Our Trip to Auckland

~A little over a week ago Dad took Emmaline, Nicolea, Felicity, and me (Jillian) up to Auckland to the New Zealand National Maritime Museum, because it is free for all people living in our county this month. This was our first family outing since we came into the country of New Zealand. We all enjoyed it tons even though we had to do it in three shifts as we only have a five passenger car we are renting!!! The day before Dad took us he took Matthew, Ezra, Mercy, and Malachi, and and Mom will take Linda, and Alicia soon Lord willing. We had a great time on our trip up there, it was SO much fun to get out for the day and do sight seeing. I am going to put up the pictures of the city and harbour. I will post pictures from the New Zealand National Maritime Museum later as there is a lot of them!

Overlooking Auckland

The Sky Tower

The bay

A nice boat in the Harbour

The other side of the bay

Containers staked in the harbour

Cranes for loading the ships with containers. There is a ship on the left side of the cranes if you can make it out. It was pretty neat watching them load the ship.

Five Weeks Old

Linda is over five weeks old now, WOW. We have all been enjoying her so much. She is so small. Alicia loves to call her Little One and Miss Linda, she loves her little sister! There is never a time she has to go unheld execpt when Mom says she needs a rest!!! She is starting to give us smiles and trying to talk. Here are a bunch of pictures of our cutie.

At Birth

Alicia and Linda the day Linda was born.

Look at Alicia's lips!!! SO CUTE!

At 1 week in a dress Emmaline made for her.

At 2 weeks in an outfit that Jillian also wore, she is almost to big for it.

At 3 weeks old in Mercy's arms

Look at that head of hair!

At 4 weeks old

At 5 weeks old

Cookies

Last saturday I decided that I would make some cut-out-cookies as it had been a long time since we had made any.  Of coarse, as soon as everyone found out; I had all the help I could have ever wanted! I had a blast helping all the kids.  Everyone helped (except Linda) and then came the best part, eating them!  Here's a bunch of pictures.  Sorry no pictures of the boys, some how they got missed, oh well.

A full kitchen

Alicia cutting out cookies. 

She had a huge grin on almost the whole time she was cuting out!

Nicolea flatening the dough.

Mercy helping

Emmaline made the frosting.  She did a great job.

She made Vinilla, Chocolate, Oarge Mango, and Almond.

TT "frostining"

Alicia "frostining"

Over Looking Pukekohe

We live in the town of Pukekohe about 45 minutes from Auckland, and from the Pacific Ocean on the east, and the Tasman Sea on the west. Our town is not big at all but is big enough to have all the stores and things we need. Here are some pictures over looking some parts of our town. (I am going to post some more pictures of down in the town but I have not gotten around to taking some more pictures down there.)

Over looking Pukekohe

Farm land around us.