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  • Cruising with Po Po

    Cruising with Po Po

    We spent a week with my mom cruising in the Bay of Islands. We visited Motorohia, Moturua, and Waewaetorea islands. We went for morning skinny dips in clear blue water, hiked around Moturua and saw a new bird (a tomtit), snorkeled, and went paddle boarding. We played mah jong and Wizard cards. We had friends… Read more

  • Road trippin’ with Po Po

    Road trippin’ with Po Po

    My mom (aka Po Po, or grandmother on your mother’s side in Cantonese) arrived on January 28th to visit us for 5 weeks! Yay! She brought us 2 full duffel bags full of goodies. We went on a 3 week road trip to the South Island in our old Toyota minivan. The van did great… Read more

  • Tomu turns 10!

    Tomu turns 10!

    We drove to Whangarei (one hour drive) on Friday January 26th to celebrate Tomu’s birthday at an indoor trampoline place, then we had a picnic with friends at a park. Read more

  • Resourcefulness

    Resourcefulness

    One day after playing the game Loot with Isobel on SV Due South, Tomu, Jade and Luz decided to make their own Loot game. They drew all the merchant ships and pirate ships. Then Tomu decided to make Stratego. Tomu and Jade also have been making their own Pokemon cards. It’s fun to play with… Read more

  • Homeschooling

    Homeschooling

    Well, it’s going pretty well so far AND it’s a lot of work! It’s pretty exhausting. We got a printer in Whangarei, so now I can print out math worksheets, rather than making them myself each day. I do most of the homeschooling, and Riki helps out. It is freeing and exciting, on one hand… Read more

  • Surf Camp

    Surf Camp

    Tomu and Jade had surf camp for one week, from 9 am to noon each day. Our dear friend Melva lent us her only car for the week so we could transport the kids to surf camp and back each day (a 15-minute drive up the coast). We also drove to Whangarei to go to… Read more