Day 18 | Time to hit the water again today, but this time at the Waiwera Hot Pools. The last time we went there Hayden was 19 months old; this time it was straight to the hydro slides for the big kids! We went with the cousins, and the kids all had a fantastic time, testing out all the different pools. It was a great day for it, and the pools are so lovely and warm. So easy to stay for a few hours - and they have HUGE ice creams too!

Afterwards, we headed back home with everyone for Eden's early birthday celebrations. She will be 6 on 9 January, but we all will have headed our separate ways home by then, so today was birthday present, and cake too of course! It was another super late night for all the kids, but that's what holidays are all about when you don't see your cousins very often! This is certainly a holiday that the boys will look back on fondly for a very long time!