Boys and a Jet Boat

Now it was the boys turn to have a day off. So Poppies, Bryan, and Logan headed off to go on a jet boat. These boats are unique to New Zealand and are super fun as they go fast and do 360 turns! Let's just say they came home wet and with smiles on their faces!

Off to Oamaru

We went off for the night to Oamaru which is about 3 hours south of us. In Oamaru you can see both the Yellow Eyed Penguins and the Blue Penguins. The Yellow Eyed Penguins come up one at a time and you can spot them from an outlook point. The Blue Penguins come in groups but due to scaring the penguins you cannot take pictures. It was really amazing though. We saw about 120 Blue Penguins and some came right in front of you.

While in Oamaru we also go to go see the Moeraki Boulders and Elephant Rock...both really cool!

Girls Day

It was time for girls day so my mom and I headed of to Hanmer Springs where we enjoyed looking in the stores and then spent sometime in the hot pools! It was so nice and relaxing! After a day a the pools my parents were able to meet Lynton and Philippa (part of our wonderful NZ Nav Family)!

Logan's School Performance

It was extra special that Logan had a school performance while his grandparents were here!

First day Poppies and Gramma Jeanne were here we decided to take a drive, look at some of the earthquake damage and then walk down Sumner Beach!

Poppies and Gramma Jeanne Arrive!

We have been here for over seven months and were very excited for our first visitors! Poppies and Gramma Jeanne made the long journey all the way from Tucson! Logan got to leave school early and we headed to the airport. Little did we know that four international flights landed within a five minute time frame...it took so long we thought they were detained :) But at last they appeared through the doors!