Family xoxo

FAMILY, n.-The ones you live with, laugh with and love.

Ben-Maggie-Tom-Hugo.jpgHow do children know who there extended family are?  It must be innate or maybe they sense a feeling of belonging.  Ben is pretty reserved around people he doesn’t know or see often.  But not this weekend as  I watched him play and interact with his Cousins, Aunts and Uncles, and Grandparents.   Ben just adored having his cousins Tom and Maggie stay on the weekend.  It was magic to watch them play together.  Andrew and I just loved the house being full with family.

Our house was a pit stop on the way to a very special event.  All that could make it were heading to  Cousin Hugo’s first birthday.  It was wonderful to be able to share in Al, Claire and Hugo’s special day.  We enjoyed catching up with family and friends new and old.  Ben certainly enjoyed the party.  He ate  the entire bowl of cheezels by himself!   Hugo was an absolute delight and had enough cuddles to go around for everyone.  Happy Birthday Little Man – we hope to celebrate many more with you. xoxox

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The Ute Update #1

Well, what a transformation. Beige to Bling ! New 12 slot wheels 14×7, New Tyres 175, New GT stripes. I like it. What do you think ?

What a transformation for the old 1964 XM Ford Falcon ute with cobra stripes over the bonnet – from beige to bling !

The Ute, Updated !

New 12 slot wheels 14×7,
New Tyres 175
New GT stripes

I like it. What do you think ?

Holiday continued……..

We headed to Byron Bay today. We saw a whale from the Lighthouse lookout, did a spot of shopping, ate the best pancakes from Twisted Sista, went for a dip at the beach and finished with gelato. Ended the day with another dip on what seems to be our private patrolled beach. Just have to say…….. we are loving this winter weather!

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Tropical Fruit Bonanza !

Birdlife on the Boat TripToday we did a little exploring of the NSW Northern Rivers area from Kingscliffe south to Pottsville via Casuarina, Cabarita and Hastings Point. We then ventured out to Murwillumbah via Condong and returned via Duranbah only to discover Tropical Fruit World. Now don’t get hasty in your judgement. For only $35 each (Ben was free) we were fully entertained for over three hours solid. As the name suggests there are way too many fruits to list, but suffice to say you get to taste plenty. Ben even had a go at a few including Blood

Oranges and Chocolate Fruit (with icecream). After the tasting session there was a plantation tour aboard a wagon pulled by farm tractor. At the bottom of the valley there was another tour, this time on a boat, where there was abundant birdlife amongst lots more. The boat trip concludes on a man made island that is purpose built for entertaining kids and also includes a model railway. Great fun ! Ben especially loved the train ride and went around twice, once with me and again with Belinda.

I would highly recommend Tropical Fruit World for an entertaining, tasty (and reasonably low cost) family day out.