Beach Bungy Jumping on their Last Day of Hols

When we had went to the beach earlier on in the week the girls had seen people jumping up and down on Bungy ropes and thought that would be a lot of fun. We said we'd think about it and continued on our way...

As you can see from the photos below - they got to have their turn. Chelsea had a ball and wanted to do it a second time. Jordi freaked out the minute they launched her in the air...she had to lie down on the beach with me later because her tummy didn't quite feel the same.

Our last day enjoying the peace and tranquility of our holiday - Mal and Chelsea went for a walk along the shore line while Jordi and I fell asleep in the sand.

You couldn't ask for a more peaceful or restful time. I thank God for my family and for the time spent resting, reflecting and rejuvenating.

Beach Bungy Jumping

Feeding the Pelicans

Out the front of the unit we had our own private beach that leads onto the Maroochy River. It has a ramp where you can load your boats into the water to go fishing or enjoy watersports.

As we don't have a boat we went for a walk, let the girls play in the sand, tried to feed the pelicans and took some daggie pictures of ourselves.

What a spectacular day, the weather was beautiful, it was peaceful, quiet and serene and Mal and I spent time reflecting on our week while we watched the girls, the boats wizz by and listened to the birds in the surrounding trees...

I was thankful for the break

Feeding the pelicans

Lazy Days

There is nothing more fulfilling than hanging out with your family.

As you can see from the photos below the girls are enjoying time down at the pool. The water was too cold for me but somehow it didn't seem to bother the girls. I prefer to lie down on the sunbeds and get some colour on my skin after being stuck indoors for so long.

The only problem was a bee flew near me and I jumped up so quickly that I forgot my mobile phone was sitting in my lap - I was waiting on news how mums 3rd operation went - and splash....straight into the water....Jordi dived down to pick it up but it was too late.... my new beautiful phone...was dead....sorry phone....

For those of you don't know but bees are my worst nightmare - they scare me to death...to get over the shock we decided to get dry, grab something to eat and have some fun down at the park - even Mal enjoyed some of the parks facilities.

Lazy day - by the pool and a trip to the Park

Day at the Beach

This day as you can see from the photos below - the girls played in the sand, explored the rock pools - waited patiently for their fish and chips, posed for the camera and enjoyed their time together.

Watching them play and get along so well - is so relaxing and fills me with a deep sense of peace and happiness.

My girls are growing up and I'm enjoying the memories of all our good times together....

Day at the Beach - still on holidays - visiting the rock pool.

Happy 8th Birthday Chelsea

We celebrated her birthday while we were on holidays.

We spent the day swimming, going to the park, swimming, having a spa - eating mud cake then going out for a movie of her choice "Charlie & The Chocolate Factory" and then dinner at Hungry Jacks (her choice again).

She got some new clothes, Bratz accessories, Frog Watch (she loves frogs) and pens and some books.

She had a lovely day and was thankful all day "Thank you for my presents, thank you for taking me to the movies, thank you for dinner" - what a girl.

Happy 8th Birthday Chelsea (Sep 19th)

Holiday at the Sunshine Coast

As per the photos below, this was the 3 bedroom unit that I booked for a week of school holidays for us and mum and dad - it was to be a family holiday.

However, mum went to hospital 2 weeks before and a deposit had been paid and we couldn't rebook until sometime next year. It was unlikely that mum would be getting out of hospital soon so we decided to go away just the four of us. I needed a break so bad that I couldn't wait until next year.

I was extremly disappointed as mum and dad couldn't come and we had planned to go fishing, lots of fun in the rooftop spa, go shopping and enjoy the views together. So for the first couple of days I cried - the next couple I slept (as I was extremly exhausted with trips to the hospital and added work pressure) and I managed to enjoy the last couple of days before we went home.

It was on the Maroochy River on the Sunshine Coast approx 2 hrs drive from home. What a gorgeous place to stay and unwind - we read books, swam, went for walks, slept, went out for dinner and a movie and of course celebrated Chelseas 8th birthday.

We all enjoyed the break and glad that we went away but there is always next year with mum and dad and I will make sure that nothing stops us getting together......

Our Unit & views from the unit at the Sunshine Coast - mid September

Trip to Dreamworld

What a beautiful day it was - we went to Dreamworld with our friends Melissa, Michael & Trinity Frost - whom we call the Frosty's.

It was sunny, warm and not crowded - which was great.

As you can see from the photos below we went on many rides and met many characters.

Chelsea's most adventurous ride was the giant drop (not pictured) its a cart that takes you up really high and then just drops you - we were on the ground praying that she would be alright - she came round the corner with a massive smile on her face.

Jordi's most adventurous ride was the Reptile Rollercoaster - pretty scary for a kids ride let me tell you, mind you it didn't stop us going on it several times.

My adventurous ride was the claw - this was a lot of fun but I didn't seem to have a voice left when I got off the ride....

Mals most adventurous ride was being on the kiddies plane with the girls (he is afraid of heights) but he was our baggage handler for the day - good on you Mal - although he had a lot of fun on the dodgem cars.

The highlight of the day I have to say was when we attended Slime Time - a game show hosted by Nikelodeon and Mal and Michael got picked from the crowd. Mal had to dress up like a monkey and throw bananas and Michael had to get dressed as a baby and sit on paint balloons. I tell you what - Lissa and I had not larfed so hard in a long time - the girls thought there was something seriously wrong with us - we larfed so hard we were crying, our stomachs ached and we needed the toilet.

What a better day than to spend with family and friends - having a good larf (at your husbands expense)...

Our trip to Dreamworld with the Frosty's at the end of August

Photos, Photos, Photos

I'm catching up with Photos because:

a) I haven't blogged in a while
b) My blogs haven't contained any pictures recently
c) I can't sleep
d) Need to update my blog

Enjoy.....

This is the girls Netball Presentation Night - recieving their trophies in August