-23rd (Wednesday) Landed and spent the day with grandma at her house. Got to play with cousins Persais and Aneyah. Love being here with cousins and always so happy that our kids just pick up and play right away with their cousins, aunties, uncles and family friends. That's the purpose for our trips here-to keep the ties strong. Daddy left Hawaii for Nz at 2:10pm on Hawaiian airlines.
-24th (Thursday) Drove down to Hamilton. Met our new niece/cousin baby girl Daniels. She is so beautiful. Aunty Keao is slowly recovering. Met up with high school friend Kanana at Burger King in Hamilton City Center. Had an Easter Egg hunt at Aunty Lian's house with other cousins and races.
-25th (Friday) walked around the Hamilton lake with all the kids, Kristin and Maraea and then let them play on the amazing playgrounds. Had some fish and chips. Jason came down from Auckland with Mahina. Met up with Kanana there too. Nap. Eyelashes for Kristin and Mahina. Quick late visit with Ash and Kimo DeCaires. Jase played cards with Ross, Mahina and Maraea
-26th (Saturday) drove down to Rotorua to watch Israel play in his basketball tournament. They smoked their opponents. Lee watched the kids for us as they napped while Jason and I went on a da date to Waiotapu thermal wonderland hot springs. We actually went there 9 years ago (2007). We then took a drive to Reporoa town and had some ice cream. Stopped to see the Daniels before getting home.
-27th (Sunday) Church in Cowley Ward. They had their Easter Sunday. Keao sang in the program with Iorana Arthur. Nap. Dinner with the Daniels at Hilary and Devin's place. Aunty Wendy and Uncle Syd arrived in the afternoon. Cards with the siblings at night-Yuka!
-28th (Monday) Walked and played at the park. Dinner with the Daniels. Jase met up with cousins Matt and Jamal.
-29th (Tuesday) morning basketball with the kids and Israel at the chapel, lunch with the Otis and Repeka Fruean's family, dinner. Daddy went to Raglan and morning ball. Maraea's eyelashes.
-30th (Wednesday) morning workout at the box with Bronson's boot camp. Raglan with daddy.
-31st (Thursday) slept over Keao's. Jase was us in Auckland with kids and cleaned out more of this things. Went to mums and buns and the chapel with Kawena and Lian and did Zumba. Cleaned out spare room and shed. Date with Jason to the Bakeshope in Dinsdale for lunch. Grabbed sushi for me and Keao. Pealed off the circles from her window.
-April 1st (Friday) Jase morning ball and Surf/fishing out in Raglan. Visited with Sanoe and Ashlee with kids. Date with Jason Watched movie-"Hunt for the Wildpeople".
-2nd (Saturday) Frankton market, making chocolate Haupia pies with Lian, temple run, Deliver pies to Keao, us, DeCaires', hangi dinner with Aunty Mere and Incle Taunoa with watercress, fry bread and steam pudding. It to Auckland and Jason flew home to Hawaii on Hawaiian first class.
-3rd (Sunday) Church in Papakura Ward.
-4th ( Monday) Sleep over with DeCaires cousins. The kids were all so happy to play together. Had dinner with them and made some chocolate Haupia pies.
-5th (Tuesday) Second night with the DeCaires cousins. Morning workout with Ash, Sanoe and other mama's doing a circuit then walked around the lake.
-6th (Wednesday) painting and helping Aunty Keao get kids drawers. 6:30pm temple endowment session. Sleep over uncle Ross' house.
-7th (Thursday) Morning hike with Maraea up Hakaremata stairs, breakfast pies, Chipmunks with Aunty Keao and cousins, dinner with Smith 'Ohana.
-8th (Friday) last day in NZ. Park with grandma. Flew home at 8:55pm on air NZ.
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