New computer=New Post!

Hooray for a new computer! Today I catch up then I can make smaller posts more often (ideally). March was a busy month for us...Jay and I spent a lot of time pulling up old carpet, painting, furniture buying, etc. We only have a bit more to paint and have new carpet. We're almost done with all of the light fixtures, and in another month or so we'll replace the toilet and old linoleum. We've got new curtains and curtain rods and a new (used) oven (a real oven! It only took me two days of scrubbing!) We drove down to Auckland last weekend to buy our new (very used) jilopy. It's just right for towing a sailboat and it seats seven. It is also very rattly. While we were in Auckland, we spotted a Pukeko! We also played at the beach.

There's an old tennis court hidden behind the trees and reeds down the road from our house and the boys like to go there to play. There's also a swing set.

We spent Jayson's actual birthday with Dean and his family, and Jay and Dean were up to the old antics, as you can see. We went to an indoor playground area called "Squirrels" or "Chipmunks" or something like that. The boys loved it.

Since we knew it was supposed to rain on his actual birthday, we kept Jayson out of school one day so he could come fishing with us. He caught a little thing that we threw back but the experience was worth it to him.

We spent the day in Paihia for Mum's birthday. After lunch we had ice cream and played at the beach

We usually have our lunch and dinner outside, which is great for cleanup.

Jayson noticed one day at school that he had a loose tooth! He was so thrilled and just couldn't stop checking to make sure it was still there. Later that day he was just checking on it while jumping on the trampoline. We recommend that method to anyone trying to pull a tooth out. That very night he had a visit from the tooth fairy. He was truly amazed that he didn't even hear her come in! He figures that she must be very small, like a fly. He also decided that she just turns the teeth into money, because why would she need all of thoseold teeth, anyway?

Here are a few pics of Aidan's school. They put their shoes in the shoe box when they get to school...it's generally considered very disrespectful to wear your shoes inside.

View from our breakfast table

We took a walk one day along the property line. The cows kept us company. That's what the big sticks were for.

The chickens were 100% "free range"until Jay decided that we were done with both roosters crowing right outside our windows.