Goodbye to The Boy

The last few days we've been staying with my brother and his family, cluttering up their house with our backpacks and cases and last-minute frantic organising and phoning and chasing up of documents etc. It's been a non-stop whirl since the beginning of Jan, but at last we are out of the flat with boxes shipped and cases packed.

On Jan 22nd, The Boy left on his own Big Trip - he'll be spending a year or so over in the UK before joining us in New Zealand, hopefully in Jan 2010 or thereabouts.

Da Boy, Livi and best buddy Brent!

Bye to Granny and Grandpa ... lots of tears and love...



Last hugs, jokes and advice from Dad!


The three of us together ... last group shot for quite a while ...


And he's off! :-)

(After this I made like the little piggy .. cried all the way home! )