We tinkled the ivories. We are expecting a call from the folks at Carnegie Hall any day now.

We watched movies and shared 'pirate booty' - a slightly gross healthy kiddie snack that could possible pass as popcorn. Okay, it wont pass the 'tastes just like popcorn' test, but don't rain on our parade...we both enjoy it!

hmmm...somehow I think I got the raw deal here! Okay, so Rhys is older but I'm not quite sure why he gets the motorized version and I get the 'Daddyhorsepower' model. It was fun to hang out with my cousin. He is a blast!

At last we arrived in WV! I got to see Nana Pam and David and Grandma too! There are five generations of Hoppes on the sofa...Daddy says there is really only four but I like to include 'Ollie'. Nana has an awesome little red roadster car that I love! I'm going to be the next big thing in the racing world. Check out my confidence...#1!! Grandma is going to be my pitman!

On the drive down we stopped at Auntie Susie's house in Ohio...she has a pool! We all went for a swim...I LOVED it! I didnt want to get out but we had to get back on the road. We also stopped for ice cream at a farm in Indiana...I should have brought my gumboots!

There is a legend in New Zealand, a fair dinkum kiwi farmer called 'Fred Dag', this is my tribute to a classic man and his love for gumboots.

I'm pretending that the cows need to be brought in from the back paddock and milked! Mummy said Nana Rosemary would enjoy this picture, because Mummy's favorite thing to wear was her gumboots too...and nothing else!

Last week we drove to West Virginia, we went to see Poppy and De-de, they had a big party to celebrate Poppy retiring AND getting married! Mummy and Daddy decided to drive...it was 1000 miles, about 16 hours in the car...EACH WAY! We decided to take Daddy's car, it's much more comfortable.

Mummy asked me to help pack. she picked out some cute clothes for me to take, I decided I am big enough to choose my own shoes. Apparently Mummy doesnt think I am. I thought my buzzy bee gumboots were quite lovely with my white dress.