We're camping in the rain!

So in bright sunshine we headed off to Warburton for a camping long weekend. Shorts and t-shirts was the dress code and all seemed fine - surely the weather forecast was going to be wrong! Unfortunately for us the weather forecast was not wrong and we did indeed receive gail force winds and pouring rain on Saturday. We managed to baton down the hatches for the night but when we woke and there were puddles inside the tent (coming up from the floor rather than a leaking roof line) we decided it may be time to pack up shop and head home. The kids had a fantastic time regardless and even though it wasn't really long enough the grown ups had a 'relaxing' (as much as you can camping with young children) time too.




Emily on the trail along the river.



Angus having to run after the girls on bikes.

Angus and Daddy trying to get the kite up in the air (note: shorts and t-shirts)

Emily after her mud bath.

This is the way we wash our kids on a cold and frosty morning...

Lloyd in his wet weather gear.

The Walkers and Joys enjoying the muddy puddles.

Abi and Tyler enjoying a brief moment of sunshine.

Happy 7th B'day Abigail

Abi had a wonderful 7th b'day celebrated by an old fashioned home party with pass the parcel, a treasure hunt, parachute games and of course some craft (as well as some Lux soap sensory time!). As dressing up is still a big part of play at our house it was only fitting to have a dress up party. There were some great costumes ranging from policeman, rock stars, spider man and of course princesses, fairies and queens. So with the party over all that is left is to find space for the multitude of presents and figure out how to deal with the attitude of a big 7 yr old!

Random Photos

Just a few random shots from around the place.

The kids were very excited about their tall tower that was bigger than Daddy.

Emily and the dinosaurs.

Angus in a big bed

Back at the start of August Angus made the leap (literally) from cot to big bed... and after only a few nights he even started to sleep in it rather than on the floor!

Big beds are always more fun with friends!

Angus has become quite fond of his b'ball and it has made the move into the new big bed too.

Long weekend in the Western District

We decided to take a mid term long weekend and make the trip back to the Western District for some fresh country air. We all felt really at home at both Janna and Kate's farms and it was just nice to be back home, seeing the Grampians and enjoying time with old friends.

Doing circle work in Kate's paddocks. The kids were fascinated by the sheep "getting a hair cut".

Em and Angus having a bonding moment.

The 3 kids at "Cloven Hills".

Gotta love climbing trees in the country!

It got pretty cold once the rain came down and we had to walk back through the cold paddocks. Lucky Dad was there to save the day.

The normal state of walking with our family - Abi in the front and the others wandering behind.

Abi's photo of us heading towards the creek at Janna's.

Abi's photo of the kids - "We love jumping in muddle puddles" and there were lots of them at Janna's farm!