December Has Arrived

  Sometimes we like to see just how much we can cram into 1 day. Here is what our Friday looked like:
6:00 am wake up
7:30 Breakfast
8:30  leave to take MA to school
9:15 home, quick pick up of the kitchen
10:00 EL swimming lessons
10:45 Dr. Appt
11:30 Lunch
Noon naps (everyone that was home)
2:45 pick up MA from school
3:15-5:30 Birthday party (all 3 kids and myself attended)
5:30-6:00 Matt home, change clothes and load up to head to Southbank
6:30 walk to tree lighting at King George Square with friends
7:15 no tree lighting
7:30 still not lit
7:40 EL has to use the toilet RIGHT NOW!!!
7:45 tree finally lights, Matt & EL miss it
8:00 we walk closer to tree since the crowd has cleared a bit
8:30 hang out with the Vonks at their apt
9:30 decide we better leave before kids melt down. It's 2.5 hours past their bedtime. Matt and I eat dinner at 10pm and call it a night

  The tree lighting was at King George Square but by the time we got there, the crowd was huge! We ended up watching it from down the street. Then walking closer once it was lit. It is the largest solar powered tree in Australia. It was a nice night out for it & the kids did pretty well while we waited. Even the adults were getting antsy.

  Saturday was Dec 1st and by far one of the hottest starts to Dec we have ever experienced. It was in the low 90s F or 32 C. We headed to Southbank for a quick look at the markets and let the kids play at the beach for a little while. Came home & did some yard work, then parked it poolside until dinner. Matt and the kids got me a Hurley shirt and shorts for my birthday and we had steak and potatoes for my birthday dinner (a couple nights early). We watched Christmas Vacation as a family until it was bed time.

 

  Sunday, we started the day off at the arrival of our elf, Markle. He brought Lego advent calendars this year and the kids seem to really like them! Then we packed up and headed off to the Australia Zoo & meeting the Vonks there. It was a warm day but plenty of shade as we walked around. MA & MV loved feeding the piglets. DB was not sure about putting his hand hear the goats. "They have teeth!" EL got to see her Cassowary-always a hit. We grabbed lunch then headed to watch the croc show. We then had to say our goodbyes to the Vonks. They are moving back this week and we will truly miss them here.

 A baby croc. Only EL was brave enough to go up for a pic with it.

 A Tasmanian Devil just out for a walk.

  Homeward bound just long enough to get our food for a BBQ with school friends and families. The kids were so excited to spend the afternoon with their friends they normally only see at school. And it was nice for the adults to hang out while the kids played. They ran, scootered, got really  dirty & ate just about all the food that was there. Everyone had a great time & we can't wait to do it again!