The Longest party...

The main reason we went back to New Zealand for Easter was to celebrate the 90th birthday party of “Granddad Jack” – Nigel’s grandfather. Every single family member of his – his children, their children and their children – all 47 of us – came to celebrate the occasion,



and we stayed all together for 4 days at a conference centre near the beach. It was a fabulous time of re-connecting, and connecting for the first time, for some. The kids (all cousins of some sort!) had a great time running around together, and often, we didn’t really know where our children were. But we were confident there was someone keeping an eye on them, just as we kept our eyes on the other kids around. Apart from a few formal parts to the programme, we were lucky that Auckland put on an Indian Summer for us, so 3 of the 4 days we were able to enjoy the beach – making sandcastles, chasing waves, and swimming.

It was a great 4 days, and the longest birthday party we’ve ever attended!