Andrew is so happy he gets fireworks for his birthday! His birthday happens to coincide with a holiday here, Guy Fawkes Day, which is celebrated with a bonfire and fireworks. It is a celebration of a failed attempt at assassinating King James I of England in 1605.
A couple days before his birthday we went with our WWOOF family to the Nguguru school gala, which was a fundraiser, pony rides, go carts, performances, and general fun at the school, followed by fireworks and a bonfire on the beach. It was a lot of fun!
Guy Fawkes Fireworks and bonfire
For those who don't know. We have been doing something called WWOOF (Willing Workers On Organic Farms). Basically we trade 4-6 hours of work each day for our meals and accommodation that day. It's allowed us to get to know our host family, get a feel for life as a local in New Zealand, and have a lot of fun with less cost than we would normally have. It's been great!
For Andrew's birthday, our host mom was at work and the kids were at school, so we took a relaxing day at 'home'. We walked to the spring where the water for the house comes from, which is in an absolutely beautiful area. Once Sarah and the kids were home, we hung out. Andrew had an excellent birthday dinner cooked by Sarah, and then myself and the older girl presented him with the Goomba cake we had cooked the night before. The family got Andrew a really cute All Blacks rugby bear that, when squeezed, surprised us with a really good (and LOUD) recording of the All Blacks doing a haka! It's really cool and reminds us of watching the All Blacks win the 2015 world cup against Australia with the family.
After dinner and cake it was time to set off the fireworks that Sarah had picked up to celebrate Guy Fawkes day and Andrew's birthday! It was really neat launching them from her driveway and isn't something I have ever experienced. They were loud standing so close to them! We also had some fun playing with the sparklers and doing long exposures on my camera. We even managed to draw a glowing heart!
Andrew really enjoyed his birthday and was glad for the calls from family as well. Thanks everyone!
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