Phillip Island Adventures

Wow....a week away at Phillip Island, and it went SO fast!!! We had a wonderful time, the boys discovering and me, rediscovering the beauty of this small island. Only 26kms by 9 kms, it is packed with incredible scenery, all manner of wildlife, rugged beaches and a heap of stuff for the kids to do. We saw the Penguin Parade, The Nobbies, Koala Centre, Pelicans at San Remo, and went to Rhyll for fishing. We learnt about chicory kilns explored many beaches and walked around Churchill Island. Holidays....especially beach ones for me......are restorative and good for the soul....enjoy just a snapshot of a lovely week away.

Happy Father's Day

Hey Dad...Happy Father's Day for this year. We hope you have a fun day and can't wait until you're home...we have cool pressies for you from the Father's Day Stall at school. Big hugs and smooches....
lots of love....Big J and Little J xxxx oooo

Little J turns 7 !!

August 1st was a day of celebration...Little J turned 7 ! There was presents, excitement, dinner out, cards and phone calls. On the following weekend there was all the fun of the party. We had a Wild Action Party, with an impressive array of wild creatures taking over the front room. Everyone had fun touching and holding the animals, followed by cake eating and alot of running around! A great day for all of us.....Happy Birthday Little J !!! xxxx

Pa turns 80 !!

Well.....80 years young!! Not a bad effort at all. July 21st 2008 saw big J and little J's Pa turn 80 years of age. A fine celebration was held with family, friends, food, drinks and ....of course....music. Once Pa had a guitar in his hands, a microphone and a bunch of muso mates around him, there was no stopping him! Thank you to all who came to celebrate this milestone....we'll see you at the next one! Happy Birthday....Dad, Pa, JJ, The Gembrook Gentleman, and....... the biggest J of them all! xxxx

Gyuto Monks

One Saturday morning we headed down to The Incinerator Theatre to witness the most incredible mandala making by Tibetan Monks. They spent a week creating the design from coloured sands, and the skill and patience required was mind boggling!!! Big J and little J really enjoyed it....bringing home some souveniers and even doing a class with one of the monks to create their own mandala design on a prayer flag. What an inspiring saturday morning!!!!

School Holiday Photo Shoot

We LOVE school holidays!!! So much time to sleep in, go slow and enjoy each other's compnay. We have been to movies, out for lunches, had fun with friends, been to the circus, had a shopping spree and generally had a lovely time being together. One day we caught the tram into the city and, armed with a camera each, we set off to take photos of Melbourne. These are the results...we hope you enjoy sharing our efforts! First of all, Big J lined up his lens................

............Little J had his first go at digital photography........................

............and mum took a few shots as well.....................

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