The Lead Up

I have to admit, the silver lining of being a week overdue is any absence of guilt that I haven't shown our visitors a good time around Canberra. With creative car solutions we have done tons of sight seeing and these girls are really getting a feel for Australia. All they need is a trip to the coast and to see Sydney (where they fly out from) and we've done our job right :) Oh, and to meet this baby if he ever decides to emerge.

We've hit the following this weekend:

Australian Institute of Sport - great tour of fantastic facility
Cockington Greens - cute miniature village
Old & New Parliament Houses - interesting politics/museum
Fresh Markets - tasty tasty produce (pronounced "praw-juice")
Souvenir shopping at the mall - mom loved the red light/green light parking garage
Hiking the hills behind our house - tried skipping and jumping even, but no baby action
Australian Football League game - awesome action packed sport
milo, roo burgers, meat pies, sausage rolls, lamingtons - all received big thumbs up from visitors
tv/movies/hairdos/reading/sleepovers galore - my girls will plunge into deep depression when they go

Just a few more museums on the list to hit next week and Telstra Tower and Glassworks. Any other suggestions? With kids back in school transportation will prove easier...

And now pics for Evy and Lindsay's families at home who are surely missing them.

typical sleepover set up (note Summer's box in corner) giggling abounds

New Parliament House, heart of the city

mmmmm, kangaroo burgers (and Linds new curly hair)

dance parties after bath

AIS boasts world's most technologically advanced pool

moving trains, windmills and spectacular bonsai landscaping - cute place

We've had beautiful weather and very little jet lag. The girls are super champs for putting up with all the hyperactive loving they are getting from my gals, especially double buckled in the back seat on our outings. They really are such lovely, sweet, helpful teenagers. We're so glad they came!