Weekend adventures

We did a little something different when the weekend arrived. On Friday afternoon, I decided to surprise the kids. We went on a little outing after school got out. Drove out to the Arboretum where we had a nice run around and afternoon tea in the great outdoors. We're so lucky to have this beautiful area close by to explore and release their energy.

From Term1

The next morning we were out early to catch the opening of Questacon's new exhibit, Above and Beyond. I mainly wanted to get on a tethered hot air balloon! We missed out on the Hot Air Balloon Festival this year as the weather didn't cooperate. We were able to get tickets for the second group that went up. The boarding process was interesting. To keep the basket stable, a couple of people had to climb out and then a couple had to climb in - taking turns like this until the previous group were all out and the new group were all in. It was very cool to go up about 25 metres (82 feet). Catherine who was the most keen ended up being the most scared. Maybe one day I'll go up on a proper ride.