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sweet sorrow

 

During my parents’ visit, we celebrated three birthdays (Vi’s, DaD’s and Nikki’s), visited three museums (science, maritime, and steam engine), and ate three bread experiments (wholemeal oat, potato, and butter split-top). My parents walked with, read to, and tickled kiddos. MuM expertly finished meal prep I started, even if it was something she would never have cooked herself. DaD entertained us all with jokes and made-up songs, including the instant toe-tapping classic, “Down in the Duffle”

 


down in the duffle
we’re gonna’ travel around the world
but we can only afford one ticket
so get down in the duffle, girl
 

My dad’s engineering courses received rave reviews, and we hope he and mum will take lots more trips down under!

gazing at Grandpa

fun day out in Freo

We started a fun day out by visiting a free exhibition, Immerse: Exploring the Deep, at the Maritime Museum in Fremantle.

 

 

This was followed by a pancake picnic next to the museum…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

… a visit to a free steam engine museum…

 

 

… torpedo and propeller photo opportunities…

 

 

 

 

 

 

… and a ride on a Transperth train at the end of a beautiful day.

 

 

our visit to Scitech (part one of two)

Yea! We had so much fun with my parents at Scitech that I can’t fit all the pictures in one post. Our oldest three kids are at a fantastic age to begin to understand the wonder of our physical universe through hands-on exhibits.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grandpa snuggles

 


Grandma snuggles

happy birthdays

We had so much fun celebrating my dad’s 65th birthday with him… and slipping in a belated birthday gift for my mum.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DaD’s birthday meal was his request of spinach alfredo lasagna and homemade oat bread served with carrot raisin salad and topped off with angel food cake and poached strawberries.

 

 

I was excited when I realised that the entire meal, right down to the butter for spreading and the mayonnaise in the carrot raisin salad, was homemade with love by me.

a cuddle and a snooze

 

after birthday fun


Vi covered Grandma’s lap in scarves, then perched herself on the resulting throne

 
 


Meanwhile, Nikki and Michael borrowed some of Vi’s new head-wear and read her new books

turning two (with accessories)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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