Art Deco Summer

So for this year Tamas birthday fell on Art Deco day. For those of you not in New Zealand i will explain a little bit about the day. In 1931 New Zealand suffered it's biggest earthquake (since christchurch that may have changed?) centered in the Hawkes Bay, Napier. 256 people were killed and nearlly all the buildings in the central city of Hastings and Napier were destroyed. A massive rebuild began and due to the style of the time, art deco, Napier boasts the mosts art deco building in the world!!!

Many people travel to Napier from all over the world to visit this historic city.

Each year Napier holds art deco weekend. Remembering the tradegy the earthquake brought, and celebrates the rebuild of this beautfiul city.

Thousands of people gather for the weekend and everyone dresses up and has the best time ever. Marching bands old style music and dancing, cars, planes, steam engines, and of course the clothes.

So a group of us headed up for lunch, dressed in style and joined the crowds.

My family, thanks my charming nearlly 16 year old :) 

It was such a great day and we will do it all again next year, woohoo!!!

Instagram in Thailand

Thought i would pop on some pics of Tamas time in Thailand. It was such a great experience for him and the rest of the team. A whole different country and investing into a village.

Don't ya just love instagram!!!

This is one of the kids with the softies our Youth designed and made at easterfest.

Koro Tama

Well Tama has become a Koro (granddad) for the first time!!! kind of.... One of the boys he has worked with for the last 6 years has had a wee baby girl. It's very cool.

So I decided a quilt was on the cards!!!! I made another rag quilt. I really love how quickly these babies come together. By babies i mean the quilt not the actual baby :) I had already cut the fabric out a couple of weeks before so all I had to do was sew it up.

It only took a few hours and I am really pleased with the results. This time i decided to do the same fabric on the back. But... since it is pink and white stripes I alternated each square so one way the stripes go up and down and the next across.

I also sewed a new duvet cover today!!!! will have to wait for the pics tho :)

The back of the quilt

Almost a month!!!!!!!!!

So it's been almost a month since my last post!!!! 

We have been super busy with life. Me writing assignments, kids on school camp and Tama heading off to Thailand!!!! check out the blog to find out what he and the others he went with are up too, it's pretty exciting.  

He also got himself a new toy!!! an iphone, and after playing on it i am officially hooked. Thanks to me downloading instagram, hence the pics below, enjoy :)

My handsome husband and now intrepid traveller

Birthday party time, 9 year old yeehhaaawww

A cool shot out the church office window, just cause i could :)

Me and my baby

Me and instagram, my new love (yes yes i realise i am a bit behind the 8 ball this has been round for a while :)

                                         

                                                            Peace out, mim