Video Clip from Snow Trip

I had difficulty uploading video clips when I did my last blog but I have finally managed to upload one of them. Apologies for my shaky hands.

Snow Trip

It's been a year since our last trip to the snow. For those of you that read and remember the blog from then will know that Ryan was scared of the snow and stayed in the cafeteria the whole time. Well, I can tell you now that he was very different this year.

We told him quite early on that we will be going and as per last year, he was very excited so we did not know what to expect. We parked the car and as we were getting out, he got really upset and started to cry as the ground was really muddy. I thought to myself "oh oh". Ashley had to carry him to somewhere that was dry. He was ok after that and we got on the bus to get to the top of the mountain. He was so excited when we got to the top. We told him to wait for us in the cafeteria as we had to hire some gear but he was gone when we got back. He got my dad to take him out to the snow as he couldn't wait anymore!

When we found them, we asked if he wanted to try the sled but he didn't want anything to do with it. He was happy just playing with the snow. Ashley tried to put him on it but he got very upset. We thought we will take it slow... maybe he will try it next year. After all it only took a year before he stepped on the snow :)

We were playing with him after lunch with the sled sitting next to us and for some reason, he decided to go on it. I got up to pull him along. He looked like he was enjoying it so I asked if he would like to go down slope with us and he said yes. We went on it 3 times as he liked it but not so after the 3rd round. We tried to stop the sled with our feet and a lot of snow got splashed on his face. That really upset him. He decided no more but he went on it 2 more times before we left for the day but it was with my friend and I. He decided that dad was too rough :)

Here are some photos of him having fun.

I'm a big boy now

Yes, Ryan is a big boy now. He attended a birthday party all by himself.

Blaize, the birthday boy, is a classmate of Ryan and according to his mum, they have always been really close. I have only heard of his name through Ryan as his hours at Tinytown are a lot shorter.

Anyway, he doesn't go to Tinytown on Friday so his mum decided to have his party then. They invited Ryan and as it is still a working day for us, his mum offered to pick up Ryan from daycare and drop him back there after the party. Initially we were unsure of it but we thought it would be good for him as this will teach him to be independent. He tends to stick to us whenever we take him to a party and we would like to know how he is without us around. I spoke to Blaize's mum and she assured me that she will take good care of him.

We were told he was really excited when they picked him up that he got all his words jumbled up hehehe. The party was at Chipmunks which is an indoor playground. He cried not long after they got there as they were the first ones there and Blaize disappeared on him. His mum found him and told him that he was not to run off without Ryan. He was ok after that but he did cry a second time. It was when the chipmunk brought the cake out. That really scared him and Blaize's mum had to take him out of the room and gave him a cuddle. It was all good after and he even asked to go to their home on the way back to Tinytown. There were some minor hiccups but overall, I think he did have fun.

There are no photos to post as I wasn't there but Blaize's mum will try to get hold of some for me. I will post them if I do get them.

Bay of Islands

Wow! Has it been more than a month since I last posted on here?

Anyway, we just came back from spending a night in Paihia. Ryan was a real handful on this trip. He was being a real brat and was crying a lot. I guess a lot of kids are like that but it was meant to be a relaxing trip. Turned out it was more stressful than staying at home. Ok, I should really stop complaining on his blog.

It was a good thing that we left early on Saturday morning as today turned out to be a write off. We couldn't do anything as the sky was pouring the whole day. When we were on our way, Ryan asked where we were going and I said "Paihia". Then he asked "Are we eating pie there?". The way he said it was so innocent that we burst out laughing. Hahaha.

We went on the Mack Attack boat on Saturday. It's a speed boat that circles the whole of the Bay of Islands and lasted for slightly less than 2 hours. It was free for Ryan as he was under 5 and just as well, as Ryan was asleep within 5 minutes. He woke up for a little while but was asleep most of the trip. He was so excited to go on the boat but was very tired at the same time. He told me he had fun but I seriously doubt it as he got quite upset when the boat started to go really fast as the wind was hurting his eyes.

That was basically the only thing we did. We were planning on doing some other things but weather didn't allow any of it.

I have attached a couple of photos taken by Ryan. He kept asking for my camera and I couldn't say no, so I gave it to him to take a photo of a tree and water. Maybe I should look at getting him a real camera.

Enjoy the photos.