My Auckland Adventure - Part One

Monday 26th May 2014

Today I drove with my family from Wellington to Taupo. We left at 2.30 in the afternoon because I was doing the Jump Jam leadership course at Upper Hutt School.

My Dad is going to have an operation on his arm. The only surgeon who can do it is in Auckland, so that's why we're driving up the North Island!

We stopped in Levin at an awesome playground. There was a big wheel - it looked like a Hamster wheel. I ran inside the wheel with my Dad and my brother Ashton. 

We drove on to Taihape, where we stopped and got some dinner. We had McDonalds! Then we drove all the rest of the way to Taupo. 

We stayed at the Taupo Top Ten Holiday Resort in a cabin. I had the top bunk. It was like being at school camp. We brushed our teeth and went to bed. 

Tuesday 27th May 2014

In the morning, it was freezing cold! 

The grass had frost all over it, and I could see my breath. It was -3.2 degrees outside. We had milo, bananas and hokey pokey biscuits for breakfast. Then we got a big jump on the giant bouncy pillow. It is the biggest in New Zealand. 

We drove to Auckland next. It took three hours to get there. When we got to Auckland we checked in to our motel and went to Butterfly Creek. 

We went in to a boiling hot room where the butterflies were kept. They were flying around and drinking a kind of sugar syrup.

The butterflies came from Asia and South America. Some of them only live 14 to 15 days, the others can live for up to 2 months. 

My favourite butterfly looked like a tiger. One butterfly landed on my t-shirt! 

Then we saw some crocodiles. They were babies but they didn't look like it! There were two big gigantic salt water crocodiles. One had his mouth open and we could see his huge teeth. 

We went on a train ride, and saw lots of dinosaurs - fake ones! Some of them moved and roared. 

We also saw a rabbit, some lamas, and a talking cockatoo at the Buttermilk farm. 

We were exhausted when we got back to our motel, so we had some dinner and watched a movie. I watched The Lion King. It was funny when the monkey banged his stick on Simba's head. 

Wednesday 28th May 2014

This morning I was tired. We had some breakfast and packed up the car again. We went to the Airport and met Grannie and Bump. They are my grandparents. They have come to help look after us and Dad while he is in hospital. 

We had apple juice and a hashbrown from McDonalds, then Ashton and Bump caught the Airport Bus into the city, while Mum, Dad, Grannie and I drove to the North Shore to find our motel. We are going to be staying here for 4 nights. 

Our motel has a tv right in the room where I will be sleeping! 

My first four!

This morning I played cricket with my team the Hutt District Knights. 

We played at Petone Rec against the Hutt District Ferns.

I was the Captain today because last week I got Player of the Day for my excellent batting and bowling. 

Before the game started I tossed a big coin with the other Captain. I won and chose to bat first. I batted last in my team and when I went in there were only four overs to go. 

In the second to last over of the game the bowler came towards me and bowled the ball quite fast. I stepped forward and hit the ball with my bat. It bounced close the ground, and kept going to the boundary, right behind short backwards square leg!

It was my first four! 

Thomas was my batting partner. He knew that I had never hit a boundary before so he had his bat up and he yelled "YEEESSSSS!" I did the same! 

Everyone started clapping. Dad and Bump (my Grandad) were there in the crowd to cheer me on. 

I felt so excited that I was shaking for the rest of the innings. But I stayed in till the end. 

It was the first game ever that no one in the Knights got out.

In the end we won by 22 runs. It was a fantastic morning. 

Here is a photo of me, just after we finished the innings!

Fantastical Fun Friday Awaits

On Valentimes Day Hutt Central School had a whole school picnic. First we walked to Petone Rec,and as we were walking I saw my granddad, bump!!!! He was driving to Aunty Hannah's in his van. He waved at the kids. 

Anyway, so when we got to the park we had free time with the P.E gear, a play on the playground and ate lunch. So fun, so yum!!
The playground had stairs that lead up to a little hut. I kept banging my head because the roof was low! I could see the hills from up there. 

I had a chocolate muffin and a ham, cheese and carrot wrap for lunch. 

 After that we walked across the road to Mackenzie pools, [bathes.] We had a big long swim with all of our mates. I swam with Moriah. The pool was really full! 

Mum came and picked me and my cousins up from the pool. We went to the supermarket to buy an ice cream. I had a strawberry trumpet and it was very yummy. 

THE END !!!!

all about the blogger

Hi, I am isabelle
as you all know I havent done many blogs for a while, and you don't know much about me.So, here are some of my favourite things.

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FAVOURITE FOOD Pizza

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BIRTHDAY 19.9.2004

AGE 10

SCHOOL Hutt Central

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The Hutt Central School Cross Country Run Off

Go Cross Country! 

On Friday the 24th of May, Hutt Central School walked to Sladden Park and had a cross country run. 

Before school I had an energy breakfast. My energy breakfast was spaghetti on toast. Mmm, yummy!

We took our morning tea, a warm jersey, a big drink bottle filled with water, and we also took our sketch book, pencil case and our refill pad in case we wanted to keep busy while we waited for our race.

First it was the new entrant class.  Then the juniors (year 1 and 2) and then it was the middles - me!

I ran in the year 4 girls race.  I think I started off a bit too fast, because when I got about half way I was getting very very puffed.  But I kept running. I could see my friend Eva in front of me.  When I was on the second to last straight I saw my Grandad and he said, 

"Go!  Keep running Belles!"

I did keep running and then I saw Mum.  She took some photos.  She said;

"Good running Belles, you're aweome, keep going, keep going!"

Bailey just passed me at the finish line because I went the wrong way.  But it doesn't matter because I came 7th which means i might get to go to southern zone!

At the end I was very puffed. But I was proud of myself because I came 7th, and also because I ran the whole way, which was a very long track, without stopping or walking.  

The 2013 Cross Country for Hutt Central School was pretty awesome. 

Button's - my cat!

My cat Button's is very cheeky.  She sneaks in to my room at night and jumps on me when I'm sleeping.  

I think that my bed is one of her favourite places because when I go to bed every night, she is already there waiting for a scratch!

Christmas at my house

The night before Christmas I left Santa some chocolate chip cherry biscuits.  I left Rudolph a carrot and some water.  The other reindeer got some reindeer food made with rolled oats, glitter and a chocolate kiss for Santa (I hid that for him!).

On Christmas morning I woke up at 5.30am! I went and got my brother Ashton and we raced to Mum and Dad's room. 

The first present I saw in my sack under the tree, was an elf hat! I felt excited when I opened my presents. My favourite presents were my purple camera from Mum and Dad, my cricket ball from Ashton, and my Pillow Pet from Santa.  I also got a Minnie Mouse top, a Pandora charm that looks like a present, and lots of Smiggle things from Nannie and Granddad.


We went to Aunty Jac's house and had a spa and some morning tea. 



Then I went with Mum, Nannie and Aunty Jac to see Great Nana at her rest home.  She is 98 and thinks I am a teenager!  She likes to eat chocolate mallowpuffs!

We had Christmas dinner at Nannie's house. I was boiling hot when we got there! Dad brought the slippery slide so Harri, Josh, Ashton and I could cool off and have a tummy slide!

For dinner we had lamb, roast potatoes and salad. For pudding we had ice cream, brandy snaps and trifle.

I really enjoyed last years Christmas and I can't wait till this years!