Friday, October 30, 2009

Time for some Summer scrapp'n !!

The weather is heating up and we're in the mood for some
SUMMER SCRAPP'N ...
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Saturday, October 24, 2009

Runnin' up that hill ....

We are back into the school routine for the last term ... wow, Blake's first year of high school is almost over .... he'll be borrowing the keys to the car before we know it!! [screech] Now, that's a scary thought !!

The two weeks of school holidays were a lovely break from routine; however, my work schedule was more hectic than ever and my grand plan of having the first week off (DH had a week off also) so we could duck away in the van for a week sadly never came to fruitition [sigh] ... in fact i barely spent time at home and my days stretched out to near 12 hour days.

Not to worry .... i did manage 2 days off in the 2nd week and we spent time up at Nelson Bay. Such a gorgeous place ... only an hour from home but always feels like another world away!

Whilst there we went to the new 'Shark & Stingray Centre' ... what an awesome place. You can feed the sharks & stingrays from the side of the large pool or you can get in with them!! Yep, right in the thick of it all .... which is exactly what my guys did!!

You have a choice of wearing waders or a wet suit .... my guys chose to wear the waders over their clothes .... very attractive LOL!




Then it was into the water ..... (i probably should have mentioned that the stingrays are "de-barbed" so no danger apparently) ...

oh, and the sticks you can see in the photos are to feed them .... not to fend them off !! LOL !!






Then there was this rather large lady ... the photos really don't justify her size .... she was huge ... but harmless apparently ....



and i just had to include this next photo he he cause if you didn't know any better, you'd think Blake was about to be eaten !!!


It truly was a great experience ... my guys just loved it but next time plan to wear a wet suit so they can get a little more "up close & personal" ..... i think i'll volunteer for camera duty again LOL!

The weather has really started to warm up this week and whilst i am not a fan of hot weather i do love long pleasant afternoons.

On Thursday afternoon we headed to the waterfront and enjoyed some fish & chips for tea.



The boys kicked the ball around the park for a while and as the sun went down it was time for home.


We are so lucky to live in such a beautiful place!

and before i go ... just a quick reminisce .... this weekend 12 months ago we arrived home from our holiday in America .... wow, there's that 'time flying by' thing again!!

This weekend is very laid back with no plans & nowhere we need to be ... hope you are enjoying your weekend too!!

Keep smiling :O)

JULIE x
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