yet more news

No pictures to go with this one sorry. But along with everything else that has been happening latley we thought we should also inform you that we are pregnant. Yeah it was a huge shock and a few tears were shed, but God has everything under his control. My due date is April 16th 09

Goodbye to good times

Well the Family Farm has been SOLD, its has been in the family for about 65 years maybe. Dad grew up here, got married and had a family on this farm and in just a week it will no longer be ours. So we took the kids up for one last play and ride over the farm. It is a time a huge change and excitement yet a deep sorrow as time draws near to move on.

So hear is some pictures of our last farm adventure.Jeff with our kids and Kyuss ( my sister Aimees son)

Our cute kids

Jeff and Caleb on the 4 wheeler

The yards and overlooking some of the property

Our Cow and calves

Kids in pops car, they got cold on the motorbike

The house and farm from fort Hill

Views over to the Kaimais

Me and the kids with the windblown affect

Jeff, Hayley, Pop and Kyuss, Caleb is standing at my feet

Our New House

Hi there well here are a few pictures of our new place. We have brought a large 5 bedroom or 4 bed plus office, with the help of my folks. We were in need of a new place as our old place which we were renting was too damp and was making Hayley sick. We thought about renting somewhere nice but, the rent amount per week was the same as paying off a mortgage so we decided that buying would be the better way to go. I will get outside today and take some outside pictures as well.

Our Room, also with ensuite and walk in wardrobe

Living area

Kitchen and yeah its huge

Calebs room

Hayleys Room

Kids bathroom

Lounge

Lounge other end

So much has happened

Me in front of the Banff Spring Hotel

Jeff and I at Lake Louise

Lake Moraine

View out the air plane window when flying into Canada

Blondie the Banff National Park Grizzley Bear

Banff

Lake Minnawanka Banff

Cardnial Canada State Bird

Jeff riding a segway at the Edmonton Mall

Black bear on the side of the road

Peyto Lake


Just a few pictures to satisfy you for now will write a bit more later, but Jeff has gone out with the kids so i have so time to myself so I am going to make the most of it and write some more on this later.

Winter has arrived

Jeff and Mark kayaking at Paihia Haruru Falls


Sailing at Paihia
sledding on sand dunes, Cape Reianga
Caleb and Mark at top of Sand Dune







Wow its been a while since I have added to this so sorry about that.
We had a great time having Jeff's parents Gene and Linnea us with for a month and Mark and Kristy for 2 weeks. We did lots of traveling, and had a blast.
Since then we have had loads of rain and winter has set in, and once again we are asking ourselves what are we doing still living in this ice box of a house. for the past 2 winters we have said never again are we going to be in this house for another winter and yet here we are. It is a great big house and perfect the rest of the year but it is just not suitable for the winter, and since it has got cold the kids have been sick, so making it even more miserable. In the morning the kids put on there super warm robes, and slippers and jump onto the couch and cover themselves with more blankets and refuse to get changed till midday, so they don't get cold.

Two - three weeks ago Hayley was using her rocking moose to climb onto the chair I was on, well she didn't quite make it and instead hit her head on the window sill, giving her a nasty gash to the head. So we made a trip to work to have it fixed. It needed stitching, but Hayley put on such a performance that all we could do was glue , strip it and hope for the best. Well Hayley being Hayley it didn't take long for her to knock it again and again. Thus making it split more and continue to bleed. So now 2.5 weeks on when it should be healing nicely, and barely visable, it still looks huge and nasty, but at least it is healing now.

As for Jeff and I we leave for Canada on May 28th so not long at all now. We are traveling over with friends for a wedding, then we are going to travel thru Banff, Lake Louise, Jasper, Edmonton and back to Calgary. From there Jeff and I are going to make a speedy trip to the states, for some shopping and good buys. We are hoping to get to Seattle but depends on how much time we have. So we are very excited about this venture if only it would stop snowing in Banff that would be a huge help as we are camping.

So yeah life has been busy with work, checking out schools for Caleb, trying to stop Hayley hitting her head and preparing for Canada.
I will try and update again before out adventure

Cheers
Hassmans in NZ

Cuddles on the bed, both kids are very cuddly in the morning

Hayley all kitted out in her beads and glasses, making me some lunch


Grandpa reading to Hayley

Hayley with her signature grin sitting with Grandma.

Grandma reading to Caleb, the kids love their stories.

Caleb painting the house ( box) using the paints and brushes and containers that we brought the kids courtesy of Paul Hassman


Hayley painting the house (box)