Day 43  We have had a wonderful, busy day today!  This morning the boys and I went to one of our old favourites, Willowbank.  I can't even tell you the number of times we've been here over the years, and we've had an annual pass now for many years.  The boys both love going here, and love feeding the eels, deer, wallabies, horse, donkeys and sheep - giving the poor old goats and pigs a bit of a miss!  I don't really blame them giving the huge kunekune pigs a wide berth though!  We also saw the lemurs, gibbons, turtles, tortoises, takahe and kiwis (amongst many others), making for a very successful visit!  A highlight for Hayden today was to pat and feed the very tame wallaby with the joey in her pouch.  Austin was pretty impressed with the "baby in pocket" too!

The rest of the day was spent squeezing in some grocery shopping on the way home, strawberries and ice cream for afternoon tea (Hayden's request), and then a good old kiwi BBQ for dinner, sitting outside to eat and enjoying the beautiful warm evening with no wind for a change!  I'm not sure if I want the holidays to end any time soon!