Isle of Pines

Our first stop after cruising for 3 days was Isle of Pines. A small but lovely island. The rain held off for an hour or so so we went for a splash in the water.


We walked about half the length of the island. The water was a touch cold but once you were in you got used to it. Zach had a ball. He has only been to the beach once before when he was younger. He loved running into the water and the little knee high waves. Also loved it when his feet sunk into the sand and disappeared.

Gone Cruisin'

Well we are home sweet home again and life is starting to get back to normal! Back to work, daycare (and cleaning and cooking)

We cruised out of Darling Harbour on Thursday 7th September and we where at sea for 3 days. Not much sun and quite a bit of rain. Although heaps of people where sick with the rocking boat we all managed to avoid sea sickness.

Lot's of yummy food to eat. I'll update you on the island we visited over the next couple of days.

We had a nice cosy cabin and the window was more like a window seat, it was lovely sitting up there with nothing but water!

Here's a pic as we sailed out past the Opera House.

Move aside, make way for Fireman Zach

Move aside make way for Fireman Sam, well Zach in this case....

Whenever we go to Lake Gillawana we absolutely have to have a turn on the firemen Sam pole. Zach loves the fireman Sam DVD that all the EB mums and bubs gave him when he hurt his finger and for weeks he would watch it over and over. From this he developed a love of helmets, fire engines and the fireman Sam pole.

Here's a pick of him in action!

Budding Photographer

Whenever Zach is dressed up nice in new clothes I like to take some photos. It seems this has rubbed off on my cheeky little monkey and he insists on taking his camera (our broken digital camera) with him. Alot of the photos at home now have his camera in his hands but he also insists on taking photos when i am. This is the result!

Bob the Builder

Well today we went and seen Bob the Builder live. Zach was all dressed up in his new Bob T-shirt and flashing Bob runners, so he looked the part. He looked so grown up!
My reserved little man just sat on my lap taking it all in and waving to Bob in the chance that he might wave back.

Afterwards we headed to the doctors for a check up before our long awaited cruise then to McDonald's for lunch and a play.After a short play we headed home for a much needed nap after all that excitement.

Daddy's Day

What a wonderful day today was. Beautiful weather and one very happy Zachary. Seems he decided to leave the terrible two's at home for daddy's day.
The day started with Zachary "helping" daddy open all of his presents. He kept throwing them aside when they weren't of any interest to him. He knew there was chocolates somewhere and found then in the Darrell Lea Pig Out Bag.






After some cuddles we set off for Lake Gillawana with some cakes for morning tea.



Zach drove his car around to our usual spot for our picnic. After our picnic we kicked the ball around for a while then we fed the duckies.














Zach loved it, we do this regularly but today he seemed to really enjoy it. Next stop was the park. Lot's of fun sliding ands see sawing. When the weather turned we headed off to the shops to buy a new video baby monitor before heading home.

Some lunch and a 3 hour nap for Zach and he was up and ready to play again. We finished the day with ice blocks and playdoh. All in all a perfect day.