Mangawhai, a year later

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Earlier this year, he was just beginning to walk

 Weekends come and gone with the previous one being amazing just coz we had both days with sunshine outside.

So off we went to visit my sis up north, and we also headed out to Mangawhai heads with little one and his playdate. The winds were really blowing but little E was completely ignorant about everything except for water and sand. Belle though had a tough time with her poor eczema condition, so the water and sandy winds were hurting her. We were not there for long but it was just amazing to admire beauty with our kids. We pretty much pushed E’s nap so by the time we got him out we had to be quick and got him dried up. He knocked out in his car and so off we went to my sis’s place where there where chooks and tea made. They are slowly getting one container done by having the kitchen and bathroom set up so watch the live show of getting one side of the container ‘sliced’ for the doors. 
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Wellsford, found a nice bridge at the back

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Matching outfits that looks good on both =)

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The puddle he didn't want to get out eventhough he was slowly freezing. It took a good hour before his body got back to normal temperature

E unusually woke up before 7am the next day, crying to go out. I think he was wanting his swim lessons? No idea but was a late night sleep and an early rise for him. We were finally in the right session for swimming, he was really engaged and it didn’t take long to pick up the new skills he learnt on the spot and it’s amazing to see how much he absorbs in the pool. We were pretty much at home to recover, so I had a nap before teaching my class in the evening. I love weekends like this.