DAY TWO OF THE BIG MOVE

*YAWN*.... gotta get up fairly early again today.

I'm on babysitting duty while Stew, Steve and Bex head back to Auckland to bring more of their furniture and effects down here.

With any luck they will get it all today.

If not, they will just have to go back on Monday.

Griffin, who lives in Auckland now, is going to help them load up the trailer and cars too.  Yaa for a strong, healthy young man.  

I've got a few more happy snaps of our dinner last night:

ABOVE:  Our little Archer giving Aunty Amanda a hug (and Liam) ... this kid has come such a long way recently!

He used to be so SHY!  Would never talk to someone he didn't know really well.... can't say that now.  He's finally found his voice!

It's so lovely to see.

ABOVE: These two!  Crazies both of them.

When we lived in Auckland, Griffin had a friend who's name was Joshua.  He talked SO MUCH AND SO LOUD I renamed him JJ.  Short for Jabber Jaws.

I've decided to re-assign that name to this kid:

ABOVE:  Emily.  OGM that kid can talk, and talk, and talk.... !  Adorable kid though.  We love her very much.

ABOVE:  Shit lighting = shit photo.  But one for the record books.  One day I might be brave enough to try blue hair... like when I'm 80 or so.  😋😂😏

Right.  I better get up and see the travelers off after breakfast, then amuse the boys for the day.  

ONWARD...

*** Another freezing cold morning ***... and everyone has left for Auckland except me and the boys.

Brylee is heading over to Tauranga for a few days with our cousin Danielle.  She will have a nice break I'm sure.

ABOVE: I managed to hang a privacy curtain in my Studio this morning.

ABOVE:  They got hungry.... so fed themselves.  Such concentration required to put jam on their crumpet.  

I wonder how they are going up in Auckland?  I dare not ring or text to find out, as they are bound to be busy.

2.28 pm:  Stew arrived home with a car and trailer load at 1.30.  We unloaded everything, and just as we finished it started to rain!  So lucky.

Steve and Bex are about 2 hours away.  They loaded up then went over to the North Shore (far/north side of Auckland) to pick up some car parts and new tyres for Bex's car.  Given to them by a work mate of Steve's.  

Damn nice thing of him to do.  It has saved them hundreds of dollars.

Griffin was worth his weight in gold today, he helped with all the heavy lifting, so Stew didn't have to do too much up there.

ABOVE:  Then Griffin  helped with Bex's car too.  Thanks Dude.

4 pm:  Everyone is safely home.  We are not unloading Steve's van or Bex's car as there's no point.  They can take those loads straight over to the new house tomorrow, once they get the keys.

Time to relax and unwind before it all starts again tomorrow. OMG what a process.

I feel like we have literally just finished settling in here after our move... now this!  But so worth it to have them here, closer to family.

10.23 pm:  Everyone has gone to bed ages ago.  Physically exhausted.

So thankful that tomorrow, when we start taking everything over to the new house, we have quite a few helpers arriving.  I think we will get the bulk of it over there by the end of the day!

But for now, I too am heading off to bed.  Catch ya tomorrow.