Last weekend we went camping in Noosa with Rej, Clo, Amy, Kate, and Morgan. Too bad for Dan - he was stuck at work...sorry Dan!! We did miss you. And of course we missed not having Steve and Cari with us. But, they're enjoying the Melbourne heat right now! :)
Anyhoot, we went to Noosa last Friday with the gang and had the best weather. We were in the water a lot of the time because it was quite hot - the sun is crazy strong here!!!!! We're very lucky that Kate can set us up with such an amazing spot. It is truly perfect there.
We started Saturday morning with Clo climbing up on the picnic table. Keep in mind she is about 37 weeks into her pregnancy! It doesn't seem to be slowing her down!
Rej and Clo made a yummy brekky for everyone and then we rested our bellies before hitting the beach.
Rej also brought some flutes...that he made from bamboo sticks. It was quite impressive! He and Darryl were a bit obsessed with this music making and spent most of their free time whittling away on a piece of bamboo! Of course Rej made a flute for Shamus and Breagha...which I hid for the drive back!
The ocean water has been AMAZING the last few weeks. Perfect temperature.
And the waves were great too!
I think the kids are finally getting used to the Aussie beaches because they spent a lot of time in the water this trip. It was very nice to see.
Baby Gabriel's tent was put to good use last weekend! It is a nice break from the sun. I don't know how we have done 2 years here without a beach tent!
Shamus did a great job riding the waves in. And when he fell off, he didn't panic. I think swimming class is starting to pay off!
Saturday night Kate taught Breagha how to properly start a campfire. Breagha did very well until it was time to let go of the lit match. She didn't let go. :( A bit of a burnt finger!
Morgan brought his kite board and equipment. I was really surprised to see how big the kite was. I've seen kiteboarders in Montreal (Pointe Claire Village) and here, but I didn't realize the kite was so big.
Unfortunately the wind didn't want to cooperate so Morgan lost that battle.
Another flute? Coming up! Rej even managed to make a saxophone out of the bamboo! I think Rej is the new McGyver!!! Just give him a match and thread and he could make a booby trap! I do have to say it was quite impressive.
And no trip to Noosa is complete without seeing camels on the beach.
As usually, we've been quite busy. It seems like there is always lots to do/get done. This weekend is a 4 day weekend for me...off on Monday, it's Australia Day on Tuesday, and I do half a day on Wednesday as it's Shamus' first day of school! Darryl and I are both going to take him to school on Wednesday, and pick him up. And then we're taking turns doing half days for the next week and a half...to ease him into school before he goes to After School Care.
Then it's Shamus' birthday on Friday/Jan 29. I haven't decided if I'll do anything at school for his birthday. We are having his party on Sunday/Jan 31 so that may be enough for me to plan!! And he already celebrated at daycare on Friday. He's last day at daycare was one big party! The director went all out. The kids had a blast. So, I think we have enough going on!
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