New Zealand!!!

Its been way to long without an update!  The kids went back to school yesterday so there are finally some quiet moments to catch up on a few things!  I have had "update blog" written down on my to-do list so its about time to cross that off.
Here are just a few pictures of our awesome trip!  I need to download a ton more from my phone but here is a few pics of our awesome vacation (or holiday as the Aussies say).

We have been dreaming of going to New Zealand for FOREVER.  My awesome friend, Heidi lives there and is married to a Kiwi (Doug) so it was so fun to stay with them and explore just a bit of the north Island.  We MUST go back!
Did you know that there are only about 4 million people in New Zealand but about 30 million sheep!  Here is Isabella at a petting zoo hanging out with one of the many sheep! :)

Here is Ava.  She loved every minute of our vacation!

Heidi has 3 kids as well and our kids had SO MUCH fun with them.  Here is a sweet picture of her daughter Amber and Isaac.

Here is the crew of kids!  The littlest one, Cole who is almost 2 would not look at the camera!  Oh, those almost 2 year olds! :)

We had so much fun relaxing and hanging out with friends.

Here is the whole crew (minus the picture taker-me).  Heidi and her family are living with Nana (Doug's Mum) while they build a house so we all got to stay together.  Doris is a wonderful lady who such a gracious hostess!

Now these 2 had a blast together.  Caleb is only a few days older then Isaac and they had so much fun playing together!!

New Zealand is beautiful.  These waterfalls are right by Nana's house.  It is so green there and lush!
Now let's see if I can get a few more pics up in the next couple of days!  We had some really fun day trips including seeing the movie set for the "Lord of the Rings" & "Hobbit" films.