Family time

It was lovely to have Mum and Dad return from the American holiday and hear about their trip. It was also lovely to see how the kids were so excited to see Nana and Poppy again.

Poppy enjoyed cuddles with Eliza after being away for 6 weeks

Daniel looking at our family book with Nana

Everybody loves Nana. So excited to have her home!

 It is also lovely to see Howie with Eliza and she just loves having sleepy cuddles with him.

And it is lovely to see her so happy with Auntie Jenny too.

Around once a month, Grayma comes to visit for lunch which is a very lovely time. It is nice to sit down and chat with her and she just loves seeing the kids, reading with Daniel, chatting with Eliza and hearing Daniel tell her stories. I do love how interested she is in her great grandkids.

Daniel was very comfortable with Grayma last visit and even helped her to the door. Very special times.

A couple of weeks later we were lucky to have Nana J come to visit for a few days. It was so lovely to see Daniel and Eliza both be so excited to see her. Eliza was having her dinner when Nana J arrived and she just couldn't take her eyes off. It was very sweet.

 On the Friday we decided to go for a trip to the Reptile Park after Daniel's swimming lesson. Eliza had a feed while Julie gave Daniel his bath then we hopped into the car. When we arrived he was excited to see the alligator chairs and again wanted to sit on them.

We were then singing 'Row, row, row your boat gentle down the stream.
If you see a crocodile, don't forget to scream. Ahhhhh' while Daniel put his leg in the alligators mouth.

We then went to look at the different alligators, lizards and snakes. Daniel quite enjoyed it and wanted to be picked up to look at them.

We then went out for the 'walk with Hugo', however, Hugo wasn't there. Instead we got to see Libby. Daniel was happy to pat her (definitely not as shy as when he patted Hugo). 

He also go to pat a kangaroo that was just relaxing on the grass. It was so placid, but very beautiful.

We then decided to have some lunch. We found a picnic table and set up the food. Daniel was quite happy to sit and eat, but also enjoyed having some breaks to run around on the grass. 

There was a very confident kangaroo who was keen on everyone's food. He was over at another table, going for people's food off the table. He then went over to some kids and was so patient while the kids kept hitting it's face (I'm so glad that it didn't retaliate, but also wished that the parents paid attention and told their kids to stop hurting it). It took a cracker from one of the kids hands and happily ate that. Then it came over to our table. Daniel was very quick to say 'No' to it when he showed an interest in his mandarin. Julie did a good job protecting the food. I just couldn't believe how confident the kangaroo was in coming up to us.

"Nooooo".

After lunch we walked to see Hugo. On the way we stopped at the kangaroo (who was still relaxing on the grass) for a photo.

Unfortunately Hugo wasn't there. I hope he's ok. Maybe he is just having a break. Eliza had some lovely hugs with Nana J while we looked at the Tasmanian Devils and Dingoes.

We then went for a bush walk, looking at different birds and animals. Daniel loved jumping in the little puddles, making a great splash. I do enjoy that the park is set up so the kids have freedom to walk around without having to hold your hand and stay heaps close.

We finished up by looking at the alligators and Eric.

We had a very tired little boy at the end of the day and a sleepy girl too (who had done very well sleeping in the ergo). It was a really lovely time out.




We have been working at Eliza getting used to the bottle. Julie got to have a turn and Eliza did pretty well. She did start to chew it toward the end, but that was ok.

On Sunday morning, before Julie flew home, we went out to breakfast. It was a lovely time and very yummy food. Daniel and Eliza did really well there too.

It was lovely seeing Nana J. We are looking forward to heading up to Hervey Bay in January and seeing all the family.