Our trip to Taupo/Hamilton

Asleep in car after a coffee bun
Playing with Tim at Roanne and Roger's wedding
Checking out the ducks in Taupo

The first weekend in March saw us off on another wee holiday. Long time family friend, Roanne, married her partner Roger in Huntly on Friday 7th March. We left home on Thursday and spent the night in Taupo and continued on to Huntly the following day. The Caves all went except Geoff and we all stayed in a great farm house just out of Huntly. It was heaps of fun for the kids (JD, Maddie, Riley and Cullen) as there were lots of farm animals to watch. We took Cullen's little bike and the kids all had turns on the driveway. On Friday afternoon we drove in tandem to the wedding and enjoyed a fabulous afternoon and evening watching Roanne and Roger get married. They had really thought of the children and provided entertainment, great nibbles and little gift bags for them. Grant particularly enjoyed the magician's show. Grant and I were designated baby sitters that evening and after Kylie had tucked her three into bed we settled down to watch American Idol (our fav!). The following day we headed to Roanne's farm for lamb on the spit and then after a major meltdown from Cullen, we were back on the road to Taupo.

We had a lovely evening in Taupo on the Saturday and then on Sunday morning walked into town along the Lake Front. It was gorgeous. After a wee shop and stop at McD's for a big play in the super cool (and clean!) playground we headed back to pack up and head for home. Cullen was a dream on the way back and he slept for about 3.5 hours - almost all the way home.