My new tractor

I got a new tractor and Dad is not allowed near it! I love steering it and playing with the levers. Mum says I'll be allowed to play with it in the sandpit when I'm bigger, but I'm not big enough yet.

Cousin Charlie

This weekend, my cousin Charlie came to visit me. He is 10 weeks old now and smiling at me lots. His Mum, Dad, Grandma and Grandpa also came down and we had a fun weekend.

Holiday with Granny and Pa

On Saturday we drove all the way up to Christchurch and then flew to Wellington on a big plane. We then had to drive another 4.5 hours to get to Granny and Pa's house in the Hawkes Bay. The whole trip took us 11 hours but I was such a good girl and had some naps in the car. Granny and Pa were so pleased to see me and said that I was a big girl now :)

On Sunday, Aunty Bel and Uncle Rog came over for lunch with cousins Ella and Libby. We had great fun playing in the bath together.

On Monday, Dad had to work in the woolshed, crutching sheep and lambs. Mum and I helped some of the time between my naps. In the afternoon, Granny took me for a nice long walk in the buggy.

And then on Tuesday, all too soon, it was time to leave. I was really tired by the time we got on the plane but luckily I fell asleep on Mum for some of the time. I had a good holiday in the North Island :)

I can crawl!

After lots of encouragement from Nana, Grandad, Mum and Dad and a strict strength and conditioning programme from Uncle Ryan, I can now crawl! I love to chase Meisha the cat around and pull her fur. Luckily she is very patient and doesn't bite me.

Dad burns tractor down

Dad isn't very happy today :( He was taking Grandad's tractor up to the other farm when he saw smoke coming out if it. He tried to stop it but it burst into flames. Nana and Uncle Ryan raced down the road to where he was with a fire extinguisher but that still wouldn't put it out and it burned it all down. Poor Dad was upset but it wasn't his fault because some naughty birds had got into the motor and built their nest in there.

My friend Dayna

My friend Dayna came up to visit me for a few days. He had to stay longer because the winds were so strong he couldn't drive back home to Invercargill. He helped catch heaps of whitebait while he was here too.

Bye Bye Nelson

This week we packed up all of our stuff and put it on a big truck. It is going up to the North Island but we are going to stay with Nana and Grandad down on the farm for awhile. On Monday I went and said goodbye to all my friends in our coffee group. I will miss them lots.
Nana and Grandad arrived up on Monday night, thankfully to help Mum and Dad with all the packing and cleaning up of our house. It was just as well they came up because Dad broke his hand on Saturday in his last game of rugby for the season.
On Wednesday the big truck arrived, but 3 hours after it was supposed to and Mum was getting annoyed. It was also one of the wettest days we'd had in Nelson, so everyone got a bit wet loading the truck.
Once that was all done, Nana, Mum and I got in our truck and drove down to Hanmer while Grandad and Dad brought our car. We stayed in Hanmer that night which was lovely.
On Thursday we caught up with our friends Sarah, Emma and Harry. Harry was only a few weeks old when we met him. And then it was the long trip back down to the farm. I was getting really tired and grumpy by that stage and let Mum and Dad know! I yelled & screamed for the last hour and a half, despite stopping several times and getting cuddles from Mum and Dad. I had just had enough!
But now I'm great and loving being back on the farm, helping like a real cow girl.