Autumn days

Our weather is changing each week. At the moment it’s back to cold, showers and gloom. On ridiculously beautiful sunny days, we’ve been out enjoying walks, discovering the National Zoo & Aquarium, going on bike rides and appreciating the beautiful autumn colours. On unbearably biting cold days, we’ve been indoors eating delicious new food, exploring funky places, watching movies and jumping on trampolines.

So I escaped the chicken pops and have been on a recent kick to go on longer walks at least once a week. On my last physio appointment, I lost some muscle mass. I was scolded for slacking off on my exercises and was advised to go for walks up and down hills. My right leg is definitely stronger after stepping up my exercise routine. I even completed the Mother's Day Classic 5km walk without pain or soreness. I just hope I can keep it up with winter just around the corner.

We’re now well into the second term of school. The children have adjusted to their teachers, classes and routines. I’ve volunteered on Friday mornings to help the pre-schoolers borrow library books. Catherine loves helping with that as well. Last week was a Mother’s Day Pampering morning and she enjoyed the opportunity to slather hand cream and nail polish on Mummy’s hands and nails. She’s also been seeing a speech pathologist every fortnight to continue improving her communication skills and participating in a gross motor skills class on Saturday mornings.

Year 3 school activities for Nicholas is becoming more interesting. He completed NAPLAN (The National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy, similar to the California Achievement Test) testing last week and the Rostrum (public speaking) assignment yesterday. And he’s very much looking forward to an overnight school camp excursion next week. He is continuing swimming and has recently graduated to the next level. He has also taken up tennis this term. Another recent milestone for Nicholas was cycling with Phil from our house to Stromlo Forest Park which is about 5km one way.

Phil has had to take off a few days here and there to reduce his annual leave. We’ve been discovering some new eats and going on walks on his off days. With some Sydney friends visiting recently, we’ve also been frequenting and showing off some of Canberra’s cool and funky establishments.

Movies
Home - 4/5
The Age of Adeline - 3.5/5

Eats
Monster Bar (breakfast) - 3.5/5
Capitol Bar & Grill (dinner) - 3.5/5
86 (lunch) - 4/5
Frugii (gelato) - 4/5
Mood Food (lunch) - 4/5