Well, for those of you who have bothered to bother me about keeping this blog up to date....thanks.
So, here we are, April 10, 2007. 3 weeks and some change until the baby is due. Lots to do, lots to think about and lots of excitement buzzing about in the Anderson home. We started our Easter weekend off early by a visit from Mark and Tracey. They made the stop into Wellington on their way back from Thailand and Bali. It was so great to see them. We didn't do anything big, just had dinner with Uncle Bill, then spent 1/2 the day Friday attempting to build a sandbox ("sandpit" in NZ). Without enough wood and the proper nails, we ditched the idea and went to Red Rocks instead. It's a beach and hiking trail/seal colony/preserve at the edge of Wellington. It's gorgeous and you feel like you are miles away from civilization. We hopped over tidal pools and looked at sea creatures, hiked and just hung out. It was a gorgeous day and a really "good" Friday. Saturday, the Easter Bunny came. He was asked to come early since Aunt Tracey and Uncle Mark had to go back home on Sat. Soren hopped around the yard in his Frosty the Snowman pj's and his bunny ears and found a ridiculous amount of chocolate- Most of said chocolate has since been confiscated and frozen for future bribing- We then had lunch together and dropped M&T at the airport for their quick flight back home. We will see them soon , next month, in fact.
We left for Rotatua from the airport. Mike was able to get 4 days in a row off (thanks to the Easter holidays), so we thought "why not". It was really neat. Probably our last trip as a 3 person family and so much fun. Soren talked and talked the whole way up there (6 hours). He has us laughing so much. It was really cool to spend that much time together without distractions. We were able to see how much he has blossomed in the past few months and how accustomed he has become to the way of life here. I accredit alot of that to his faboulous Montessori school. We ended up in a very nice hotel (one of those last-minute cheap-rate, never know quite what you're getting deals), which made it even better. The entire town is littered with thermal pools, bubling mud pits and geysers. Mike says the mountain biking is tops and I say the spa action is tops, so we'll be going back, for sure. 3 days was not enough, but we're lucky that we are so close.
Soren is out of school for the next two weeks. I started out being pretty anxious about this break, trying to figure out waht we could possibly do to entertain ourselves and how I was going to be able to keep up. I also have a list a mile long of things I want to get organized and settled before the baby comes. Something happened amidst all my fretting when I sudenly realized that this truly is my last time to enjoy being alone with my son. Not that I think we won't ever get to do things alone again, it'll just be different. I think he somehow, on some level gets it too. He's been so sweet and fun to be around. I'm frankly happy to have him home. We'll be going to the library, the museum, baking cookies, and if I need a nap, watching a video or two. The taxes can wait (gotta file that extension!) and I guess it's OK if the baby arrives and I haven't cleaned all the baseboards with a toothbrush. She'll probably forgive me!
We miss you all so much, but are truly enjoying our new lives here. Hope each of you get to see New Zealand some day. It's a pretty fantastic place.
Love to you all.....
So, here we are, April 10, 2007. 3 weeks and some change until the baby is due. Lots to do, lots to think about and lots of excitement buzzing about in the Anderson home. We started our Easter weekend off early by a visit from Mark and Tracey. They made the stop into Wellington on their way back from Thailand and Bali. It was so great to see them. We didn't do anything big, just had dinner with Uncle Bill, then spent 1/2 the day Friday attempting to build a sandbox ("sandpit" in NZ). Without enough wood and the proper nails, we ditched the idea and went to Red Rocks instead. It's a beach and hiking trail/seal colony/preserve at the edge of Wellington. It's gorgeous and you feel like you are miles away from civilization. We hopped over tidal pools and looked at sea creatures, hiked and just hung out. It was a gorgeous day and a really "good" Friday. Saturday, the Easter Bunny came. He was asked to come early since Aunt Tracey and Uncle Mark had to go back home on Sat. Soren hopped around the yard in his Frosty the Snowman pj's and his bunny ears and found a ridiculous amount of chocolate- Most of said chocolate has since been confiscated and frozen for future bribing- We then had lunch together and dropped M&T at the airport for their quick flight back home. We will see them soon , next month, in fact.
We left for Rotatua from the airport. Mike was able to get 4 days in a row off (thanks to the Easter holidays), so we thought "why not". It was really neat. Probably our last trip as a 3 person family and so much fun. Soren talked and talked the whole way up there (6 hours). He has us laughing so much. It was really cool to spend that much time together without distractions. We were able to see how much he has blossomed in the past few months and how accustomed he has become to the way of life here. I accredit alot of that to his faboulous Montessori school. We ended up in a very nice hotel (one of those last-minute cheap-rate, never know quite what you're getting deals), which made it even better. The entire town is littered with thermal pools, bubling mud pits and geysers. Mike says the mountain biking is tops and I say the spa action is tops, so we'll be going back, for sure. 3 days was not enough, but we're lucky that we are so close.
Soren is out of school for the next two weeks. I started out being pretty anxious about this break, trying to figure out waht we could possibly do to entertain ourselves and how I was going to be able to keep up. I also have a list a mile long of things I want to get organized and settled before the baby comes. Something happened amidst all my fretting when I sudenly realized that this truly is my last time to enjoy being alone with my son. Not that I think we won't ever get to do things alone again, it'll just be different. I think he somehow, on some level gets it too. He's been so sweet and fun to be around. I'm frankly happy to have him home. We'll be going to the library, the museum, baking cookies, and if I need a nap, watching a video or two. The taxes can wait (gotta file that extension!) and I guess it's OK if the baby arrives and I haven't cleaned all the baseboards with a toothbrush. She'll probably forgive me!
We miss you all so much, but are truly enjoying our new lives here. Hope each of you get to see New Zealand some day. It's a pretty fantastic place.
Love to you all.....
