Jonathan turns 10

As is the ongoing family tradition for turning ten - Jonathan had a significant birthday party. Along with fourteen friends he hit Laserstrike Petone for a full on afternoon. He chose to have an ice cream cake (which given the chaos of decorating was great for me) Then after Laserstrike five of his friends came home for a sleepover. They watched Get Smart on Nick's big screen with popcorn and chips. Then they actually slept until a reasonable hour of the morning before everyone headed home after a pancake breakfast.

Granddad's new car

We had a surprise visit from Dad in the middle of the carpet laying - he had bought and a new car in Auckland and stayed overnight on his way driving it back to Christchurch. It was pretty cool. He also bought along a tent for Jon which they had fun assembling.

Tash's birthday

Oh dear - I loaded this photo weeks ago with the plan of finishing the post later and then with my laptop out of commission haven't had a chance to do the text.

Tash decided to have her 25th birthday at Vintage. Her hair was done earlier that day to bring it back closer to blonde and she had altered her sixth form formal dress to a long skirt which looked fantastic.

There was a great blend of old and new friends and they pretty much had the place to themselves. This photo is one Jon took earlier in the night.