January 2009 - Avery's Birthday, Mimi's Visit, Moeraki, Gregg's Birthday, and in early February Stewart Island Wow, just when we thought our lives would slow down and we would get settled into our new house, summer and relaxing... First, Avery's birthday, Jan 20 included 10 boys, a movie, water activies at our house on our homemade waterslide and the new trampoline, 5 boys overnight with S'mores and movies... Jan 24 was spent doing the very Kiwi summer thing of lake boating, skiing, knee boarding and hanging out at Lake Opahi. On Jan 25 we drove to Christchurch for one last birthday outing for Avery - the QEII pool and indoor water park. Then off to the airport to collect Mimi. Jan 26 we took Mimi to our favorite stretch of the coast to see the Moeraki
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