Catching up.....

Doesn't the time fly by?
Our trip is coming up soon so I thought I had better update the blog, just in case I have time to add to it while we are away.

 

Here is a collage of Kaelan discovering the joys of an icypole.
He looks as though he might devour Maureens fingers next!
He loves his food and always has a smile.

 

Harry came for a fleeting visit with the family on their way to Tassie a couple of weeks ago. Uncle Nick brought around the bike trailer and judging by the look on the faces it sure was fun!

 

Leelee stayed here for the holidays and she and Zara had some nice time together. The day this photo was taken, they had just finished baking a batch of yummy biccies.

 

The only way to keep this pair still for a photo is a 'bear hug' from Uncle Brad.
Aren't they growing?
Zara was 3 this month and Harry's birthday is in April.

Brekkie by the Lake ....

 

AUSTRALIA DAY 2010
Here is an overview of our breakfast at Reddall Reserve by Lake Illawarra this morning.
It was a great $3 breakfast organised by Shellharbour Council.
Started with OJ and fruit to cereal and then a full cooked brekkie of sausages and eggs and finished with tea or coffee.
There was quite a crowd - in the thousands and while it was crowded, everyone was happy and patient to stand in line to await their turn. All very well organised.
Zara ended up in the water in her clothes - she was the coolest of us all.
I didn't include the photo's of her in the nudie wrapped in an Aussie flag. Maybe a good shot for her 21st?
We were happy to head for home by 10am as the weather started to hot up.

Pancakes on the Rocks

 

We made it to Darling Harbour and had a nice lunch.
A great day was had by all.
Thank goodness it was a cooler day.

Seagulls like Vegemite sandwiches

 

Lee caught some great shots of the seagulls sharing Zara's Vegemite sandwiches.
We didn't get a shot of the ibis - with the LONG beak.

In front of the 'Coat Hanger" ....

 

 

We planned to take the ferry to Darling Harbour but had a while to fill in before the ferry was due so we walked around to the overseas terminal.

Mardie and Zara go to Sydney ....

 

We set out from Oak Flats on the train ....

 

And found a cool Countrylink booth on Central - a great place for a photo shoot with Thomas!

 

Zara found some 'rails' on the floor up near the country trains - Thomas was a bit small for these tracks.

 

On the way home we had room to stretch out and catch up on some snacks.

Took the Ocky out for a run ....

 

 

 

 

After a really hot day at the 'Rail' we loaded up the Ocky onto the Soobie and headed down to Shellharbour.
Trace and Kaelan, Maureen, the doggies and I had a nice walk along the foreshore while Nick an Zara had fun on the water.
A nice way to cool down after a hot day.
Bailey had a swim too!

Plaster painting ....

 

The tables were set up on the grass near the beach and the kids chose a mould to paint.
Zara picked - guess what? Thomas - and Harry picked an aeroplane.
They ended up VERY multicoloured.

The many faces of Kaelan .....

 

He wont fit in this dish for much longer will he?
He is being 'conditioned' to sleeping with the classics ... listening to Hush on my Ipod but then he also managed a few naps on the futon when it was free!
Mardie enjoys a cuddle.

We managed to do lots of stuff ....

 

Blowing bubbles was popular with kids and adults alike and we all liked the sparklers!
Zara and Maureen had fun with the playdough until she started eating it and feeding it to Bailey - YUK. The next day we had a picnic brekkie in the bush along the track to the shop.
Mardie and Harry found bit of time to read a few books and later Harry was persuaded to do a nudie peepee in the rain under the Thomas umbrella.
Mardie, Brad, Nick and Sam hiked up the hill and down again onto the rock latform to do a bit of fishing but alas NO fish :-(
Some of us found time to catch up on a few ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ.

Brad and Harry hit the waves ...

 

Is Harry having fun?
Well I think he is most of the time.

Fun on the sand as well ....

 

Not everyone went into the surf. We had fun on the sand as well. Luv the boy in blue!

Surfing is great ....

 

Pictures bring back the memories.

Zara had fun ... in a plastic bag!

 

Even though she had her arm in a full plaster cast, Zara managed to have fun at the beach.
She had her plaster off yesterday and we had a REAL swim this afternoon at Shellharbour.

Fun at the beach.....

 

We all had fun at the beach even if it did take Lee a while to get wet!

New Year at Merry ....

 

It's been a while since I have posted but hey it's a New Year so I reckon I should start as I intend to continue.
It's become a bit of a tradition to GTG at our van down the south coast so this year the meeting was at Merry Beach.
Here are some faces of the family as we have fun together. The van would only stretch so far so we hired an extra camp site for our overflow. It was pretty hot and not too comfortable in the tents. We had 3 tents on the site with Brad, Katrina and Harry in our big tent,Lee in a little tent and Sam and Nick in one a bit bigger - so everyone had their own space just a couple of metres from the beach.