Going Out with a Bang

Big Bang then and now...

Oak, Gavin, Sam, Jason- Big Bang 2015

Gavin, Sam, Oak, Jason - Big Bang 2018

This year they were the guys who actually won it. . . by approximately one hour.


Mercy's team has a tradition going, too.

Julia, Bree, Taylor and Mercy in 2016.  Mercy had to get special permission to race because she was only 11.

Bree, Julia, Mercy and Taylor in 2018

Oak's senior year ended with a bang, too....if you don't count the fact that there are still another four weeks of exams.

A glance from Oak.  Lots of shiny cups in the background. 

This picture was taken at senior prizegiving on the last day of school. To mark the day, Oak and Jason arrived at school by running from Jason's house in Oakura.

Oak was the master of ceremonies at prizegiving.  

 The Tiger Jacket dinner was held the night before prizegiving.

Hillary team - 2018 NPBHS team of the year

Some of Oak's closer friends

I had my own reasons to celebrate this week....

I won the primary school raffle (!)...

Sage and Ella were not more excited than I!

...I enjoyed lots of peaceful, happy moments at home...

The girls are not always this quiet.

...and it's a beautiful time of year.

a photo from the end of our street.

I took this photo on a walk, standing at the top of the big green hill at Barrett Domain