Did I Neglect To Mention????

Janet, you are right. (see comments)
I was lying in bed the other night thinking "Man, I'm not sure I've bothered to mention how cool Wellington is and/or how incredibly beautiful it is." Have I lost touch? No, i don't think so. I have just been micromanaging our resettlement here and have forgotten part of the bigger picture. Forgotten to mention it is more like it.
So, for those of you who don't know, We live in Lower Hutt. It's about a 10 min. drive, pretty much around the harbour from Wellington. We have spent a good deal of time in Wellington as it is a super-cool place to be. There is a walkway that goes around the harbour in the middle of the city that is just incredible. It's great with Soren because it begins at one playground, goes over several bridges by sculpture and sea animals and ends at another playground that is on the beach. Mike and I have not been out as adults yet, but the list of restaurants to try is mounting. I've mentioned the Botanical Gardens, that's right in the middle of the city too. Lower Hutt has some amazingly beautiful scenery too. It's at the mouth of the Hutt river, so you have a freshwater river for playing in as well as the beach where the river hits the harbour. There are protected nature preserves everywhere, most open to Mountain biking and hiking and hiking. The grass is a hue you've never seen before, greener than you can imagine and, of course the native trees look like something from Where the Wild Things Are. The weather in the past 3 weeks has been pretty great. Wellington did have it's coldest and wettest December, but it seems that january is doing pretty well. We've been getting mostly 65-75 degree days with bright hot sun and a little rain in the evenings. Everyone is out on their bikes, Kayaks, sailboats, and partaking in any sport you can think of. We are in the height of the summer weather, though kids have to start back to school in a week. That means more beach space for us and lots of sales at the mall!
Check out this link for photos of our house and one cute pic. of Soren :) http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=8AbuWzlm3btGOB&notag=1
I certainly intend to expound upon the beauty here as I post. Thanks for the reminder, Janet! PS- John, the haircut is not happening!