Lili is FOUR

Yesterday we celebrated Lili's forth birthday. When I asked her to think about what she might like as a gift she told me not to worry about it because she had everything she needed. Bless her heart. However we did get her a few little things. We don't do lots of gifts anyway, instead we spend money on doing something fun and creating memories together instead.

Lili wanted to go to the hot springs again for her birthday but we had just been a couple of months ago and it was going to be quite warm so we chose to go to the Enchanted Garden and Maze. It was a 90 min drive out of the city. The kids really enjoyed themselves but I think we would have all enjoyed it more if we had all had a proper sleep the night before. Everyone was super tired. The kids loved going down the tube slides the best.

After we had been at the park we drove down to the beach. Lili and Ammon were asleep so I stayed in the car with them while Aarahi and Auron went down for the first swim of Summer. It was a beautiful 25 degrees. In a few month or so that kind of weather will be cause for putting a jacket on but for now its hot enough for swimming! Lili and Ammon woke up after an hour or so and joined in the swimming. The water was beautiful and crystal clear but freeeezing. Kids don't care about cold water though.

We ended the day with fish and chips and a walk along the pier. A lady then rang Aarahi to tell him they had picked up one of our bags we had left in the carpark. It had EVERYTHING in it. My phone, ipad, wallet, camera and passport. My phone only had like 3% battery left on it so they luckily were able to get Aarahi's number and call. What a blessing that was. There are still good people out there! We got home just before 9pm a full 13 hours after we left.