Saturday
Boxing Day is big around here. With no Thanksgiving (and thus no Black Friday), the day after Christmas is when retailers have all their big sales. It also marks the start of the busy time at The Mount. Craig and his extended family got together for a picnic at Kulim Park in Otumoetai, just across Pilot Bay. He was nice enough to invite us, so Sherry spent the morning baking biscuits (the American kind) and we took a tray of scratch-made mini ham biscuits.
You can take the girl out of the South, but...
Craig's family wasn't sure what to make of the ham biscuits, "Oh, look! Shortbread...with...ham?" But they tasted good and that was enough for the Kiwis. Barnaby had a couple of cousins at the picnic, and Ro had fun climbing trees, running around, and splashing in the water with the three older boys. We spent much of the afternoon chatting with Craig's mother Pat and her husband Keith. They had quite the spread, but our favorite treat was the mince pies.
Barnaby and his cousin cooling off
Barnaby found a hip bone, presumably from a sheep
Why does a boy climb a tree? Because it's there
That baby better not pee on my new scooter!
Lolly scramble!
Ro was too busy chewing candy to pose
After the picnic, we stopped by Rebel Sport to take advantage of their big Boxing Day sale, picking up some All Blacks and Rugby World Cup 2011 (which will be held in NZ) merchandise. Ro hit the pool at home with Barnaby, and we called our families back home on Skype (it was Christmas evening there). Then we enjoyed a leisurely dinner on our deck (fettuccine with a lamb rack for Mark). Ro passed out hard after a couple of bedtime stories, dreaming of all his Christmas presents he'll be playing with tomorrow.
Sunset over Pilot Bay from Mt Drury
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