A Catch-up on the Past Few Months

 

 We went for a trip last October up to Kaikoura to see the seals and had a great time at the rock pools while we were there - 
Courtney - once she got brave enough to pick up the crabs ...

 Courtney with a starfish ...

 One of the seal pups that headed up to a waterfall to play with the other baby seals...

 Courtney and Brandi looking for treasures in the rock pools ...

Jared 'patting' the seal ...

How do you get a seal to smile for a photo - apparently do some sweet talking to it ... and yes, Jared did get a good photo of it :)

Josh & Courtney looking for more treasures ...

Now fast forward a month, to November last year - here is one of the baby rabbits Josh's pet rabbits produced - a mini lop ....

 

Another acquisition in our family, Muffin the kitten.  (The white cat who had been visiting us regularly moved with its owners at Christmas time).  And of course, if you've read the story of the mouse last March then you can have a guess how Muffin happened ... Renee asks me if she can have a cat - I say 'no' (of course) so, taught well by her older sister, she goes and sweet talks her father and managed to get him to say yes!  And guess what, he got a 'free' kitten (yes, I laugh, because as most will know, there is no such thing as a 'free kitten').  I think Jared also now realises that ...  Anyway, she is a very cute kitten and very tolerant ... Renee treats her like a baby and likes to dress her in dolls clothes.

 

And skipping forward to March 2011, here is a photo of Brandi when we were at Lake Hawea.  I will try and get more photos up sometime soon