Taking Stock - December

Snuggling: Babies are just delicious

Celebrating: Surprise birthday celebrations for my Mr B

Loving: Friday Funday has become a bit of a theme around here

Friendships: Celebrating year end #friendswhotraintogether with my Boxing friends

Drinking: copious amounts 

Realising: just how much this group of humans has loved me supported me and pushed me this year

  

Cycling: Everywhere ...

Achieving: Another goal - lifting my body weight - gosh I'm 'heavy' 

Laughing: At Buddy The Elfs antics

Marvelling: We have another year of our 10 year olds belief

Giggling: at the 'naughty' antics and the innocence of children

Pondering: Am I your Aunty or your cousin or both .. .. .. 

Loving: this beautiful niece/cousin of mine

Deciding: you are never too old for face paint

 

Merry Christmas

Loving: Family

Feeling: The heat

Visiting: Swing Bridges 

Playing: water bombs

Watching: Grandparents and Grandchildren make memories

Buying: Icecream in the heat

Adventuring: In a microlight - my fearless girl

Feeling: apprehensive _but_ 

Loving: her smile

Enjoying:  My first ever 'big girl' live band concert

Listening: To Six 60 at the Riwaka Hotel

Smelling: 'Devils Lettuce' thick in the air 

Buddy The Elf #elfontheshelf

Buddy issues an official warning for bad behaviour

Philosopher had much joy in reading and reading this out loud to his sister!

Surveying the evidence of the chocolates found under Tsunamis bed

Buddy decides to film the children's behaviour for the day to capture any moments in particular Santa may be interested in - good or bad - 

Adding candy canes to the bunting

Looking out the front window 

A message left on the bathroom mirror using Mamas lipstick

The naked barbies have had enough of Buddy's behaviour and call a team meeting 

Buddy and Rapunzel up the tree KISSING

(YES my daughter did know that Rapunzel was wearing Sleeping Beauty's dress )

The tree wrapped in toilet paper leading down to a letter and two presents 

A farewell letter to the children along with brand new pj's for them to wear to bed on Christmas Eve .. .. ..

Elf On The Shelf

After eating all the pink marshmallows and getting into the advent calendar it was no surprise Buddy ended up in need of some 'Barbie attention' 

The very next day Buddy booked himself into the day spa wrapping himself in toilet paper and nestling in amongst bath salts and soap

But it wasn't long before he was up to no good again

Imagine Philosopher and Tsunamis surprise to find the milk and turned pink over night

Buddy helps himself to pink milk and weet-bix for breakfast

Teaching the Barbies how to be an Elf 

(oddly Buddy has the same handwriting as Mama - the children didn't notice!!)

Reading Christmas stories to the 'naked' Barbies 

At least Buddy turned his eyes away

Buddy and Rapunzel Barbie have snow ball fights with chocolate 

"Mama I think they are in LOVE" - quote Tsunami

Buddy The Elf #elfontheshelf

Meet Buddy!

Our mischievous #elfontheshelf

On the 01st December he flew in from the North Pole, bringing his passport and knapsack

The very next day we found him in the pantry eating our homemade Nutella

Naughty Buddy!

What does an Elf do when in NZ?

Go bungy jumping _of course_

A little bit of acrobatic swinging

Philosopher and Tsunami were HORRIFIED to find Buddy fishing in the fish bowl

Well since the Mama of the house had just done a pump class at the gym, Buddy thought he'd give some weight lifting a go too

Naughty Buddy got into the Mallows and ate ALL the pink ones 

Mr B brought everyone Advent Calendars ... 

this morning we woke up to find Buddy had opened ALL of his and eaten MOST of the chocolate.

Buddy is going to get a sick sick tummy from all those sweets .. .. ..