Out for a Sunday stroll

We've managed a couple of bush walks close to home, at Mt Coot-tha, this month. It's hard to work for our brunch when Sunday's are usually a cruise straight to breakfast - but it does make the food taste yummier! Last Sunday, when this photo was taken, we went off-track exploring up a disused bike path and down following a spur...but home safely! Today was a little more on the beaten path but with to a soundtrack of cockatoos (screeeech, screeeech) and whip birds (somewhat nicer).

Family holiday to Brunswick Heads

Our first joint family getaway, with the recently arrived and soon to depart Frenchies. What a fantastic long weekend we just had. Here's a photo of us all together. T's the photographer, casting a shadow, Steven's sporting T's jumper and finding the afternoon sun a little bright, Ryan and Nicholas are packed for comfort and Christo is sporting a matching smiley "handbag" / jumper combo between Lynnie and Dan.

Fun at the pub...

A pre-dinner apperitif was shared in the Brunswick pub beergarden. Steven and Nicholas enjoyed one of the pub's more wholesome activities, playing on the row boat. The rest of us spent the time between our beers and saving the boys from falling overboard - I'm sure we used to be bored... you know, in the olden days... before kids!?

An early morning paddle?

Even better, the electric motor and outrigger make this the perfect set-up for fishing the Brunswick river - stable, quiet and able to access the trickiest spots. Of course, this was all lost on Nicholas who just enjoyed hanging over the side and having the water course past his fingers. Simple joys. Another was playing in the sand and water of this stretch of beach on the National Park side of the river. More holidays please!

Welcome Kai!

How little is this cute 4 day old fella?! Tim and Jen are now a family with Kai joining them on 1July (just!) - Mum and baby definitely doing well as you can see here and Tim's beeming somewhere out of shot. In a strange echo of some visits we had last year, Nicholas spent the visit demonstrating there can be advantages to child- and noise-proofing your home whilst Kai slept peacefully - a year off passing on the tradition!

The Frenchies arrive!

So great to see Lynnie and Christo and meet their little fellas, Steven and Ryan. Pictured here is Steven returning Nicholas to us after a little boys own adventure whilst we picniced at Kangaroo Point cliffs. A beautiful winter's afternoon spent with good food and great company.

Visit to Grandma

Early in July, we visited (my) Grandma and Aunties Jean, Heather and Lois on their Girls Own Adventure to the Sunshine Coast. Here we are being photoed by the Aunt Paparazzi - we're almost all looking at the same person! It was wonderful to see everyone - and so close to home in sunny-and-almost-warm Queensland. Happy 80th Grandma for the 23rd!! - Teresa