Cameron & Marie's Wedding

Hey team,
here are the photos from Brook's cousin's wedding yesterday. It went very well. Brook took the ceremony and we all had a great family time altogether. There are also a couple of photos from our Easter weekend up north. I spent time with Mary and Jono in a place called Mata Mata (near Hamilton) and Brook spoke at a youth Easter Camp in Rotorua. We met up in Tauranga for a glorious afternoon of sunshine and ice-creams!

Renovations, moving, Bilbo's last song and baby updates

Hey team,
here are some photos of what we have been up to lately. They include helping Mum & Dad pack up their house (they are moving this tuesday). Some last shots of Bilbo before he was put down, bless his little soul. He was a fighter, but was very sick at the end. We are currently renovating our spare room - stripped the wall paper and are going to paint it as we have a new boarder, Helen, moving in early April. Found out this week that we are having a girl! Am now 21 weeks pregnant - more than half-way finally!!
Hope everyone is doing well,
lots of love,
Brook and Katie

Bathroom renovations

Here are some before and after photos of our bathroom renovations. While I was with Sarah and Russell, Brook was helping to put in our new bathroom that he designed. He has done such a good job, he is such a treasure!

Some more photos from Katie's USA trip

Hey team,
sorry I have been very slack and haven't posted anything since mid-january. I have been home in beautiful NZ now for 3 weeks. Just thought I'd put a few more photos up from the rest of my time with Sarah & Russell. We went to a few "Kentucky attractions" like Fort Knox and Churchill Downs. We also enjoyed a few snow days (yay - no school for Sarah!)and of course enjoyed eating out quite often. I caught up with my second cousin, Tara and her son Phoenix again in LA during my 40 hour journey home which was cool. I will put another post up of the wonderful new bathroom that I came home to as well!

Katie in the states

Hey team,
sorry I haven't put any photos up yet, am already halfway through my trip!! Am having a great time with my sissy and brother-in-law. It has been so good to be a part of their world and meet all the people they talk about. It's also been cool to do things like trim sarah's hair tonight (because she refuses to get her hair cut in the states coz you HAVE to tip the hairdresser!!). We just got back on monday from visiting Russell's parents in Woodbridge, Virginia - which is about 30 minutes drive from Washington D.C. Was great to see them again. The weather of course is pretty cold here. Has been freezing the last couple of days and we are expecting snow tonight! But thank goodness they make houses properly in the states, so as long as you are inside, its fine. My wonderful hubby, who I miss very much, is currently working on our bathroom renovations - he is such sweetie:) Hope you are all doing well. Blessings, Katie