We have had some beautiful days and Sunday was one of them. Crisp clear skies, warming from the heat of the sun yet still that cold air lingered, perfect. This time last year we lived a whole different lifestyle down at the coast - I even remember writing this post - it feels like only yesterday!
So we started our day with a trip to the school playground for Bethany to ride her bike. Bethany doesn't like to ride her bike (we have never been able to work out why) but a talk with Grandma and Granddad on Skype earlier spurred her on which meant she was off to prove something!!
She had the best time going round and round and asking for further instructions of where she should ride next, each time we pushed her with harder challenges but she just soaked them in and off she went! 
To end her visit she played on the playground at the school. The schools here mesmerise me immensely. No big fences and gates around them and definitely no barbed wire walls! On weekends and evenings they are open for anyone to use. Enjoy the fields and use the playground, and without a single bit of damage or graffiti, it makes me smile at the change in mentality of the kids here as to the UK.
With having two children now its all about giving them equal time. Denver sat patiently in the car whilst we played at the school so it was only fair he got to have his turn to run around, so we headed to the Hutt River. We took an absolute stunning walk along beside the river, gloriously spoilt by the slightly snow capped Rimutuka Range in the distance.
However we have now joined the many others who walk their dogs here. Denver is still learning and we couldn't consider letting him off the lead yet, but there are many other dogs loose here. It does annoy me however that these dogs are allowed to barge up on our puppy (and worse still Bethany).
Shouting 'he is harmless' to us from a great distance is no good, really bloody annoying to be honest. It's highly inappropriate to have a dog scare our child or fight with our puppy, it may be 'OK' but to be honest if your dog starts it and our dog wants a piece of it then it's a free for all as far as I'm concerned!!
Anyway despite those little moments we did have a wonderful time, we threw rocks in the water, chased each other along the bank side, watched rabbits frolic with Pukeko's whilst we gazed adoringly at how perfect everything is.
Welcome to the world of special harmonious family times.
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