Christchurch Cup Day

Frank's new friend, and our littlest guest:)

Frank found a friend in our littlest guest Seoyeon from Korea.  She decided as soon as she laid eyes on him that she would be Frank's new sidekick, and he really didn't have much choice in the matter!

Seouyeon cam with her parents from South Korea.  They stayed for a month and during this time both Frank and Seoyeong figured out they were at the bottom of the pecking order, so, they combined forces:)

Nir vs Das Boot

This is a special post to honor our one and only Israeli guest, Nir.  Nir stayed with us a few nights, went on his way, and then came back for a quick stay before he departed to Australia.  Upon this final stay with us he asked Matt if he might have a go at "das boot".  This was an unexpected request, as all had been quiet on the boot front over winter and Nir had coem off as a rather quiet guy himself.. Matt quickly pulled the boot down from it's resting spot, dusted it off and filled it up.  Nir handled it like a pro, and his fame of being the one and only Israeli to darken our doorway morfed into "Nir-the one and only Israeli to take down das boot!"-our  hats go off to you man! Unfortunately, das boot had it's revenge on Nir, as it lulled him into a deep sleep, so deep that he even the shuttle driver was unable to wake him, and his flight set sail to Australia without him.  Let us learn from Nir's mistakes, das boot can be an unforgiving mistress...