Saturday, October 30, 2010

Family Fun! Part 1

What an October!

The reason for my blog-absence has simply been family! Yep, I'm blaming it on you! After-all, I couldn't reach my computer because you were camping in my computer room - you know who you are!

Seriously the best few weeks we've had down here has been the ti
me we have had to share it with our families and friends. This month we had a marathon of family love for two whole weeks. First, we shared our very small unit with Mum, Dad, Anna, Ever and Lolly (a 1.5 bedroom unit.) What didn't we do in this week? Climbing the bridge feels like the only thing we missed! I jam packed the days with adventures because I wanted to share every special piece of Sydney that we have discovered ourselves. So it ended up quite a big list:

- Greenwich tour by car
- Berry Is. by foot
- Sydney harbour by ferry
- Circular Quay
- Watsons Bay
- Shopping on Ocean St- Balmoral Beach
- Palm Beach
- Whale Beach
- Taronga Zoo
- Luna Park
- Ferry ride to Manly
- A visit with Dad's relatives
- Sunday Hillsong service
- Lane Cove National Park
- Bronte train rides for Ever
- Shopping - Berkenhead Point
- Shopping - Chatswood Chase
- X-factor live show taping

I think that was all...there could have been more but it's all a blur. That hectic schedule was completed in just over 6 days. This may not seem hectic but with two girls under two in toe, it was a triumph! Bravo to the family for holidaying hard in Sydney! I'm sure they were glad to be home. Here's a snippet of our time together:


Ever arrived in style on her "Bee" bag!


Ever waiting for her first Ferry ride!



October isn't so much Spring as it is late Winter in Sydney...it was a tad cold on the ferry!


Ever pointing at "Sydney" - her name for the Opera house!


The first of a few photos Ever didn't want to take!



Granddad's little girl!


Getting down to ice-cream business...one of Ever's funnier looks!



Grandma's little treasure!


Everyone piled into the Tarago...Granny in the back!


Watching Whales off Palm Beach...aka Summer Bay



Zoo day with Uncle Steve!



Another of the many ice-creams consumed!