Kei mai koe ki au, he aha te mea nui te no?
Makue ki atu - he tangata, he tangata, he tangata.
If you should ask me, what is the most important thing in this world?
I will say - it is people, it is people, it is people.
I saw this on another blog tonight and I really liked it as it pretty much summed up our day. I think this is the first year I have really felt the true meaning of the day...previously it was always just another day off, but today it was all happening 'just down the road' and here we were stepping onto the treaty grounds, admiring that beautiful swathe of lawn where a huge part of NZ's history was played out... running from the treaty house and the marae down to the sea, the flags flying, the navy band playing the anthem and more, enjoying the day and the sunshine with lots of other kiwis (and tourists taking it all in too) and really feeling it ya know!
The boys soaked it all up, the carvings and the mighty waka a big hit...
As were the huge bouncy castles they were allowed on for free later....lots of fun stuff was going on which made for a great atmosphere.
Oh and I can't leave you with out showing off the yummy homemade icecream Joseph and I made the other day....it tastes as delicious as it looks and it wasn't hard to make at all....we just used the edmonds cook book recipe, but something the book dosn't tell you is to whip it up again after freezing for a couple of hours and then put it back in the freezer for another hour or so for the perfect consistancy....other wise it is too soft and fluffy, so yeah you need to knock some of the air out of it. We used fresh vanilla pod seeds in this batch but are looking forward to experimenting with different flavours...fruit purees, hokey pokey, choc chip....Patrick who loves Jelly wants me to try and make Jelly tip ....hmmm could be messy! Anway the general consensus is homemade is definately best and we'll be making our own from now on...so there Tip Top *blowing a raspberry* lol!!
PS... Beverley next time I'll share the choc chip cookie recipe too I promise!
Back to school and playcentre tomorrow...the bags and lunch boxes are all lined up waiting...yeehaa!
6 comments:
I think it's really neat that you were able to go to Waitangi, and show the boys a bit of NZ's history. What a great experience for them!
Mmmm, the ice cream looks delish!
Nice proverb :)
How fantasic that you could get to Waitangi. Must do that one year.
Sounds like a cool day at Waitangi.
And that ice cream looks very yummy.
Wow - such a neat experience to be at Waitangi. Will wait patiently for the choc chip recipe and in the meantime - off to look up my Edmonds cookbook!
How exciting to go to Waitangi! And that icecream looks divine!
Ming....Luke is playing in an interprovicial tournament in Kaikohe on the 26-28th March. He will travel with the Waikato Team and Mark & Cole may fly up to watch. Will you guys be around???
Will there be any homemade ice cream and will it be chocolate flavoured (because thats our favourite).
Merrie
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