One day they will allowed to drive

Some intermittent posting on my part… Grandma is visiting from overseas, so we are having a ball being tourists!  One of our stops has been the Melbourne show.  The queue for the crazy coaster was just too long, so the kids settled for the bumper cars.  Oh boy, were they glad that they did!

Even the youngest got her chance go on some rides, with her dad as chaperone.  (With my broken hand, we figured it would be safer for him to take the risks!)

End of the day we were tired, but quite happy after a lot of fun.

One more week until my cast comes off and they pull out the wire, then I get my independence back. 

Slip sliding away…

My daughter absolutely adores the slides at the playpark.  (She called it a WHEEEEEE! until about two weeks ago, how quickly they grow!)  Last week we quickly popped down to the park after walking the boys to school.  It was a cooler day, As you can see by the sweater. (Where oh where has the cold weather gone?)

She got into a little routine.  She climbs up, swings on the bars…

Then drops down to the slide and whizzes down.

And then she does it all again.  Life can be full of such simple pleasures!

Playgroup

My daughter has really started enjoying playgroup.  There is the sandpit,

slide

swing

and of course drawing and painting!

 

Ruffey Lake Park

One of the many parks we need to explore…  Invited to a birthday party at the park, we were astonished as to the size of it.  The kids had an absolute blast playing on the playground.  The huge slide was one of the favourites with the kids.

So were the tunnel slides.

The parkland is really beautiful.  Lots of space for ball games, walks (with or without the dog) and cycling.

This is Ruffy (no, really!).

Signs of spring are everywhere.

 

Apparently this old pear tree, over a hundred years, still bears fruit.  It is a remnant of the fruit orchard that used to be in this area.