Eastery stuff

Sunday Morning we had a little egg hunt at home and then went to Nick and Justine's for a great brunch and sugary kid madness.  A very cool morning in spite of the hangover from the Turkey feast with the Reynolds the night before.  

Turkey dinner...

It's the New Zealand ultra extenda summer here.  We are enjoying it with some evening beach goof-offs.  

Luca picked out his birthday cake.  It was chocolate raspberry.  

Birthday present shock/daze.  Like a deer in the headlights...

4th Birthday tomorrow!

Luca's 4th

Snippets from the birthday party...

Attn: Temptation = South Pacific

Attention Friends and Family:

In case you haven't looked at a map in awhile I wanted to point out that the South Pacific lies smack between Canada and New Zealand.  So, in theory, you could come and visit us and then spend a week or two in paradise on your way home.  Mom and Dad Cozens did just that.  They have just returned to Victoria and i received some photos this morning.  They were really raving about it.   They went to Rarotonga and then on to Aitutaki.  

Guinea Pig Food

Luca off to school with food for the Guinea Pigs.    With all the craziness I have had the pleasure of taking Luca to school and spending more time with him in general.  There are all sorts of great moments where I catch him singing to himself and making up stories.  His imagination is bubbling over.  

Scott and Sara, we got the Christmas gifts! Thank you!!  I came home at lunch and Luca and Piper were in their new duds.  See below....    Luca was really fascinated by the watchmen and was reading it in his room.  I checked it out later and realized it is kind of violent.  (shit!  Dad's bad!).  I went to the library the next day and got him some other comics so that he has his own. He pours over the Tintin comics.  

Scott, I bought you this V-Rex bust from a Weta Workshop sale and was going to ship it.  Unfortunately for you (and fortunately for me as I am hanging it on the wall in the mean time) it is way bigger and heavier than I thought so you can take it home when you come and visit (tempting hey?).   Kelly hates it.  : )  She would like you to pick it up asap. 

A couple days before Mom and Dad leave for the cook islands....  

Green Lantern

1st Bath.  

Surf up last weekend.  The shot below is from a guy at work.  Our house is on the hill in the background.

She smiles a lot.  Dreaming of boobs.    Almost caught the smile here:

Piper Phoenix Hobbs - Earth, Day 4

It's a girl!

February 6th 2008.  Bob Marley's birthday and Waitangi Day (New Zealand's "Canada day").   It's the last day of the year of the pig.  We woke up and Kelly was dozing on the couch after a sleepless night.   Her contractions were about 5 minutes apart and lasting 30 seconds.   A beautiful sunny day for a birthday.  

Fiona arrives at 10 AM.  Everything looking good.  We set up the pool.  By noon or 1 things were pretty full on.  3 contractions in 10 minutes.  

By 6 or 7 Kelly started pushing.  After an hour things weren't moving along.  The head seemed to be not tucked down making it difficult to get the cervix fully open.  The baby was squirming to get it right and making things uncomfortable.  Kelly is disappointed when we find out she is only dilated 6cm.

For the next four + hours things are difficult.  Kelly is exhausted and things aren't moving. Luca goes to bed around 10.  He wants to do this tomorrow.  Fiona does another exam close to 11.  She has almost fully dilated.  Luca is up again with Grandma and is very worried.  He wants to send the baby somewhere else.  The head is still a little stuck but things are close.  11:15 she starts to push.  11:20 we have a baby.  A baby girl.  Almost 9 pounds.  Slightly overcooked.Wrinkly skin as the vernix  has come off.   Long fingers and fingernails.  Beautiful.   These blurry photos are a few minutes later.  Luca's 'new brown baby' (new born baby).  We can see the stress come off everyone.  Luca is very interested in everything now.  Placenta.  Cut the cord.  Drinks.  Relief.  Sleep.  Kelly finally lies down in the bed she has been wanting since noon.  

Shots from the next day.  Everyone is doing well.  Dad went for a little surf and stood up a couple times.