Mother's Day

Oh Mother's Day we decided to go to Featherdale Wildlife Park

It was lovely that Helen joined us (Murray is away for work)



It was fun to feed the kangaroos!

A beautiful Galah - we get these on our yard all the time - so pretty



And an albino kookaburra - interesting!

We LOVE that you can get up close with the koalas!

We all want a bit please!!!

Hanging with the Aussie animals

cute :)

The farmyard was fun too - pigs, goats, chickens, etc.

Hey bird - do you like my feather?

Well it's mine!

Later we went for lunch at the Outback Steakhouse. I had to laugh at how American the place & menu was - considering it's meant to be an 'Aussie' streakhouse!

Genna loved the coloring sheet

THIS is the reason I wanted to go there - the blooming onion. OMG it was AMAZING - I just about ate myself sick eating this before the main meal even came!!

We asked for one scoop of ice cream for Genevieve - she was thrilled when this giant ball of ice cream came out!!



WOW!

Now, where to start???

It was a lovely day, topped off by the gorgeous flowers Dadda (and Genevieve :) sent me. The three of us went out to lunch for an early Mother's Day last week, but it was fun to go out on the actual day too - we had a blast with Aunty Helen :)

Also a VERY Happy Mother's Day to my Mom (Grandma), Murray's Mom (Nanna), Gigi Sis & Sally and all other Mother's we know - love you all!

Misc Catch Up



A few weeks ago we gave swimming lessons a try again - Genna liked her teacher Nikki



She especially liked the celebratory baby chino afterwards (although turned away when I tried to take a photo:)



She LOVES her new swimsuit though - ballerina!



TA DAH!

It was picture day at daycare the other day, I managed to snap this picture of Genna with her best friend Poppy

One evening Genna and I made swiss rolls for dinner - puff pastry with beef mince, spinch and cheese

And of course egg on the outside. They were delicious!!



One night Dadda brought home a surprise for Genna - is it in your pocket Dadda?



Ohhh what's this?

It's a 'lion glove' - cool!

Their thing is doing 'lion' up the stairs - roaring as the go. And when they get upstairs they come to find me and 'attack' me with kisses :)

ANZAC Day

Showing off her friends to Aunty Helen -
From left: Baby, Hoot, Pingu, little baby, Peppa, Flopsy, Genna and of cousre Woof Woof in the cot :)

This is my new friend Flopsy!

And my good friend Peppa Pig :)

Ice Cream on a gorgeous ANZAC Day in the park (the band aid was just for fun).
 It was a great picnic day with Aunty Helen, Steve, Selina, Amelia & Clara.

Yummmm !

The umbrella worked really well to give us a bit of shade from the hot sun

 

Now THAT is a loaded esky! Happy that it has wheels :)



A bit of soccer with Dadda

I've got it !!

ANZAC stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. April 25th marks the anniversary of the first major military action fought by Australian and New Zealand forces during the First World War.  It's also a day that we remember all Australians who lost their lives in military operations.

Big Girl Bed



At Nanna & GrandDad's house - Genna had her first sleep in a 'big girl' (single) bed.
 She LOVED it and slept so well!

 

Back at home we got her used to the idea of a new big bed by putting her single mattress on the floor for a few days. At first she wouldn't go near it - and slept in her cot (crib) on the other side of the room, but after 2 days she got excited about it and slept great it in it!



It's a big bed Mama



Finally it was time to set up the furniture.
I'm SO happy! I'm a big girl now :)



Ahhh look turtle & shark on my side table - exciting!



She still looks SO tiny next to everything though!

I can get up all by myself!

This is how I will sleep :)

SOOOOOOO happy :)

Visit with Nanna & GrandDad

A few weeks ago we went to visit Nanna & GrandDad for the weekend.
On the Saturday we had a lovely lunch out!

 

I got pizza - fun!

I love it :)

GrandDad's yummy looking meal too!

and lovely coffee to finish

Genevieve wasn't in the mood for a group photo though

My own straw too

Dessert - yummmm

A lovely group photo as we were heading back to the car :)

Listening intently to GrandDad's instructions

AND this is Baba :)

Tickles with Nanna



Books with GrandDad

Surfing at the park - fun!

Showing off the new steps Dadda & GrandDad made for Genevieve

 

Just the perfect size!! Lovely :)

And one funny story. Genevieve was pretending to put 'makeup' on by wiping a coaster around her face. She said 'I put lips on it?' (her chapstick). I said no Genna - we don't put chapstick on that - just use it as pretend makeup. So she said 'Come Nanna, I tell you a secret' and took her hand and led her to another room (out of my sight!). She went to do it again - while looking at Nanna - 'I do it now?' Nanna said No Genna, Mama said not to. So she took Nanna's hand and led her to another room - and shut the door - 'I do it now?' She did this in a few rooms before deciding it wasn't going to happen. When she came out I said Genevieve - we only tell NICE secrets. She sighed and went off to do something else. Ha ha - amazing to see her little brain at work - that maybe a different room would mean a different outcome - sneaky little thing :)