Everyday Catherine looks more and more like a girl and no longer a little toddler running around the house. She has increasing opinions of what she wants or doesn't want to wear. Sometimes to her brother's annoyance, she still loves to do or play with whatever Nicholas is doing or playing with. We've heard her say many times to Nicholas, "I'm not annoying, I'm Catherine!" She's also at a stage (I hope it's just a stage!) where she likes everything princess and pink (and purple). Just the other day she came home from childcare with painted nails of which she was very proud (oh no!).
So we had a really good Easter long weekend. It started with a lovely evening of listening to choral music on Maundy Thursday. It was nice to attend Phil's concert with my father-in-law and even nicer of my mother-in-law to look after the kids. Click here for a review and photo of the performance.
Good Friday was a quiet but productive day at home for us. We did quite a bit of gardening which we haven't done in so long. It was nice to be outside tending to the garden. Since then, Nicholas has been saying he wants to go or live in a farm and do work. Hmmm. After a busy morning in the garden, we had a family movie afternoon and watched “James and the Giant Peach”.
Easter Saturday we were out and about. It was another beautiful day and the shops and cafes had re-opened from being closed all day the day before. We went out for a nice breakfast at Western Basement. The kids had the games room all to themselves. Once food came, we had a civilised and relaxed meal, enjoying our muffin, pancakes, egg and bacon roll, coffee and milkshakes. While the kids were in the games room, Phil and I caught up on the top 20 music videos that were playing on TV. I don't even remember the last time we even had time to sit around and just watch music videos!
Went for a quick stop at the newsagent to pick up a newspaper and Nicholas' second place colouring competition prize (second time he's won it!). He left the store with a big golden bunny in his arms and 2 large chocolate eggs. There was a quick homecoming celebration for "Goldie" before we went out again to Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve.
I always forget how lovely it is at Tidbinbilla. After a 30 minute drive, we picnicked at Turkey Hill while enjoying the scenery and watching kangaroos, emus and other humans. We then set out to see the koalas at the koala enclosure and walk along the koala path. We didn’t see any outside of the enclosure but still had a pleasant walk with Catherine collecting gum leaves along the way.
We then set out to find platypus along the Sanctuary Loop but were unsuccessful. The kids were starting to get a bit tired at this point, but we were rewarded with seeing a few water birds and kangaroos up close. At our last stop at the Discovery Playground, the kids somehow managed to get their energy back and had lots of fun on the flying fox and the big slides. Our eventful day ended driving home during a beautiful sunset and Phil and I watching our dvd for the weekend, “Gravity”.
On Easter Sunday we went to church with my sister-in-law’s family. The cousins enjoyed each other’s company and it was nice to sing along and listen to church music. We then joined the rest of the family for lunch and Easter eggs at Mum and Dad’s house. It was a pleasant and relaxed afternoon of catching up and spending time with the family.
Finally, our 4-day weekend ended with a move. We’ve switched our guest/play room and our bedroom. So we moved quite a bit of furniture with the help of Mum and Dad (thank you!) and realised even this minor change felt a bit strange. Our house is currently a mess as we’ve still got quite a bit of sorting to do. We’re slowly getting used to our new room and enjoying a bit more space. Up next is another 3-day weekend for us. Stay tuned.
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