In the Pub Again

A pie and a pint at the Hororata Inn. A famous kiwi pub. 

A Drive in the Country

It was a beautifull winters day, so we took the little guy for a drive to Hororata. The mountains looked great in their winter coat. 

First Trip to the Pub

Took the wee fella for a trip to the Brewers Arms. 

Weigh in

This is Liz, Tracy's wonderful mid-wife. She came round to give the wee man a WOF and weigh him. He looked so cute wrapped up in a towel with his feet dangling out as if a stork had just delivered him.

Bath Time Again

Bathtime is lots of fun so everone wants to muscle in. This was Garandma K's turn but mum and dad couldn't resist helping. 

Lack of Sleep

Wee James is keeping Mum and Dad awake till the early hours with his amazing ability to fight off sleep. So I have had plenty of time to flesh out this blog. I have added lots of pictures to January 2005 which features the Milford Track, known as the 'Best Walk in the World'.

I also posted pictures from August 2005 when my sister Sarah came to visit. There are also lots more photos from September 2005 when we bought a 4WD and took it on a tour of the South Island. We climbed on the Franz Josef glacier and drove the rather scary road through Skippers canyon.

See the archives (on the right) for links to the appropriate dates.

Sandra and James

Taken at Richard and Sian's wedding.

Grandma and Grandson

 

Clockwise: Dot, Dan, Islay, Baby James, Erin, Tracy, James and Sandra. 

A cuddle from Grandma

 

Hey Dan Carter, that's my black jersey you're wearing!

A Good Set of Lungs

 

Bath Time

 

Smile

 

Bedtime Story

 

Proud Grandad

 

My Family

I'm a Dad

James Philip Hart, born 4.34 this afternoon. Lost for words...

What's in a name?

Ask a kiwi how they're doing, and the chances are they will reply 'Box of birds, mate!'. It means I'm OK, life is good.

I have added quite a few of our old photographs. They go back a couple of years, so please check out the archives.

First blog...

Well, never tried this before. Just wanted somewhere to post pictures really. Lets see what we can do...

(the 'earlier' posts have been post-dated to reflect the day that the picture was taken).

Tracy relaxing in a big gum tree.

Taken in the botanic gardens. This is Tracy's favourite tree (she is a tree hugger) Baby is due on Tuesday so she could use a sit down.. 

Castle Hill Station

We had a big dump of snow, all down the east coast of the south island. This was taken two weeks later! 

Pororari River

Took advantage of the long weekend to have a last holiday with just the two of us. This is one of our favourite spots in New Zealand. We just sat on a park bench and listened to the rain falling. 

When the baby made an escape attempt at 35 weeks, Tracy had an unscheduled scan. The good news was that it was one of the new 3D scanners. Much better than the normal snow-storm scans. 

Seagulls, Akaroa Harbour

Serap Cooling Off

 

Picnic at Flea Bay

In the afternoon we had a very nice picnic at Flea Bay. The drive was even scarier than the one to the old lighthouse but the beach is beautiful. Access is by 4WD only and it is so remote that you can be sure of peace and quiet. The cheese and wine came from the very fine cheese factory at Barry's Bay. 

Serap, Mum and Tracy, Akaroa

We had a visit from Serap Tilav, an old friend from my time in Antarctica. We took her and my Mum out to Akaroa. Then we drove up to the location of the old light house, high above the sea at the entrance to the harbour. The road is steep and my Mum found it quite scary. I think the view across the Tasman sea was worth it though.