Weekend getaway

It was full weekend for us with Mark already in Strahan for work and Finn playing his first game of soccer for the year on Saturday morning.

The boys have all improved so much since last year and it's going to be really fun to watch them develop even more as the year goes on.

The drive to Strahan was long but uneventful and we arrived just after dark. Mark had booked our cruise for the next day as a Mothers' Day surprise. It was cold and a little rainy on Sunday but it didn't really impact on our trip - we missed the hail storm on Sarah Island by minutes. It was a lovely trip and I especially liked the bit going through Hell's Gates - Finn like the bit with lunch!

We explored the West Coast a little on Monday - going as far as Rosebery. Finn stripped off on Ocean Beach - he really wanted to feel that fresh air! We visited a couple of waterfalls and the boys found lots of 'shrooms for me to photograph until my picture card was full and it was time to go home ...

30 April - 1 May

A quiet weekend at home. Not much to report.
Don't you just love the chair? Perfectly formed. Wait till you see the full-size version Grandad made. Action Man became my favourite photography subject - so patient and what a profile!

Easter

A peaceful and choc-filled Easter break including the great egg hunt at Grandma's. The boys have all grown so much since last year - especially Toby.

Nick came for a sleepover and they did lots of cooperative gaming. Meanwhile in the garden lots of pruning was done and you can actually see the paths between the beds now.

Glad I took the opportunity to grab these pics with Nanny and Poppy - I have far too few.

I was so proud of Finn and all the other Cubs (and the Joeys and Scouts too of course) as they marched on ANZAC Day. My first ANZAC Day service I'm ashamed to say.

Yes, that is Gelli Baff - yuck!

Skills

Another active at home weekend. Early morning Saturday meant that we had skatebowl to ourselves again. Soccer was cancelled because of wet grounds so we had to make do with another family training session. Finn did some more skills work on the Wii - it all counts.
Finn updated our fire evacuation plan - always a useful thing to do.

Home again, naturally

Leavin' on a jet plane

Saturday flew by in a blur as I tried to get ready for my work trip. Mark ran interference so I could concentrate but I really missed the time I would usually spend with the two of them.

Sunday we hit the skatebowl early for a bit of a spin before the big kids arrived - technique improving all the time.

The afternoon was spent in airports and planes until I reached Adelaide. It was a beautiful city spread out in front of my hotel room. I would have loved to have had time to explore more but it was a hectic week mostly spent inside the hotel - ah well, maybe next time ...

MONA and more

Sam and Finn spent a happy few hours together swapping from one activity to the next on Saturday.

Sunday saw Mark head to the lakes for some casting practice - a calm, still day not perfect for fishing. After waving Dad off Finn and I headed off to MONA for Finn's first visit. He LOVED it. His favourite pieces were Babylonia, Artifact and Zizi, but they were closely followed by so many others. While waiting to see Pausiris he was looking at Snake and said "You know, I'm not much for art but that is pretty good" :-) It was so great sharing the experience with him - it's now his favourite museum - of course.

We left after a couple of hours and grabbed a few extra things to add to our food stash and headed for the park. Finn read in the shade while I took photos of him reading in the shade.

I had to stop into work for a couple of files and Finn made the fantastic suggestion that we go to Mures for icecream. It was just a lovely day spent with my boy. One to remember.