September

There's just too much to write about September!  At the beginning we were in Gloucester, where we went canoeing, saw where "Merlin" is filmed, fed ducks, fish, goats, rode donkey's at the seaside and picked Blackberries. 

Canoeing with Uncle Tony, Crystal and Scarlett

That'll make a huge Blackberry Pie!

Donkey rides at Weston-Super-Mare.

Then on to Singapore, where we stayed with our friends Melinda and Ivan and their three girls.  We went on an open-topped bus tour of the city, had McDonalds in Chinatown, had a Singapore Sling at the legendary Raffles Hotel, looked down on the city at night from Marina Sands, went to the Night Zoo (at night!) and ate a Singapore breakfast at the market.  It was an experience never to be forgotten, thanks to our generous hosts!  After a jam-packed holiday, we headed back home, where the children were excited to see all their toys and we were pleased to fall into our own bed!  The day after arriving home, William even found the energy for Sports Day at his school.

Ice Cream at Anna and Katie's house.

Chinatown, Singapore

Raffles

A traditional Singaporean breakfast

The "Pretty Lady" from Emirates.

Prep Sports Day

William's Birthday & Zoo Party

William enjoying his Darth Vader costume and Tumbling Monkeys game.  Zoo party in the park with some friends from school where they all work tiger/giraffe masks and played lots of games.  Thankfully the sun was shining!

Football Crazy

 

William has started playing football on a Saturday morning - this Saturday was the first one, which he thoroughly enjoyed.  Could be the next David Beckham??!!

Amelia's 2nd Birthday

A wonderful time was had by all at Amelia's birthday party this morning - friends (a few), cake (some), balloons (lots), coffee (for the parents, not the kids!) trampoline and party games (very noisy!).

THE SCOOTER

THE SHOES

THE CAKE

THE AFTERMATH

April Comes and Goes

April sees the end of Term 1, school Holidays, a trip to Currumbin Wildlife Park, Easter, start of Term 2 and Amelia's 2nd Birthday - what a busy month!   
 

First Day of School

The first day of school has finally arrived and William looked very smart in his uniform. We were all a bit nervous and didn't know what to expect, but after the initial classroom arrival chaos, he settled down to a puzzle with his friend Ben (who he knew from kindy). From what information I gathered, William and Ben stuck together all day and there was a story, some lunch and William managed to remember another boy's name - William!

Andrew and I coped well (assisted by some coffee and biscuits) and Amelia and I had quite a nice day together playing. Lets hope the rest of the week goes as well!!

Tasmania

What a fantastic place! Australia's best kept secret - green hills and valleys, big mountains and excellent salmon :) We stayed just outside Hobart at a friends place for Christmas and loved the clean air and the cool breeze. The kids enjoyed collecting the eggs from the chickens every morning and watching the "wobblies" (wallaby's) in the evening.