A day on the road

We got our hands on a fabulous Toyota Tarago (aka minivan) on Saturday and spent a good 10 hours touring around greater Sydney area.  It was a much needed break from the city and we had so much fun!

We first started at the Featherdale Wildlife Park, about an hour outside of Sydney.  It was so much fun to hang with our friends the Kangaroos.

There were Emus also roaming around - huge fluffy birds that apparently think anything you have on you is for eating.  Those things go full on attack mode!  One grabbed a hold of a bottle and wouldn't let go.  We were playing tug of war for a bit - luckily I won.  I tried to upload a video of one of them attacking Devon but it didn't work.  Just use your imagination I guess!

Attacking Emu

Wombat - So cute!

Albino Kangaroo

Goats eating my stroller

Just a couple animals

After the Wildlife Park, we went to a farm that had a small Thomas the train set up in their field.  It was pretty awesome.  Who knew this would be a highlight of my weekend!

Thomas

Hello!  They had the whole thing to themselves

The activities we do as a family are certainly different than what we would have done 5 years ago, but honestly it is such a blast to see the looks on the kids faces when they see new things.  It makes being a parent so fulfilling.  I had more fun riding on Thomas the train than I have had in a while.  It was so kitschy and silly!

After our fun with Thomas, we drove to a whitewater park that Devon was interested in seeing.  I don't have any pictures of it, but it was really sort of neat.  All man-made,  full with fun rapids, drops and play areas for kayaks.  They even had whitewater rafting.  It was built in a loop, you go around it and then a conveyer belt takes your boat up to the top again for another run.

Overall, a very fun Saturday!

Some more antics this past week:

1. Mommy broke the house again.

Broke two knobs off the stove - I barely touched them!

2. Fun at Mealtime

3.  Boys posing for the camera

4. Date Night

And just for kicks - What we were up to 1 year from today:

We're off to the aquarium today, and a weekend trip to Jervis Bay tomorrow.

Until next time!!

~Mary