We just arrived back after three great weeks in Australia. The kids had a blast, and the parents did too. We spent quite a bit of time in Brisbane, but also managed to get up to my folks holiday house on the Sunshine Coast. The kids had a fabulous time playing in the garden, going to the beach and going on walks around the neighbourhood. Z's favourite was the visit to Australia Zoo, seeing the lizards and kangaroos. It was HOT! But I think we dealt with it pretty well and the kids were fine. It was hard to come back to colder than average weather in SF! It was great to catch up with everyone in Australia, though we didn’t get to venture outside of SE Queensland, so hopefully we’ll get to catch up with everyone else on the next trip, which should be sometime next year.
We've been having wonderful weather the last couple of days, so today we headed down to Chrissy Field and the little beach right on the Bay. It was a bit too sunny for the kids, especially A, so we took shelter under the big shady trees just back from the beach. We had a great picnic with some friends and just enjoyed the weather! Oh, and A was clapping like crazy - it's her latest trick, along with standing up!