Christmas lunch and prezzie

I had a great shared lunch for my Christmas party....... There was lots of yummy food and I got a cool stationary pack for my secret Santa.........

Visitor

I was busy working in the gallery and a butterfly friend flew by and landed on our plants.....he opened up his wings and enjoyed the sunshine.....we hopped outside with the camera before he flew off !

Pottery

I had a great time in pottery this afternoon.I rolled the soft clay,I pressed a butterfly shape into it and then placed the clay over a bowl to dry into shape.I added coils of clay that I had made to make a little footstand.

Butterflies, butterflies and more butterflies

I had been waiting a long time and very patiently for my caterpillars to turn into a chrysalis and for the chrysalis to become a beautiful monarch butterfly........ And this is me with the butterflies I was so very happy and excited.

Computer fun

Being cheeky

I saw my friend Casey rose looking at herself in the mirror, so I thought I'd pop in and check myself out too. Good looking or what!?

Sculpture

This week I have started sorting though cool wires and nuts and bolts to use in a sculpture that I will be working on over the next few months. It will have lights and moveable parts to it, which will be awesome. I'm excited to start looki for flashing lights at mitre ten next week!

An interactive set

There is a cool new block set that when you put it together, it has parts I can move and a little motor that makes cogs spin. I thought this set was really fun and would love to play with it more. 

My holiday

Had a great time in Aussie! Her some photos from my trip

Australia here I come!!

I am in Australia this week on a fun trip and I can't wait to come back and tell all my friends about what I have seen and done!! 

Photography

I took some cool pictures out and about in town, I saw a rinoceros and cool bridges. 

Ten pin bowling

I had an awesome time playing indoor ten tip Dowling for sports. I. Rolled the ball and knocked heaps of pins, it was so fun! 

Kulim park

I had a really nice visit to Kulim park. It was nice to feel the sun and smell the sea air. We checked out the playground and had a real nice time. 

Kmart

I had a cool puting to Kmart in Bethlehem to check out what in store and cool puzzles and figurines. I had such a good time. 

Motorbike heaven

I went to the mount to Harley Davisdon motors in mount maunganui to check out all of the cool motorbikes. The owner brought out a buggy and asked if we wanted rides, also he gave me a really cool catalogue and I enjoyed trying to find the motorbikes in the shop. What a neat outing! 

Making pizza

I did such an awesome job chopping up mushrooms and peppers to go on a pizza we made in cooking. I am such a good help. The pizza was really delicious I took it home to show mum. 

Fire visit.

I had an awesome time hanging out with the fellas for the Greerton fire department yesterday! I looked at the flashing lights, helped squirt the water and foam and we asked lots of questions. 

Pottery

I enjoyed a session making little pots for the family.I pressed the shapes into the clay to make patterns...the butterfly shape looked great,it was my favourite..surprise surprise !!

Frank Casey suit hire

For guys group we went to frank Casey suit hire. I wasn't keen on trying a suit on but I had heaps of fun listening to the guy instruct the boys aswell as measuring them up. it was cool seeing what all my friends looked like dressed up. 

Pottery

When it comes to presents for Christmas I think you can never start planning too early !! 

Here I am making gifts for my family...clay trees and aeroplanes...I'm very pleased with myself today.

Photogenic

Today my friends and I were taking some really cool photos of each other, these pictures were taken by my friend Alissa, pretty handsome aren't I?

Ambulance visit

We had an exciting visit from the saint johns ambulance staff during guys group. They talked through what they do to help people in need. We had a look through the ambulance, heard the sirens and saw the flashing lights, I thought it was really cool! 

Renovation

In renovation we were sanding down some wood for our next project. I enjoyed watching all the guys have a go with the electric sander but I kept getting distracted by the beautiful butterflies on the plant by us. 

Driving range

For guys group we went to the driving range. I enjoyed watching all the boys hit the balls far with their golf clubs. It was heaps of fun and cool seeing who could hit the furthest. 

Computer Art

Having fun with a new drawing app.  Drawing with straws!

It was really cool.  😀

Marshalls animal farm

I had an awesome time at Marshalls animal farm checking out the Shire horse as he was feed dried corn, I thought the horns on the Bull was really cool! Myhighlight would have to be the Ostriches, I loved watching him scratch his back with his long neck and beak and cracked up when he chased our van along the fence! 

Look at my drawers

My birthday!

It was my birthday and I got to celebrate with all my friends at Arohanui! My mum brought a carrot cake in for me to share with everyone which is my favourite! I really liked the balloon Dee blew up for me and the face she drew on it got me even more excited and happy, it made my day. 

Having food with my friends

I am in such a happy mood today! I made sure I greeted all of the staff and my friends, I have been really chatty and decided that it would be nice to sit in the kitchen and eat morning tea with all of my friends. Everyone is loving my smile and terrific stories. 

Tauranga airport

Had lots of fun with all the guys yesterday visiting the Tauranga airport.  We saw lots of planes, it was so much fun.

Cooking

Today I had fun putting eggs in tomatoes...we then baked them in the oven,yum !!

Karaoke

I did some karaoke on Friday was lots of fun, even the background pictures of motorbikes and skydiving are pretty cool.

Te puna quarry park

Had a lovely morning out at Te Puna Quarry Park.  I saw lots of butterflies, lots of flowers, it was nice and relaxing up at Te puna quarry.

Elbow grease

I was awesome and helped to clean the white van, I used some old fashioned elbow grease to help clean and get all the dust off the glass. I was real happy to help my staff and help my friends to see out the window. 

Cookery

Today we squeezed lemons,added some fresh ginger and made old fashioned lemonade.....I laughed at its smell....fooeeey ! We put in the fridge to chill to enjoy later in the day.

Mt maunganui art trail

Had a lovely Te at durry park this morning.  Checked out some of the art from the street art festival last year, and the new art trail in the mount, released my butterfly and chatted to a few American tourists from the sea princess

Cookery

We learnt how to soft boil an egg today....the best part was in the tasting ! 

My monarch butterfly

I love butterfly's and I brought my monarch butterfly in so I could show everyone and guess what, it hatched out while I was at Arohanui. I like to watch it spread its wings out so it can dry its wings and then fly away.

Watching Freestyle motorcross

Yesterday we were really lucky and got to go visit top freestyle motor cross riders Nick Franklin and 

Levi Sherwood practice their tricks at Franklin Farm.  They were practice a very hard trick called a flare into a foam pit.  We got to see the bike getting hoisted out of the foam pit, chat to both of them and get some pretty pictures.  It was an awesome day out.

Cooking

We chose new recipes and planned our sessions.We have new books to fill with all the delicious things we make...I chose some yummy ones !