Sunday Afternoon Bushwalk through the Waitakeres

On Sunday I didn't feel well. After a big & fun saturday at Jordy's party (Aunty Nae's blog about it here), I came home feeling seedy with a headache.

So my wonderful husband, the capable father of my children went off to church with all 3 kiddies in tow so I could sleep in and convalesce at home in peace.

By the time the afternoon came around I was still lazing on the couch while he went to a church meeting and the girls were sleeping/watching a movie. I couldn't think of anything to make for dinner but I'd put some potatoes in the oven. That's as far as my effort and energy stretched.

By the time we went to bed last night, we'd had 4 angels from our ward come over to see how I was and drop off food.....yes that's right.....4! Each time there was a knock on the door I couldn't believe it. And that was after getting a delicious pudding dropped off last sunday. I think it's fair to say that people 'observe and serve' in our ward. What an example!!!!

By the time 4:30pm came around, we decided to take an easy going  stroll through the Waitakere Ranges. We've almost lived here for 2 years, 15 minutes away from well known hiking tracks and we've never been. I'm so glad we went on an adventure with our children. It did me good to be out in the fresh air and they loved it (for most of the time....just a little bit of whinging from Faith about being tired and hungry!)

Seffy thought he was the man up in his big seat, taller than everyone else!

We had turns being the leader which the girls loved.

It was a totally new experience for the kids and they had wide eyes open the whole time. There were so many things to talk about, bridges, rivers, trees, birds, pests, survival in the bush...

Ella thought the shoe cleaning brushes were really fun

'Mum can I have these special things on my next birthday cake?' That's seriously what she came up and asked me while holding this little pile of rocks

And we came home to this for dinner, provided by 2 lovely sisters in our ward. 5 loaves of bread and 3 boxes of chocolate/coconut rice crackers were dropped off later!

Ella wanted this to be her dinner.....nice try my love!