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Ethan’s chit chat

Posted: 5th June 2015 by Bethany in Uncategorized

When great uncle Dave visited a few weeks ago, Ethan showed off his amazing spelling skills. Uncle Dave: how do you spell fox? Ethan: FOX Uncle Dave: how do you spell foxes? Mum: ohh we haven’t delved into plurals yet…. Ethan: I know….FOXFOX Oh the brilliance of a child…. When Mike explained the show One […]

Mum’s visit from Canada

Posted: 10th May 2015 by Bethany in Uncategorized

It was so lovely to have my mum visit for nearly 3 weeks in April! We had two weeks of school holidays during her stay and I took a week and a half off work so we had lots if time together. We spent a couple days in the blue mountains, which was an adventure! […]

Rocky Coastal Walk

Posted: 25th March 2015 by Bethany in Uncategorized

A lovely Sunday spent climbing along the rocky shore of South Maroubra Beach, exploring the tide pools. Learned that there is a greynurse shark critical habitat off shore. More shells to add to our never ending collection!

Convos with Ethan

Posted: 10th March 2015 by Bethany in Uncategorized

Today on the way home from work/school with all of us in the car. Ethan: dad, we’ll have to buy a new car soon because your head almost touches the roof. Mum: don’t worry, daddy will shrink soon. Ethan: Then are you going to die (dad)? On the weekend…..after a particularly bad night with a […]

Summer fun!

Posted: 28th February 2015 by Bethany in Uncategorized

Enjoying the summer! Backyard fun! Rocky the giraffe came home from daycare and we had so much fun! Ethan anticipated the start of soccer season. ..2 months from now. Riding the waves at Coogee Beach. Now at Maroubra Beach – love that we are so close to 2 amazing beaches! Jelly fish along Maroubra Beach […]

Camping at Coolendal

Posted: 26th February 2015 by Bethany in Uncategorized

This camping trip started off well…. We camped in a lovely spot, a stretch of grassland amongst a pretty dense forest along the shoalhaven river. The river was quite fast moving and had rapids that were a huge hit with everyone! You just needed to rent life jackets (at least for the kids) to be […]

Camping at Pebbly Beach

Posted: 23rd December 2014 by Bethany in Uncategorized

What a lovely campground this was – a bit more remote compared to the others we’re been to and it only had cold showers but in my view those aspects probably kept it a well hidden treasure! The site itself was well treed withvplentycof wildlife – kangaroos, possums, all kinds of birds including crimson Rosella, […]

Another performance – by Tomas’ class

Posted: 23rd December 2014 by Bethany in Uncategorized

Another performance – by class 1S. Each assembly a class is asked to host and this is the second time Tomas’ class hosted. The theme – Teddy bear picnic. Enjoy! https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9jtiNfdbW5nV2VNVUVJY3hhelE/edit?usp=docslist_api https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9jtiNfdbW5nU1g1TXhXU1hHQUk/edit?usp=docslist_api

End of school performance

Posted: 22nd December 2014 by Bethany in Uncategorized

At ‘after school care’, Tomas was one of the few boys to volunteer to perform at the Christmas Concert. He did so well! He did a dance number with the other boys and read some jokes with another boy (those were the only two boy performances!) I have a couple videos which can be accessed […]

Trip to Melbourne

Posted: 22nd December 2014 by Bethany in Uncategorized

Our dear friends in Melbourne invited us down for the weekend with the kids so we jumped on this opportunity! We were very excited to see our friends whom we hadn’t seen for ages! Highlights included the Melbourne Zoo, the morning ton peninsula wine region, a laboryth – meant to be a bribe for the […]