Penelope Pitstop 1st steps
Caught Penelope on Video making her first steps while down at Grandma’s in Dunedin.
Read More3 Months of Ketchup (catchup)
I know everyone wants to see photos of the US Road trip, but I have to clear the back log and hold you all in suspense. So here is a summary of the last three months in Irvine with a whole bunch of photos. 44450 AUGUST: Back in August it was fill in time after […]
Read MorePenelope @ 8 – 10 Months
Big catch up as we are already back in NZ and it will be Penelope’s first birthday soon but here is another addition to the timeline of Penelope’s first year. The finish of summer, starting to crawl and stand, back to school and then finally packing up in Irvine for our trip around the US […]
Read MoreLeaving California for New Zealand
For those of you not caught up on the news for us van Rijs here in Irvine, I thought it would be good to put out a post on what is happening with us over the coming months. We are leaving California at the beginning of November and heading back to Christchurch, New Zealand. We […]
Read MoreAva shows Michael Jones her fend
Congratulations to Ava on her sucessful operation and recovery. Here is a great photo of Ava giving Michael Jones (former great of All Black Rugby) a fend at the Hospital in Auckland. I don’t have the details from Simon and Kerryn but I have the photo and I am sure there is a great story […]
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