Picnicking with Peacocks and other activities.

We celebrated Joshua's birthday with a picnic at the Cataract  Gorge with Zac and Nina recently. The forecast was for afternoon rain and we were so fortunate to be driving out when those rains began to fall. We were hoping to see the peacocks show their splendour to their mates but we missed that, however they did come up to share our picnic and eat from the children's hands, such amazing beauty!

Last Sunday we made the decision to take a hastily thrown together picnic lunch to the Arboretum after Church, not realising they were having a type of fair that day. The children planted some trees along the creek which we will visit over the years. 

 These two were so cute in their planting, soil went everywhere including in their hair! Thomas had to be pulled out of the whole more than once.

Josh is planting a Mountain Pepper. 

 One day I'm going to make things like this.

And like this.

We have also celebrated my Nan's 96th birthday with all the family, such a great time to get together with cousins I never see anymore and to meet their spouses and children. We made the stop at the beach before driving home and of course the little ones got soaked. But had such fun climbing over rocks, paddling in pools and even jumping waves.

Most of the little ones were herded  onto the balcony for a photo, unfortunately they were herded to the wrong end and this is the best photo we got.

The children loved the pool and spa most of all.