Today we survived our very first day of house-sitting all by ourselves. I just love this gorgeous property - no noise, no neighbours, no need to be anywhere, happy children. Just wish we could have Nernie here and it would be perfect. After only ever knowing life in our townhouse, the kids finally have a playhouse, trampoline, swings and a sandpit to occupy them, and Grace has barely been in the house all day.
This afternoon it was so warm that I put the sprinkler on the lawn and let the kids have a splash.
When we first arrived in NZ, we were driving down to Faye's from Christchurch when Grace started yelling at us to stop. Thinking something was wrong, we were relieved to discover that she had actually only spotted a sprinkler going in someone's yard. Growing up in Queanbeyan with water restrictions, our children have never known the joy of running through a sprinkler. They had their first introduction at Grandma's, but Charlie was a bit unsure. This time, however, he loved it, and even I had a go.
Only thing was, the water comes from a bore, and by God it was freezing.
Obviously I need to toughen up.
