Aye fond kiss

Heading into a new year we tend to reflect on the year just lived and pick out our highlights. Currently I am listening to the radio as they are discussing the sporting achievements of New Zealanders over the past year. I think it is really nice to pick out the bits that excited, inspired and entertained. So, obviously I am going to do a quick dance through our year and consider a handful of highlights. This list is limited very much to our tiny household world and not the rest of the world....just because it is all a bit huge and overwhelming (plus a bunch of totally random photos I haven't shared before, in no particular order)

January

All about beaches and birthdays (Taylors Mistake and Frank's 70th)February
Oh, birthdays and beaches (Olivia's 5th and Farewell Spit)

March
Starting school and seeing Jasmine and Marie-AnneApril

Birthdays (my mother's 70th at Moeraki), travel to the Gold Coast to see Jonty's dad with Jasmine. Theme parks and roller coasters - weeeeeeeeeMay

A wedding (Clare and Phil) and a new baby (Georgie - we love her)June
Birthday (mine) and travel (Auckland) and shopping (Auckland) July - Glaciers

August
Upholstery and the Olympics ( a good winter time tonic)September
BIG month! Australian work trip (fantastic), family wedding and Jonty's birthday October

Spring and re awakening

November

Auckland for work (and friend, Karen) and piano recital (Nicholas)

December

Christmas, thankfulness and summer sun

Overall not an earth shatteringly fantastic list but a year of lovely things balanced with life as usual. I wonder what 2009 will bring. Best love and happiness to all.