Carol Singing at Elmwood

Today we had the opportunity to bless our local grey-power community. The residents at Elmwood were totally charmed with our wee babies & toddlers while we attempted to sing our carols. Actually, I thought we sounded great! A huge thanks to Dave Barr for his accompaniment on the guitar.

After our songs, we let the kids give out Christmas cards and have a chat to all our listeners. How proud were we of our kids! Next on the agenda was to visit some people who don't get of their rooms very much, and we gave them a pipecleaner christmas tree decoration.

It is definitely a good feeling doing something so simple which totally brightens someone elses day. Thanks ladies for coming along! A few more pics are in the album.

Welcome Baby Finn!

Finn Christian Pointon was born to Mike & Jo Pointon on the 21st November at 12.53pm. He weighed in at 3.420kg (7lb, 8oz), and measured 50cm long with a head circ of 34cm. Jo had him naturally at Papakura Maternity Unit, and she was awesome!

Finn is a little darling - very alert and looking just like his big brother Josh!

A huge Congratulations to you both, Jo & Mike!

Christmas Craft Night

Wow - we made some pretty stunning decorations if I don't say so myself! It was also just so nice sitting around chatting with other women and relaxing!! We made those old-fashioned Pomanders, and it wasn't too long till we were all stinked out with cloves. :o) Hopefully they dry properly and are a success.

With some gorgeous papers, we made some 3D decorations complete with beads and ribbons. These were fairly easy to do, and very satisfying. Check out some of our pictures. If anyone wants the instructions, email us on wondermums.rewa@gmail.com.

Oh and supper! Divine!

Crumbles Studio

Our visit to Crumbles Studio in Howick, was soo cool. The kids loved painting their ceramics, and it was an added bonus that the paint dries super fast too! Most of us made someone a Christmas pressie. Soon they will be having late nights for Christmas. I intend to get back out there to have a nice relaxing evening painting something pretty. If you want to know more, you can browse their website here. Check out our photos from the morning! When you first paint them, they look dull and lifeless. But see below, the difference once they've been fired! They look awesome, girls!

Think Pink!!

Wow - what a start to the term!

A range of yummy pink themed items were for sale with all the proceeds going to Breast Cancer Foundation. October is their big month for raising money and awareness.

We were able to donate $81 as a direct result of this morning tea! Congratulations, girls! It is great to be able to give to causes like this - especially something that effects (or has done in the past) so many of the awesome women in our lives.

If you would like to find out more about the NZ Breast Cancer Foundation, check out their website http://www.nzbcf.org.nz/.

The Funky Monkeys!

What a great concert! 13 of us Mums took our little kids along, and they all loved it! Even the littlest ones! It was great to hear them singing about cool things like using your manners and exercising! Thanks heaps to Liz at Kiddywinks for inviting us - we had a blast!

If you want to check out more about The Funky Monkeys, you can search them on Facebook, or their website (where you can buy merchandise). www.thefunkymonkeys.co.nz

See you all next term for Coffee & Cake at the church! Have great holidays!!!!

Jewellery Night!

Wow - what a lot of fun we had! Rivka showed us how to create some designs that were simple enough for us to be able to do, yet very effective! Necklaces, earrings, & even bracelets were made, using a variety of shapes and combinations of beads. We had a scrummy supper of Apricot & Pinenut Cake and some weird but yummy Cats Tongues! We look forward to the next one!