Friday, April 29, 2011

Parliament House Visit

Today's Trivia

Name the capital of Australia

If you said "Sydney" you wouldn't be alone - many people do. But actually, it's Canberra (pronounced CANbra). Since Sydney and Melbourne were fighting over the privilege, they decided to go with a planned city between them instead. This is the structure at the heart of the city. We'd been round-about-ing it for three months and figured it was time for a visit. Directly underneath is the building where all the magic happens: Parliament House.











the kids looooved running back and forth on the lawns









Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Kangaroo Beach

 Technically, we skipped summer this year, so we've been itching for a beach fix. A few weekends ago we packed up for a day trip to the coast and boy, was it great. We listened to LDS Conference on the 2 hour drive and, following a few tips from a local friend, found some gorgeous little spots.



Are we happy to be here or what? (South Durras Beach)







mmmm - you know what comes after beach babies eat sandy food, right?






I've never seen so many beautiful and various shells on one beach - it was incredible



lost track of D for a while only to find him here - sometimes Dad needs a break from all that fun... (actually, despite being from California, he has this thing about sand, but that's another story)
 
this guy hopped out to watch the action
North Durras Beach


down the road was a little vision called "Pebbly Beach" - we couldn't believe our eyes

 joey going for a drink in mama's pouch
I was very unsure about petting WILD kangaroos, but Annie was not

big kids following suit (once the 4yr old gives them the thumbs up)
Will braving up for the "hug" 



these girls were in paradise - they wanted them all as pets


Boatshed at Bateman's Bay - hands down best fishnchips to date




perfect end to a perfect day: hot fresh donuts and icecream
We will be back - can't wait!!