Mia, Charlie and the Dogs

Mia and Charlie are a bit scared of our dogs- but they have got more and more comfortable each time they have been over and they especially love Jack because he is just the right size to play with! We took Clancy and Jack for a walk each day, we gave Jack a bath after which he rolled in the dirt so we had to bath him again, don't tell Bindi, but they even tucked Jack up in bed with them for a while! They really enjoyed playing with Jack!

Charlie and Mia's Visit

Had Charlie and Mia come and stay overnight on Saturday, Bindi and Simon had a wedding so we took the kids of their hands for the night and had a great time with them. We made cupcakes- Charlie iced his blue and Mia iced hers chocolate. We also cooked pancakes- I had plenty of helpers. The kids where most impressed when Bill decided it was time to wake Amy up with the chainsaw- she was not impressed though!

Sydney 2012

Took Amy and her friend Andrea up to Sydney this week to see the Picasso Exhibition at the Art Gallery of New South Wales and also to see an exhibition on the mapping of Antarctica and Australia at the State Library.

The weather was lovely in Sydney, we stayed the first night at Castle Hill with cousins, then Thursday morning caught the bus into Sydney. We stayed right in the CBD and enjoyed wandering the shops, visiting the exhibitions, eating out, staying in the hotel, wandering the Rocks and enjoying the shade of the lovely trees in the Botanic Gardens. We were not going to kidnap Chloe and bring her back- we have enough dogs at this house already!

The Cousins

It was a good chance to get a photo of all the cousins (bar one) they range in age from 4 to 21. It was lovely to see them all together and getting to catch up again. Grandma Pam enjoyed seeing all her grandchildren together.

Holiday Activities

Holiday activities included - echidna spotting- they seemed to be everywhere down there, we played mini golf, went for walks along the beach, went to the beach, visited a farmers market, an art and craft market, had dinner out at the local golf club, played cards and ate very well! It was a great weekend away.

Gippsland Holiday Continued - Bike Riding

Bill and I got to do some lovely rides while we were away- we did the Great Southern Rail Trail which goes from Foster to Leongatha about 70km. It was a lovely trail with nice views, plenty of cover and relatively flat. Another day we did about 95km riding out to the Agnes Falls at the back of Toora.

Family Chrismtas In South Gippsland

Boxing Day we headed to Waratah Bay North in South Gippsland for a weeks holiday with my mother, my 4 brothers and their families. We had a great week away together, the cousins all enjoyed catching up and it was a relaxing break in a lovely part of Victoria. The first night we had Christmas Pudding with the charms- a family tradition- and we did lose one gum leaf, we opened presents and played a very noisy game of Christmas Bingo- great fun was had by all!