Finally - an update!

The photos are all a bit out of order, and I don't feel like fighting with blogger! 

If you really want to, start at Part 1 - but otherwise - enjoy the photos! 

xxx

June - part 3 and some of July :-)

Launceston airport - time to say bye to Emily and Megan! :-(

we had such a good time together!

you can see snow on top of Mt. Ben Lomond from the airport

after we dropped them off at the airport, I bought Joshua some lego - he really misses Megan!

another beautiful sunset - what a view we have!

We did a nice long walk to the library. It was freezing outside, so we enjoyed sitting in there for a while reading some books!

some hot chippies for lunch on the way back, yum!

winter in Tassie still produces some fantastic sunny days! 

Enjoying some yummy watermelon in the sunshine.

Pappa has a cross-fit buddy!

...and some star jumps :-)

Imogen came to play - I like her company, she's super funny!

we are pirates, aarrrrrr

and this is our ship

A beautiful picnic at Swan Point. We just love this spot, its about 10 minutes from home.

having fun with microwave puff-paint. I now have at least 30 artworks. Anyone want one? ;-)

Joshua and I headed off for a walk at swan point last week. Joshua 'posing' again.

On Friday I went to Greens Beach with Demi and her boys. 

It was beautiful sun-shiney weather, and very sheltered on the beach. The tide was very low, so the boys had fun playing in the rock pools! We had a little bet going, on which of the boys would get wet first...

Joshua won!! He thinks his gumboots go up to his armpits or something! At least I bought spare clothes...

It really wasn't that cold, quite strange, especially when you can see snow-capped mountains in the distance!

very exciting for Joshua to see the Sea Shepherd sailing past! Its going for repairs at the Launceston wharf before they head off again - fighting the Japanese whalers.

I had fun crocheting a little baby cardigan!

June - part 2

Emily and Megan came over for a week, for my birthday. It was so nice catching up, and doing lots of sight seeing! We went for a walk at the Basin, in Launceston. Brrrr...nice fresh, crisp air!

and some hot chippies for lunch

"tee en beskuit"

We went for a drive out to Lillydale Falls, stopped here for devonshire tea, so good! It was a nice cosy place, with a crackling wood fire. Megan polished off the whole slice of brownie by herself! Josh isn't much of a cake eater, he said it was yuck. Strange child ;-).

the playgrounds wherever we stopped were always the highlight for the kids!

I love the scenery around Lillydale.

Then we went off to George to see the lighthouse.

It was blowing a gale, and f.r.e.e.z.i.n.g. We survived.

I crocheted a cowl for Megan

At Gloria Jeans for some coffee and delicious cake for my birthday. We had such a nice day!!

wow, Joshua sitting still and colouring in at the cafe. He picked up some good tips from Megan ;-). 

City Park train ride - obviously a highlight for the kids! Maybe for Emily too, not sure. haha.

Joshua really enjoyed Megans company, kept him occupied. A real holiday for me!

Off to see some snow! We headed up to Poatina.

We found these huts in the bush, and stopped there for some lunch and coffee. 

We kept warning the kids that "there might not be snow..." and by the time we got to the top, there wasn't any! We told them that the ice lying around was 'snow', they were happy with that, phew!

Reinier feeling bummed that we didn't have a lighter or any matches to light a fire. 

The negative side of being a Quitter. ;-)

...but on the way back down the mountain, it started to snow!! Yippeee!!

 

Lallie, the 'eskimo boots' you gave me were such a life saver!! Thanks a million!!

this view reminded us of Africa, somewhere in the Drakensberge