Old Gold Mine

On our way home, we stopped at a location of an old gold mine.  The kids loved walking (jumping) across the two suspended bridges and exploring the grounds. 

Growing up

Sometimes, it just hits me how much she is growing up!

Don't be concerned, Ellie is drinking a hot chocolate.  Cooper is the one that likes the taste of Coffee.

Road Trip – Part 2

We did so many things over the two days.  We visited a very cool skate park, watched surfers and went on many walks.  

Road Trip - Part 1

The four of us took a small road trip over a weekend to a great surf beach a few hours south.  It was a little cold to swim in the ocean, so we explored the beaches and parks.

New Swim School

Ellie moved to a new swim school and a much large pool in April of this year.  Her lessons are 45 minutes long and she swims many laps with her teacher checking her strokes at least every lap.  While her technique was good, she struggled with her fitness.  She really likes her new swim school and is excited every week to go swimming.

Mother's Day

Normally, every holiday and birthday in our house gets celebrated with cinnamon and sugar donuts.  That all changed on Mother’s Day.  Victoria wanted something different and I surprised the kids with frozen waffles for Mummy.  While this sounded like a great plan, I didn’t count on Ellie and Cooper liking them so much.  They would have eaten the whole box, but they did leave one waffle for Mummy.  Next holiday, I think we will do this again but we will buy 2 boxes!  

You might be wondering why the waffle box is on the sofa.  Cooper couldn’t wait to have then, so he carried the box around until it was time to toast them!