This weekend we had a visit from the lovely Ware family and the boys were so excited to see "Charlie and Robert" again, they spent all day Saturday asking when they were coming. They arrived at dinner time on St Patricks night and the boys all ran around the house like crazy idiots! We had a big roast dinner and then once the boys were asleep celebrated St Paddy's day in true Irish style and drank the house dry.......it was a lot of fun. The next morning was really wet and stormy so we all headed off to Te Papa (but forgot it was Day Light Savings time and had to go for a coffee to wait for it to open an hour later!). We had a great morning in the museum and when we came out it was suddenly hot and sunny again. We headed off for lunch on the waterfront in the place that some of you know as Kaz and Paul's wedding reception restaurant and the boys were especially happy with the icereams for desert. When we came out we had a great run on the beach where all the (younger) boys stripped off and had a paddle and a good run around on the sand. We then headed up Mt Victoria to the lookout so they could see all of Wellington in it's glory in the sunshine before heading home where the boys played so nicely and we had a lovely afternoon.

Adrian and Richard headed off that night for a beer in town and to bring back some curry from Great India (some of you will remember that place!) and needless to say our curry was a little late getting back! I headed off to bed but all the others including Olga and her friend Carmen managed another good night with lots of singing by Olga and Carmen and Richard and lots of raucous laughter.

The boys were so sad to say goodbye to Charlie and Robert on Monday morning as they headed off to the ferry and have been talking about them ever since. Thanks heaps to the Wares for a fabulous visit and raising such fabulously patient boys!