Living with the Kiwis: Xmas Tree and Jack n Sandra "Purple" Tree!

So I decided to include a picture of the Christmas tree cause it was just do different looking. It's super green with super long needles and are all really soft and flimsy. And then I realized that we have a Jacaranda tree in the corner of the neighbor's yard making a big purple mess on the driveway!

The last few days that seasonal rains have kicked in, supposedly this is what the weather is supposed to be like this time of the year, not the hot sun that we've been getting. It's kind of a nice break for the hot hot sun though, so I don't mind. On Wednesday, it was so hot and humid the kids want to have a water balloon fight on the trampoline! At first they were so excited to play with them that we were lucky if they made it out the door of the house before bursting! Then Libby went to find a bucket to put them in to collect them after I filled them so that they could go use them all at once. But Tessa slowed down the process because she just wanted one all the time. She understood when I handed one to her she had to go outside and then somehow managed to break it either on herself on threw it at the ground. Soon it turned into, one for Tessa, one in the bucket because she kept coming back for more! Then they got dressed as angels and headed back to school for caroling and a bbq. I went for swim at the pool in Takapuna and then out to dinner and ice cream. Yesterday, it was a rainy day all day long, perfect for just being lazy, catching up on some TV shows and watching Christmasy things. I did go and get some things I need for this weekend, though, e.g. some pieces for my costume for Astrid's 25th birthday party tomorrow night. We have to go dressed as something beginning with "A". I'll put up pictures of what people came up with in a few days!

Tonight, I'm making my first trip to the west coast of Auckland to stay with Jenny in Waimauku to be nice and close to Muriwai Beach for tomorrow morning where we'll be taking our surfing lessons! Astrid's party is also out that way in Kumeu at night so it will be a Saturday spend entirely in West Auckland. Sunday, we're planning a Christmas picnic, where everyone is bringing some kind of dish to share and a gift for a yankee swap, so hopefully the rain subsides by then!