Summer Holiday

The girls had the summer off and so mostly did I. It was amazing to spend so much time together. We loved every last minute and were sad to see it end.  

Putting together very complex music boxes, a gift from Aunt Anita.

Quinn's vet clinic in which she x-rayed my pet fox to see what was wrong. Stroke.

Wren, the office assistant at the vet clinic. 

Wren and Quinn's shoe shop they set up. Remember when you went into a shoe store and they put the shoes on your feet and tied them? Somehow they knew this was a thing.

Quinn taking down shoe orders

So many books read over the break! Always at least two in hand.

We tried out new playgrounds and an outdoor swimming pool across town. Many explorations around Welly.

On a perfect evening, we picked up Lucas from work and picked up pizza for dinner and swam in the sea until dusk.

We threw a Mexico themed party with the Robertsons. Probably too many stereotypes in action.

Sisi and Quinn realizing how hard it is to eat with a moustache

Our favorite summer day: swim at Lyall bay, walk to the ice cream shop in wetsuits, return to the ocean to swim. It was so warm this summer we actually  got our fill of those days.

Putting together Nani's Portland puzzle

Getting to ride up top on the double decker bus

A day on the cablecar up to the botanical gardens 

Wren pioneered feeding pigeons on her foot!

A day at the museums, particularly the portrait gallery. So awesome that all the museums are free!

Quinn's self portrait

Wren's self portrait

After a front yard forage fest, summer's bounty