Saturday morning walk

On Saturday morning, we had to drop Amy in town, so we took the opportunity to do our normal longer Saturday morning walk by the beach. Even though it’s late Autumn, it was absolutely glorious out.

We had planned to do our walk first, then let the dogs have a play at the beach, but Bailey was not having that.

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While Bailey ran in the water and all over the beach, Rosie got busy digging a big hole.

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By the time she finished the hole was almost as big as she is.

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Once we tuckered them out a bit we went on our walk. I haven’t been here for probably a year – which really is a crime since it’s only 15mins from our home.

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There was not a single cloud in the sky today.

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Don’t we live in a gorgeous part of the world?

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This is the main harbour where lots of people like to picnic. We used the bring the girls here a lot when they were younger.

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Do you have a special place like this close to home that you hardly ever visit?

Easter Sunday Brunch and Egg Hunt

On Easter Sunday we had our second annual Easter Brunch.

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This year featured scrambled eggs, baked beans, breakfast potatoes (first time making these & they were fab), pikelets with jam & cream, banana bread and, of course, hot cross buns.

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And I have report there was not much left :-).

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After we were full the girls went on an Easter egg hunt, organised by Amy.

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The final clue was with Kevin.

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As you can see Christy was very pleased with her loot.

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The rest of the day was spent relaxing. The kids swam, rode scooters and ate chocolate.

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Hope you all had a wonderful Easter.

Easter Saturday at HARS Museum

On Saturday morning we met the Powells at the HARS (Historical Aircraft Restoration Society) Museum, where we had a guided tour.

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Our tour was supposed to go for 1.5 hours but we were there nearly 3 hours. Between a chatty guide and inquisitive husbands we certainly got our money’s worth.

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The kids did great, though they did get a bit bored (as did Leanne & I) at the engine display :-). They loved being able to get inside quite a few of the planes.

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We also got see a few take-offs…

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including the careflight helicopter, which helped save Sarah’s life a few years ago.

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Even though the tour was a little too long for the girls, the museum really is worth a visit. We were here a few years back and will come back again.

After our tour we headed back to our place where we had a vegetable quiche that Leanne had made. It was such a gorgeous day that we sat outside.

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After a busy day and half we were happy to relax for the afternoon, while the girls swam….

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and watch H2O, Just add water….

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Later we enjoyed a sponge cake for afternoon tea…

 

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and cheese tortellini with tomato sauce for dinner…

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