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Getting the hang of things!

19 July 2008
Michelle Nordlorh ()

I'm finally getting the hang of being a mommy!
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We are on the move!

7 July 2008
Michelle Nordlorh ()

My daughter and I are on the move!
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Flying high

19 June 2008
Melua Watson ()

Flying to Wellington in one of those tiny little relics I wished that, for just one hour, Meg was a tiny baby again.
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The Event

6 June 2008
Craig Purnell ()

Flippin Heck. The waters have broken. Finally……three days late and I bet my Dad it would happen early. Still let us not worry about 50 pence. The contractions have started and its time to roll.
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The New Arrival

20 May 2008
Craig Purnell ()

Nothing can beat the amazing feeling of that new, special something that comes into your life and changes it forever.
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Toddler travel terror

6 May 2008
Melua Watson ()

Meg’s an energetic kid so it was with trepidation that we loaded the car for the six hour drive to Auckland for another wedding.
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Gisborne – land of the fit

22 April 2008
Melua Watson ()

Ta-daa! We are in Gisborne. Home to brilliant beaches, dripping fruit trees and the world's shortest river - which, fortuitously, is just over the road.
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1st Entry

16 April 2008
Campbell Smith ()

I have 4 children under the age of 6 and am married to the wonderful Brigitte
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Packing up and moving on

9 April 2008
Melua Watson ()

We’re moving cities and despite best efforts to live a streamlined life there’s a formidable mountain of stuff to pack.
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Island wedding

10 March 2008
Melua Watson ()

By the time the wedding came around, I felt more like spending a week in bed than trekking to a wedding on Waiheke Island.
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