Even though we were without luggage for the first 40 hours of our time in Nelson, it was still great to get here. The view from Aunty Pam’s living room window is almost indescribable and pictures do NOT do it justice. You can see Tasman Bay and mountains at the same time. The sky is as blue as any you’ve ever seen. Multiple beaches are just up the road. There’s almost no traffic. It’s basically what I would envision heaven looks like.
The first order of business upon arrival was assembling Aunty Pam’s Christmas Tree. The boys did a wonderful job of adding ornaments and tinsel before we called it a night. 
The next morning, we headed off to the beach. You have never seen two boys happier than Cameron and Noah were to be at the beach. Cameron probably picked up half the shells on the beach. He found starfish, sand dollars and lots of colourful shells. Noah wanted to do nothing but go swimming, despite the very cold water. By the time it was all over, Noah was down to nothing but a diaper.
Friday evening, the Slinns (Tania, Peter and Jean) came over for a combined birthday celebration. We were celebrating my birthday along with Jean’s. On the menu:
New Zealand lasagna (a little different than what we’re used to, but still pretty good)Cold chicken (although Cameron asked for his to be heated up)
Carrot Salad
Rice & Kumera Salad
Banana Cake with “lollies” (translation: essentially a cake that looks and tastes like banana bread, with lemon frosting covered in gummy worms and other assorted candies. Basically, the perfect dessert)
Here's the after picture of the cake. You'll note the missing "lollies" as those were the pieces that Noah particularly enjoyed. 
Saturday morning, our luggage arrived. Noah and I were still getting acclimated to the time change so Noah took a 10am nap while I have been napping off and on since we got here.
In the afternoon, we headed back to the beach (this time with proper attire). Noah swam until he nearly gave himself hypothermia, and then built his first sand castle. After seeing Cinderella’s castle later while watching Toy Story 2’s opening credits, Noah opined “I build sand castle just like that.” Cameron continued to grow his sea shell collection.
After playing on the beach, we headed to the playground where the boys and I got our first taste of Mr. Whippy. I can definitely say that it won’t be our last Mr. Whippy visit. 
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