Merry Christmas Part 2

Hey again.....

Merry Xmas is just about over.... all that build-up and now everyone is fatter than Santa and drunk as a sunk....
We have had a great day - spending lunch time at Wayne & Vicki's place.... what a mean as feed!!!!!...
We got spoilt with the presents we received, and Thia got exhausted opening her MANY MANY presents....
Thank you to all..
Just as Santa is buggered for the year, so are we.... as sad as it is, this is probably the last blog we will be writing for a while....but be guaranteed, there will be many many more to come in the future as this has turned into a diary of Thia's and our lifes....

Merry Xmas & happy new year.... love to you all!!!!!.....

P.S. if you get the urge - take a look at a years worth of blog...

So far - This is our pick of them all..... http://the-mantles.blogspot.com/2007/03/may-5-2007-time-to-get-to-know-our.html

The Best comedy was...... http://the-mantles.blogspot.com/2007/02/she-has-arrived.html by far....



Good morning Thia - this was Thia's first present from Mum & Dad... it was a LeapPad, slight technical with with another book that runs off it... Dont you love Boxing Day returns!!!! hehehehe....





Thia with Aaron opening up....









A cool as toy train.... (thanks Santa!!)







With Dad opening up another present (this was a ball popper thing)... she loves it...










Madison & Sophie making one hell of a mess (but it is worth it to see the look on their faces!!!!)

The face of a buggered day opening presents and trying to figure out what all the fuss is about!!!!... This is Thia's personal driving wheel (very cool)

Merry Christmas Part 1

Hey there you all out there....
'We wish you a merry Christmas!!!!!' from the bottom of our hearts.... Be sure to have a great safe Christmas and don't eat to much (but drink plenty - hehehehehe)....
Well - since having Thia we have now had two Christmas' and into our third very soon (i.e. Today at Wayne & Vicki's)....
The first was in Hawera in the weekend with the Mantle's (thanks for the pressy's and thanks to Karen and Alan for having it at their place) and the other was at the Ty, Eli's and Jaya's last night...
Have a look at the pics... Have fun - and be good.... hopefully another blog will be up later tonight with the goings on from today....

P.S. Thia can now push a walking trolley up and down the lounge all by herself... So cute... stay tuned....

Going to get Thia now....see ya















Thia is now into everything.... We have to Thia proof the house now!!!!



















Blake with Grant on the beers















Nana and Thia














Nana playing with the Reeve and Thia














The Mantles on the booze














Thia trying to sneak a peek














Thia's first xmas present














Another one from Karen















It was a bubble blower - heaps of bubbles














The grand parents with Blake















Pool mates
















In the drink while Mum and Dad are on it














First swim
















Madison got Thia to sleep

Thia all Elf'ed up

Hey there how about looking at Thia doing an Xmas dance.... click on the picture and it will show you what she has been upto...


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Grabaseat - Nah Grabaplane!!!!!!!

UPDATE: ALL TICKETS ON THE PLANE HAVE GONE.... JUST GOTTA WAIT AND SEE IF WE WIN - THANKS!!!

Ok - if you live in NZ you have no doubt heard about the Air NZ Grabaseat - well now there is 'Grabaplane'....

YES!!!! - Air NZ are giving away a plane that sits 40 people (plus the pilots of cause - hehehehe).... We have made up a plane ride from Palmy to Christchurch and back on the same day....

We would love to spend sometime with you, so click the link below and who knows we could be boarding a plane on Jan 26 2008 with you...

Forward this to anyone you think might want to come with us if we won...

Go on.... Click the link (Please!!!!!)

The weekend that was.... Happy B'day Poppa!!!!

Hi de hi campers....

Whoa - what a weekend.... we are all recovering and wishing the weekend was longer.... way longer....
The Mantles had a great weekend, with Poppa / Dad / Kim 's birthday weekend...
The weekend for us went something like this.... with the pics and details that we promised attached...

OH yeah - big congrats to Paula and Brett for getting engaged - Congrats from all the Family....

P.S. Our friend Jason has brought an ice cream truck and I've got the mission of finding some music... If you know of a tune please add a comment - Thanks




Thia and cousin Georgia at the Children Centres Christmas party... (Thia is the one in the green - she was a cute Elf)...




Thia (I mean Elf) was on the receiving end of gift giving today....

Take a look (press play) at Thia first Santa gift... As always - the paper is the enjoyable part.... hehehehe



Thia was up early Saturday morning and around at the motel that the Hawera clan stayed at...





Alan & Blake chilling out... ready to



Get on the train.... or we will be late!!!!


Nana & Poppa on babysitting duty (Thia and Blake - Reeve is up and down the aisle somewhere - hehehehehe)



Blake with his Uncle



Poppa celebrating his age with a beer (look at the previous blog for the final result of many more beers later - hehehehehe)

One of the viaduct views from the observation deck of the train.... the Rangitikei river is running below.





Snow on the mountain still... this is from the....






which is right here


Another viaduct on the trip...



This baby was also found in the box... SUPRISE!!!!


Poppa opening his birthday present... it was a watch... very cool.. HAPPY BIRTHDAY POPPA!!!!



He was also given a mouse pad - it has his long lost best friend 'Khan' on it... He was pretty emotional about this... A very touching moment.....
Speaking of touching..... Blake and Thia...




Can you see these two are going to be trouble together in a couple of months! (look out Mums & Dads!!!)




It's started already!!!



Friends for life...




On Sunday we went bowling.... nice action shot of Poppa getting a strike....







Karen talking to the ball on its way down there....



Alan is the opposite - the ball is down there to fast to talk to it....




Someone tell Nana it's not marble rolling...


Poppa playing his shot (press play)... see the leg twitch when the ball hits....



Thia wants a go at bowling....