Thanks to the modern age of time-stamped photos and a look at our trusty wall calendar, I can give you some idea of what our March 2011 was like five months down the track!

Wedding

My sister was married in late March, and we all had a lovely day at the Oamaru wedding and Moeraki Boulders reception. The kids all looked gorgeous, and Ada and the groom’s almost identical niece were picture-perfect flower girls.

Circus

Ada and I went on a date to the Circus Aotearoa. I hope Ada enjoyed herself, but I know I LOVED it! We so much on television these days that it’s easy to be underwhelmed when you see stunts performed in real life, but after the first ten minutes I was completely engrossed in what these real people were doing right before my eyes.

The highlight for Ada was definitely getting a balloon animal (a dog) at the end, with the candy floss at the beginning coming a close second.

Horse-Riding

A retired teacher that my mum knows takes children out for horse experiences (i.e. riding plus learning about grooming etc.), so Nana and Linus went and did this one morning in March. Linus had a great time, and even stood on the horse’s back!

Odds and Ends

The photos also remind me:

• I made popcorn for the first time.
• I got the girls “mopping” the kitchen by tying rags to their knees.
• The kids got heavily into Minecraft, which included making Duplo zombies (aka “creepers”) and making zombie masks.