What a full weekend!

We had such a great and full weekend! On Friday afternoon we didn't really have any plans, Saturday started off slow, hanging around the house, and then I read in the paper that there was a Tulip Festival up in the hills, so off we went! It was a pretty drive up into the Dandegongs (the hills around Melbourne) passing many little signs for little local wineries, can't wait to go to one! We found the tulips, and it was a great little festival. There were quite a few people there, everyone taking pictures! Some of the tulips were huge! I couldn't believe it! We took pictures, and had a snack, listening to some of the entertainment, enjoying the festival feeling with the sun shining, a great day overall!

On Sunday we packed up the car and drove down to Sale for the night, stopping at a park called Gumbuya Park. We played at the park, then walked around and saw Emu's, Kangaroos, Wallabees, Dingos, Pheasants, Peacocks, and lots of other birds. In my opinion the Emu's are one ugly bird, the Dingos were a lot prettier than I had expected (looked very much like a dog next door!) the Kangaroos were sleepy in the sun, the Peacocks showed off with their feathers, and there were lots of different kinds of Pheasants, its not fair that the males are the pretty ones! We had a cafe lunch there and learnt that from now on we should bring a picnic when going to the park! Another little play in the park and it was time to hit the road again.

Sale was great, the kids did relatively well when we went out to dinner, considering the big day we had. Greg went to work on Monday, and the kids and I checked out of the hotel and went to visit Denise and Stan, some old neighbors of mine! It was nice seeing them again. After the visit we walked around the town, and then we walked around the little lake in town. Lily did really well, she walked halfway around the lake by herself! It was such a beautiful day, but the mosquitos were terrible! We couldn't stop to rest for fear of being eaten alive!

Overall we had a really great weekend! But now it is back to reality, and the mountain of laundry that I have to do today! Where does it all come from? But never fear we are going to have a break today of going to the indoor play center, should be fun.

A few new photos

Oliver having a snack in his chair, he looks happy doesn't he!

Lily having a doughnut

'Helping' Daddy fill the fountain, and Lily's water bucket

Going for a ride

What a cool girl

Spring has sprung here in Australia and we are loving the warmer weather! We have a fantastic backyard to enjoy, the kids like to go out and play, Oliver really loves to just go and sit outside! I think I am going to have nature kids :)

We had a BBQ this weekend, it was really nice having people over to help us enjoy our home and yard. We had the Grand Finals Aussie Rules Football Game (take two) on, which is like the Superbowl, so that was fun to watch, plus there was lots of kids around to play with for Lillian and Oliver.

Oliver is still in the teething process, working on number 8 now, so that makes him a bit crabby during the day, and he also has a runny nose, thanks to all the spring flowering that is going on!

Lillian is also a bit stuffy, but overall she is doing really well. She is listening to me more when we go out, learning how to behave! It is a process though, she has a hard time listening at home sometimes!