Here Comes the Sun

What I did on my summer holidays

Originally published 13 February 2017

Once daycare has finished for the year and Santa has gone back home again, it means it's time for summer holidays to start. It's the best time of year to kick back and relax; to get rid of all those things you didn't really want to do. Like wearing clothes. So why not get the holidays underway in comfort and style - riding my bike without wearing any clothes, just a sweet pair of sunnies.

When it was time to take some of this coolness away from home, we all packed up and went off on a few daytrips. On one of these we met up with another family and went to the zoo. I said that I wanted to see the tigers first, and we got there just in time to see one up close, walking right past the window. I enjoyed seeing all the anmals, except the spiders; Daddy's right - too many legs and too creepy.

Another day we visited the Silverdale Adventure Park, where I got to ride on a pirate ship and a rocket with Daddy. The only ride Mummy got was on the drive there - she looked after William all day. There was also a cool indoor playground with lots of things to climb up and slide down, plus a trampoline tucked away in one corner.

I got to feed some animals at the Matakana Farm Park on another day out. Well, I had a little bag of food, and was standing by the fences ready to give it to the animals, but every time they would come close my courage deserted me. There would either be some big-horned goat or sharp-beaked chicken ready to peck at my hand, so in the end the feeding was more like me throwing bits of food through the fence for the animals to scavenge from the ground.

The holidays weren't all about heading away from home though. One of the things I got for Christmas was a cool new pool, so after waiting for half an hour while Mummy and Daddy struggled to put it together (not sure why it took so long - it was only a few pieces then adding some water), I got to have a splash around in it. Handy timing too because some days were very hot, so were perfect for a dip without leaving home.

So those are my summer holiday highlights so far. Luckily there's still plenty of summer left, so lots more opportunities for swims and getting out to fun new places. And Daddy tells me we're going for an overnight holiday soon too!