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Our Week

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This has been a pretty normal week–lots of school and other real life, too.

Baby wants more kombucha!
Baby wants more kombucha!
Baby loves his daddy!
Baby loves his daddy!

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These Usborne puzzle books have been very popular this week.
These Usborne puzzle books have been very popular this week.
Part of school every day--the most popular part--is practicing math facts with a game on the computer.
Part of school every day–the most popular part–is practicing math facts with a game on the computer.

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I forgot to include these two pictures last week! Our hedge was trimmed.
I forgot to include these two pictures last week! Our hedge was trimmed.
The children have been bringing in heaps of these field mushrooms. They are delicious!
The children have been bringing in heaps of these field mushrooms. They are delicious!
The hills to the north-west of us.
The hills to the north-west of us.
We see a lot of these cows in the paddock next to the house.
We see a lot of these cows in the paddock next to the house.
Baby fell against the wood stove Sunday night. Ouch!
Baby fell against the wood stove Sunday night. Ouch!
After trying in vain to get into this laundry basket, and squealing in frustration, he picked it up and brought it to me. I put him in--and he was delighted!
After trying in vain to get into this laundry basket, and squealing in frustration, he picked it up and brought it to me. I put him in–and he was delighted!

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We enjoyed the sight of snow blowing off the tops of the mountains north of Kaikoura as we drove to church this morning.
We enjoyed the sight of snow blowing off the tops of the mountains north of Kaikoura as we drove to church this morning.

Finally, here are some of the pictures Esther took when we stopped at the beach on the way home this afternoon.  One boy was moving so fast all the pictures of him turned out blurry!IMG_1736 IMG_1735 IMG_1733 IMG_1727 IMG_1728 IMG_1729 IMG_1755

Hedge Trimming

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I know this is common-place to natives of Canterbury, but it was something totally new for us.  There are hedges around many paddocks and houses, to break the wind and give privacy, and every couple of years they are trimmed.  The one in front of our house was trimmed two years ago, right after we moved into this house, and now it’s been done again.  This time, we were home to see it done!