A day at Sovereign Hill, Ballarat

On Sunday the 2nd December, our family plus E, went for a day trip to Sovereign Hill. What a fun day we had!!!! We went on a horse and coach ride, panned for gold, explored a gold mine, made our own candles, played an old fashioned game of bowls, explored the town, watched humbug lollies being made and watched $90,000 worth of gold being poured!!! It was a big, tiring day......but what a great time we had!!!....Enjoy the pics........

ART SHOW CREATIONS

Big J and Little J were recently involved in their school's art show. They both had several pieces on display and were proud to show off their efforts. The hall was transformed for the event with every child in the school contributing wonderful artistic creations to the event. The school and local community all support the art show and enjoy the creative talents of the children. Here are some examples of what Big J and Little J created......hope you enjoy them!!!!

Rosebud Adventures

The school holidays are nearly over....they always seem to go so fast!! Last week we went to Rosebud.....thanx Aunty J......and had a really cool time. There was shell collecting, shopping, beach fun, mazes, mini golf and a rather adventurous ferry trip across to Queenscliff for the day. The Marine Discovery Centre was fun. We got to touch and feed some of the fish and other sea creatures. Here are some photos...hope you enjoy them!!

Tulip Festival

Here we are again with another one of our holiday outings. We went for a very long drive to the Dandenongs to visit Tesselaars Tulip Festival. It was fun...we had to find gnomes hidden in the gardens, we had lunch and ran for miles through all the rows of tulips. Mum bought some flowers and big J and little J got a couple of souvenirs.

A new member of the Family

On September 24th a new member of our family came into the world....a new niece for A and a new cousin for big J and little J....welcome gorgeous!!

Royal Melbourne Show

Hey! Wow! It's the holidays!! As much as we all love school, it does get tiring so we are enjoying taking it easy and being on holidays. The weather is gorgeous so we are getting out and about...stay tuned for a few holiday additions to the blog over the next couple of weeks. Our first addition is after visiting the Royal Melbourne Show....very COOOOL!! We went on rides, bought showbags, saw heaps of different farm animals and pets, checked out some amazing cakes and did a whole load of really cool stuff!!! We were happy but weary at the end of the day....have to go next year and experience the fireworks!!!! Happy holidays to everyone!

Spring has Sprung!

There's not much rain around just now, but the garden is coping quite well. Flowers are starting to bloom and there's a bit of action in the vegie patch. We'll be recycling water for a while to come, but it's worth it!

Buddy Buttons Bear

Buddy Buttons Bear came home to spend the night with Little J. He hung out around the house and did all sorts of things.....he helped to collect the eggs,( and nearly got pecked by a chook!), he helped in the garden even checked out the bath and then was so tired he crashed out for a sleep with Little J....zzzzzzzzzzz. We had to sew a button on him so he would remember his time at our house....what fun!!!