Monique

Happy 18th Birthday, Monique!

Jarrod's 18th Birthday

The little bro turned 18 this year, and several of us decided that was a milestone worth celebrating, so organised a little surprise for him :) 

Alex & Isaac {secretly ;P } came up from Wellington for the event, turning up at our place to surprise him a little before we said we had to leave (destination unknown ;) haha) 

We met a couple of others at Escapade for our first experience with escape rooms. Initially we were at a bit of a loss what to do, and I would by no means call myself an expert now but we did better as we went along, and I think we all had fun in the end. 

Afterwards a couple more friends joined us for dinner and I think a pleasant evening was enjoyed by all :) 

Jarrod

Image Credit: Isaac

Happy 18th Birthday Jarrod!

My {18th} Birthday || Presents

: : Egg cup?! : :

: : Seriously, you can't have too many mugs! : :
Laura (2yrs) saw it and said "coffee!" Yep. That's right. Lol
And a purple vivid from Diana because . . . it's purple . . . and it was on special. Haha #bargainhunter

: : The mature expressions of an 18-year-old : :

: : I wanted to start a {good} game collection : :

: : And the lot of them : :

Peer into the Past 2014

For the last five/six-ish years Mrs. Rakete has organised Peer into the Past, the Manukau Homeschool Group's history fair. Usually we've had around four to six projects entered, but this year we weren't even sure if we'd have any! Monique and Danielle did enter though (at the last minute . . . ) with projects on Ida Skudder and the Titanic, respectively. 

Also for the first time, I wasn't at the fair the whole time; it was on a Wednesday (my birthday, incidentally) which is the day I work with Dad, and we just popped over for a little while. Yeah, I feel old not really being part of it {haha}. I got to catch up with some other "old" people {lol} I hadn't seen for ages so that was nice.

Irene spoke about Greece's impact on modern western society, and then we had prize giving. Danielle won a prize, as did our pastor's kids.

The Countdown Is Over!

To me :) Lol