really good fun there?

Here is a photo of the Broadway Mansions where we stayed

And here's a couple of photos of The Pearl Tower from the bridge by the hotel - it is called the Garden Bridge

OK off to sleep now, Cheers

Wembley

2006-08-12T23:07:00.000+12:00

So where was I ... Oh yes
Today we went to the Portobello Market where Mum wanted to have Pattisere de Nada at the Lisboa Cafe so we did. The Italian people on the Tube gave me lots of smiles - it was like being in China - that reminds me - here's a photo of the Bund at night and of the view of Pu Dong from near our hotel

But back to today - then we went to see some friends at Wembley Park, they were really nice. Here's a photo of me and Mum on the train on the way back (Thanks for the groovy bib Justine - I keep them a little bit cleaner now!).

OK, Bruno is asleep, so is Mum, and Uncle Dom & Aunty Kate are out at the pub so I might go to bed. Cheers.

Soho

2006-08-12T22:37:00.000+12:00

OK, so there are some things that I have to learn about the layout with photos, it's hard to get the words and the pictures lining up! Hey Henry and the Glovers thanks for the comment! and and Dad says the timing on the Computer is all wrong now so when the blog says this is put on at 7 am that's actually Waiheke time - how can the time be so different there? - and it's bed time here.
It's been another nice day in London today, but yesterday we went to the city and some boring Gallery (the National Gallery actually!) some of the walls were nice colours! But before that we went to Liberty where I met a lovely hippo

and the ladies at Bar Italia - that's in Soho - were really nice and gave me this biscut, see

- I've never had a biscut before, and then we went to Soho square where I had chips!

just joking, but there were clowns and free chairs and chips! Thanks Walkers. Mum found the Muji shop but decided to go back another day - Oh no!

Then we had to come back to pick my big cousin Bruno up from Nursery and we stopped at the Old Diary on the way back home for a pint.

There's every body having a drink!

Mmmm can't seem to add more pictures, be back in a mo! Found how to change the date & time!!

All OK

2006-08-11T04:52:00.000+12:00

Maybe you've heard on the news about some baddies wanting to blow up some planes leaving England. It's been on the news here. Anyway, we are all OK but I hope it is over soon because Heathrow airport is closed and anyone who does go can't take anything with them on the plane - what about my toys! We don't go until a long time yet so it should all be OK.

We went to a lovely park yesterday and here's a photo of me and Mummy at Priory Park in Crouch End.

Talking about flying here's a photo of me doing my exercises before leaving Auckland

And here's a couple of pictures of me in my lovely bed on the Qantas plane. Will they let me have a bed if the baddies are still making trouble?

Why is no-one leaving me nice comments on my latest postings?

Cheers

Finsbury Park

2006-08-08T20:08:00.000+12:00

Well, here we are in London and I must say the time is wierd! I thought it was 7 o'clock this morning and it was still dark and Dad said it was only 2 Am! But he said that that was OK 'cause of the travelling and all that - should be OK in a day or two whatever that is.
Met my uncle Dom, Aunty Kate and Bruno last night for the first time, they are really nice and smiled at me at lot - but not as much as the people in Shanghai - they were soooo glad to see me! Complete strangers would follow us up the road just to give me a big smile and sometimes touch me. Shanghai was great, very hot so I wanted to go back and sleep a bit in the Hotel (we were upgraded to a suite you know - does that always happen?) and Mum said that it was good that I wanted to sleep because it meant that she (and especially Dad!) didn't do as much shopping as they could have. I'm a bit pleased about that because there were lots and lots of people, although Dad says not as many as you might have imagined, and he says it was cleaner and easier than he was expecting - what was he thinking!! You should see all the huge buildings, ricketty old trucks and sometimes flash cars.
Uncle Dom and Aunty Kate have gone to work now and I need to have a feed so guess what - time to go, maybe Uncle Dom will help me get some of my new Shanghai photos onto my blog for you to look at tonight. Cheers!

My first photo

2006-07-31T10:13:00.000+12:00

Ok, here's my first photo on my blog, I'm going to try and save it to my profile (That's Iris's mouth & chin in the corner!)

G'day

2006-07-30T23:05:00.000+12:00

Well I suppose now I'm 7 months old I'd might as well see if I can work this thing, Oooh that and the thing that I'm off to England on Wednesday - well Sydney then Shanghai then England - to see my Uncle Dom, Aunty Kate and Bruno who's 3. Doing this will make it easier for my friends and family to keep up with my adventures.
It's late, and actually Dad is writing this for me, while I'm asleep - all going to plan I'll put up some photo's and stuff but we just wanted to get this going and check if it worked, anyway Dad has to go to sleep so he can get ready tomorrow - Mum's already in bed!
But better say thanks to my good friend Henry and his Mum & Dad for getting us on to this today - and for a yummy dinner tonight. If I knew how I'd put in a link to their blog 'cause there's a photo of me there - well a photo of Henry but you can see me - anyway we'll sort out some photo's later.
Now if I just push the publish post button - see ya!