He had to get something done in Rangiora - so after that was done we stopped at the park that the children have had quick plays at before. We have always been on our way somewhere, so it was nice today to just take our time.
Hannah told us she had "made a new friend" as she spent quite a bit of time playing with two younger girls who were there with their mother. It's lovely to see her chatting away with such confidence.
Then we stopped in at the Wharehouse (while our Pizza order was getting made) so we could get Asher a pair of shoes. Can you believe she doesn't have any shoes. Just one pair of Gumboots which look a bit funny when worn to church. :-) So at least she has a nice pair of purple shoes now.
So after picking up our pizza we started on our way home, going via Woodend so that we could stop at another park - one we have driven past hundreds of times but never stopped at.
It was pizza in the park for lunch and then as soon as the children were done they headed over to the play area. I loved how confident Asher was to head off on her own. She knew were her siblings were and was happy to just head off to join them. :-)
Hezekiah took Dad and Hannah for a "ride" in the toy train.
Then a play on this before heading off to our next stop - the beach.
I hadn't been to this beach before but Brendon had come with the girls to get sand-pit sand a year ago. It was a longer walk to the water - but worth it.
Always a good opportunity to get a family photo. :-)
So much fun.
And so beautiful.
Asher enjoyed the waves so much and kept heading back, wanting to go further in.
Hezekiah was a bit more nervous but did enjoy throwing stones in (below).
It was beautiful and so much fun. We will try make an effort to get down here more regularly. Hopefully if the weather is good we can get down for another visit next week.
Thank you Lord for the beauty of your wonderful creation.
We eventually headed up to dry sand to allow our feet to warm up although Asher was not happy with leaving the water. She was quickly distracted by the lovely soft sand though - and had so much fun while the older four did some "treasure hunting".
Ruth's special treasure was a starfish. Hannah also found a lovely shell (I forgot to take a photo but we did bring it home).
Asher had seen Hezekiah with a stick in his hand for most of the time - so she decided there must be something fun about it. :-)
This makes me think of "How to Train your Dragon" when the dragon draws in the sand with a big stick. :-)
Below: There was a lot of beautiful driftwood. The girls spotten a really long one that they wanted for a flagpole (and thankfully fitted right down the middle of the van - over the top of the seats). We thought of how we could use a few pieces in the garden too - so the girls collected a few. They diligently carried them for the long walk back to the car. This is one of my favourite photos from the day. Just look at that stunning blue sky and that lovely soft sand. Not to mention those wonderful people. We all had a great day.
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