15th May 2011

Today's outing was to the shops as Henry needed some new shoes.  I bought Freya some new shoes on Monday, purple reebok joggers size 10, the girl has big feet!  Freya loves to run so she is looking pretty sporty at the moment.  I took Henry to the same store as I wanted to have his feet meausured.  Henry wanted shoes that lit up and the only pair were a really horrible black pair, which would not have gone with any of his clothes and were not cheap.  So I said we would go to Target if he wanted to lighting up shoes - this was said in quite a frustrated voice.  He found a police pair, just his luck as he loves police.   Target had 20% off children's clothes and shoes so stocked up on a few basics for winter.  Is it just me, the only sizes they didn't have were the ones I was after!!!  

Also a trip into Target means stopping at the toys, wow it felt like a long shopping trip.  I was also on the verge of getting a cold so I will admit to not having much patience.

We went to our local park in the afternoon as it is surprisingly warm again in Sydney and I felt bad that our Wednesday outing was shoes and clothes shopping.

Sunday 11th May

Today we went the aquarium at Darling Harbour with our entertainment book voucher, we used the voucher for a free admission of the same value.  This is why we did this outing on the weekend because we can get 2 adults for the price of 1 so it seems a shame to waste it during the week.   The weather was beautiful and like our last visit to Darling Harbour it feels like a holiday.   We went to the aquarium to see the Lego exhibition as well as some sea creatures.  I could sit and look at the fish all day.  It was a fun day out and enjoyed by all.  Henry is planning on talking about it for his news in a weeks time.

4th May 2011

I have decided our Wednesday adventures are for the school term and so this week is our first week back.  We went to a new park, for us,  in our local area.  Henry and Freya had a ball swinging on the bar and played gaols.  Their idea of a gaol is more like a hotel.  Freya had her own room and Henry was brining her breakfast.   I am aiming to be more imaginitive for next week.    We have the entertainment book now so a few of my ideas I will keep for weekend outings when we can use the free tickets.

1st May 2011

Today is a Sunday and one of the first nice days in a week so we decided to go to the Museum!!!  It was a lovely day so we enjoyed our time outside before venturing in.  Henry just wanted to see the dinosaur bones but there was plenty of other things to see and do.  It is a beautiful building, I love where the skeletons are displayed.  Another favourite place was the Australian wildlife display.   We had a fun time with lots of laughter and learning.

19th April 2011 - Happy Birthday Henry

Today is Henry's 5th birthday.   To celebrate we headed to the Easter Show at Homebush.  We do not have to get home for sleeps anymore, well not for a long time really, but this meant we could avoid the morning rush of strollers.  We arrived about 1pm and headed to the animals first, followed by a long walk to the showbags and finally I got to check out the Woolworths food pavillion.   Henry fed some animals in the petting area and Freya was being pretty brave until the sheep unexpectedly came by her and she did 3 little screams, of ahh, ahhh and ahhh, she didn't cry but it was the beginning of me having to carry her.  Henry chose the Ben10 showbag and Freya the Dora showbag and they were both pleased with the contents.

6th April 2011

Today we had a quiet Wednesday and only ventured as far as the gym and the park.  We are heading to Canberra for the weekend to celebrate our nephew/cousin's birthday and meet our new nephew/cousin.

30th March 2011

Today we ventured back to the Sydney Acquatic Centre, the weather was a bit miserable and Henry asked if we could go swimming so we headed to the indoor pool.  It was really busy when we went the first time in February and so it was surprising today how empty it was.   We had a fun time although we are still not brave enough to go near the big bucket or the slides.   Henry did want to give it a go but Freya had a mini scream and would not wait on the side for us - that was high expectations really!!!

I like that I know the way now to Homebush and have started to get my bearings around the roads there.  Looking forward to going to the Easter show soon.