Minding the grandchildren: day three

Sunday 20 January

 

 

Day 3

 

 

Claude wanted to take the children to

Gosford reptiles park.

But rain is predicted and it is very overcast.

 

I still packed up a picnic while we

decided what to do.

 

We drove all the way to Palm Beach.

Both children were asleep in the car

and it was pouring with rain.

(We thought the children could have play

on the sand in the bay area.)

We did not stop and drove back.

Around Warriewood valley the rain stopped.

So we decided to go and investigate

the new park.

 

It is a lovely big park with lot of play equipments

BBQ and tables. BUT no toilets

 

Joshua had a great time on this swing

 



 

Amelia try all the slippery dip

 

Amelia climbed to the top....

and climbed down again.

 

 

all type of climbing

 



 

trying the swings

 



picnic time

 



 

and more play

 

 

 

Joshua did not want to go with Amelia but on his own.



Minding the grand childre: day two

Saturday 19 January

 

Day2

 

 

 

We took the children to a safe path

to use their scooter

 

and went to a park

Anything Amelia do, Joshua has to do it too.

 



We went to see Dora

 



 

 

Amelia participate with the singing and dancing.

 

We had a busy morning .

Home for lunch and a nap for Joshua.



Minding the grand children: day 1

Friday 18 January 46 degrees

Day 1

 

Shane is gone to China for work.

Jo went with him for a holiday.

They are gone for 2 weeks.

 

Packed up and ready to go.

 

We went to collect the children from their home

Where Jo's mun and step dad were minding them

for a week. We are minding them this next week.

 

 

we are having the hottest day this summer.

 

Keeping cool with the air con, cold drink and cold fruit.

 

 

 

 

This is a hard puzzle.

We showed her how to do it, done it once

with her and after that she never needed

help again. Clever girl.

 

 

Claude took Amelia to the kiddy farm.

She was disappointed that there was no calf.

(On the flyer there was one!)

 

In the play area at the mall

 

 



 

While Joshua was having a nap

(sorry I can't seem to be able to rotate this photo)

 

 

Earlier in the day I filled up the pool and it warm

up in the sun.

Claude said it is not a pool but a bucket.

The children don't seem to mind.

 

two cheeky monkeys

 

 

Narrabeen lagoon walk

Sunday 13 January

I packed up a picnic and we went for 

a new walk

The Narrabeen Lagoon walk.

Well it is an old walk but the have extend it.

They are planning to, one day do a walk all 

around the lake.

It will be fantastic.

part of the walk was rainforest type of vegetation

Claude enjoying his antipasto

when we passed near that tree with the termites nest,

2 kookaburras were looking in the holes.

We thought they were feeding babies.

But when we came back there was no sign of them

and no chirping noises.

They must have been inspecting for a new nest.

Aqua January birthdays

Friday 11 January

A group of us are taking the bus from the mall

to go to the city.

We are going to the Athenian Greek restaurant

to celebrate Camille, Tricia and Jenny birthday.

one of the wall paintings

All 12 of us 

North Head picnic

Monday 7 January

Claude is still on holidays.

He thought he was starting today.

When I went for my Pilate class he came too

and went for a walk from Harbour to Manly.

When we park the car there was just a seat 

so we had our sandwiches there.

We went to North head hoping to catch

a bit of a breeze but the air was still

and it was very hot. 

So after eating we went home to 

rest and read on our deck.

Claude is back at work tomorrow for

a few weeks before his retirement.

Glebe and the yellow duck

Sunday 6 January

We drove to Glebe to have lunch at a cafe

with a very nice view.

"Blackwattle cafe"

When we arrived there was no table free.

So we went inside and sat by a window.

When table became avalaible we decided

to stay where we were.

It was a VERY HOT DAY.

view from our window

me from the outside

look at the funny wine glass....

panoramic view from the cafe

Then we walk to Darling Harbor.

Boy we were SO hot.

We drank and drank so much water.

Festival of Sydney

Darling Harbor has a giant yellow duck

they had trouble bringing it through the bridge (at the back)

they had to deflate it a bit.

The posters in Darling Harbor were saying;

Darling Harbor activities:

Free (??? forgot) metres high yellow duck