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Cousin Time!

We LOVE cousin time in our house. These past holidays, we were lucky to have several with us at different times of the holiday. One day we took Emeka, Jazz, Truth, Ashely,Tawhaio, and all our kids (except Nauvoo who was still at her Hamilton Holiday) to the School Pool for a swim





 and then to the local park for some Basketball, tennis and even a touch of Netball. It was so great to watch everyone enjoy themselves and have a tonne of laughs. And they never seem to stop growing.!

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