Wine of the Month

This is the two new red wines I tried and really enjoyed.  Matua Valley and Obikwa, last being a South African wine, much to my delight.  I only noticed it when I got home!!!!

 

Fun baking...

On a later Saturday afternoon, Ethan and I spent some time in the kitchen making our favourite sticky chocolate pudding. 

Not sure how much got eaten before it got in the oven but it was delish!!!  Totally forgot to get a photo of it after baking. 

I love spending time with my little boy doing what we both love...

My sweetie pie

Happy Birthday!

Graham & Samantha celebrated their birthdays together.

What a blessing to have our family near again for these special times!!!!

Fun Fair

On a lazy Sunday afternoon we decided to take a walk at a local Fun Fair.  The boys found these amazingly huge candy floss and really enjoyed the sugar rush.  We bought the most amazing hungarian pastry - hot dough with crusty cinnamon & sugar, yummy!!  We even bought granny a real french creppe.  It was fun even though it was a real chilly afternoon.

Our Coromandel Road Trip

 

We decided to do our first bit of exploring for a weekend away and chose the Coromandel Peninsula as our first place.  Before the sun was up we were heading down the coast and watching the sun rise over the sea.  It was such a beautiful crisp winter's morning.  There's something about going away in winter that just makes it so much fun.  A hot flask of coffee and padkos for the road, blankets and jackets all ready for when we make a quick pitstop.  

At Thames we stopped to stretch our legs and to meet up with Dad, Mom and Samantha.  Time for breakfast and some more coffee!!! The boys found this lovely park to play in... they needed to get rid of the extra energy!!!!!

Happy times, good memories...

Today I got the phone call that all mom's dread to hear. 

The school nurse phoned saying Dylan had an accident at school. 

He was playing basketball with his friends and a tooth got knocke out during the game!!!!!  I was okay untill I hear that he needed to get to a dentist ASAP... 

Being at work it was horrible knowing my son was hurt and needed me there.  I managed to get away and we met him at the dentist.  The nurse made all the arrangements for the dentist to get him in as soon as possible.  

His bottom K9 tooth was almost knocked out totally and barely attached.  The dentist told us that he will put stints in to support the tooth but the nerve might die off and then he will have to have a root canal to remove the dead nerve.  No very good news!!!

So he is doped up on painkillers and antibiotics and we are praying that his tooth will heal totally!!!!

A swollen swore mouth is no pleasant way to end off a day at school.  The final blow was hearing from his father that he can not play rugby for the rest of the term.

Oh, why do these things happen?  Does it really make them stronger in the end or does his heart break knowing he can't play his beloved sport.   Seeing the dissapointment in his eyes just breaks my heart...