We had a little birthday party for Andres today – we invited a few friends and family around to help us celebrate his first birthday. After a cool start to the day, it turned out to be a glorious afternoon and we had afternoon tea out on the back lawn. Leanne out-did herself with creating … [Read More »]
Archives for 2009
Dust Storm
We woke this morning to a strong smell of dust in the air – but we were not prepared for what we saw when we got up and looked outside! One of the worst dust storms in Sydney’s history – soil blown in from the inland deserts and western farming regions on strong westerly winds. … [Read More »]
Goolwa
On one of the days we were away in South Australia we felt like going for a drive – we drove down to Meadows for morning tea at the bakery there (yummy!) and then continued to Strathalbyn, where we sat by the river and watched the ducks. We started getting hungry for some lunch, so … [Read More »]
Monarto Zoo
We flew back home to Adelaide for a few days to see our parents – my parents had not yet seen Andres except on Skype video calls. We spent one of the days with my parents at Monarto Zoo – one of my favourite zoos.
Taronga Zoo
Took Andres to Taronga Zoo today for the first time. This was supposed to be an outing for our adoption support group, but nobody else turned up at the allotted time, so we spent the day there on our own instead. I prefer it that way anyway! I got some good photos – although I … [Read More »]