George's newborn photoshoot

Here are some of my favourite pictures from George's newborn photoshoot.

Baby George

George Francis McLauchlan-Hillary has arrived and he is the cutest little thing!

He weighed in at 9lbs (75th percentile), was 55cm in length (between 91st and 98th percentile) and had a 37cm head (91st percentile). Therefore, he's a rather large boy! He was born 4 days before his due date by c section on Friday 11th August after being in an oblique position and me having too much fluid on board.

We think he looks like Bella although he has darker hair like Zach and Lucia thinks her feet are the same colour as George's. There's definitely a family resemblance between them all. We think he's the bees knees!

Bella is 8!

Oh my Bella is 8! We celebrated at Splashy painting pottery with her friends on Sunday 6th of August. On her actual birthday she had her cousin Mackenzie come over after school for a playdate and then we went out to a Japanese restaurant for dinner with Nanny.

Bella got lots of lovely presents including a 24 inch bike for her birthday and a pink ukulele.

Bella and Lucia both helped me make the cake for her party and Bella iced the mini cake for her playdate with Mackenzie.

Bella's First Holy Communion

On Sunday Bella did her First Holy Communion. She wore the dress that Nanny and I wore when we did our First Holy Communion. She chose to have the confirmation name Francis (of Assisi) and Nanny was her sponsor. Her cousin Alex and her friend Kaylee were also doing their First Holy Communion. Here are some of the pictures from the event.

 

Zach's Disco

Zach went to his first school disco on Wednesday. It was an under sea theme so he went as a police diver. He was wowed by the whole event but really liked it especially the chocolate and glow sticks. When he got home he tried to set up Bella's disco lamp to keep the party going. Here are some pictures of him with his friends: Blake, Bohdi and Sakith.

Our Trip to New Plymouth to see Gwen

In the weekend we went to New Plymouth to see Gwen. Bella and Zach were lucky enough to have Friday off school. We packed light and picked up Nanny on the way. We stayed at the Flamingo motel which had a spa and very cold outdoor pool.

We visited Gwen at the rest home, went for bush walk, visited St Jospeh's church and clock tower, caught up with the Hills, enjoyed the pools at the motel, dined out, and scootered along the coastal walkway. The time went very quickly.