Day Out

We have not long gotten back from what was a fantastic day out! For Christmas we gave Adriaan's parents (Opa and Granny M) a day out with us! It's not something that they do or we do very often, so it was quite special and very enjoyable.

We started out at Ettalong Beach to build some sandcastles and go paddling. We are not a big beach going family, so beach trips have been few and far between for the boys. When we were in Tassie, Caelan was quite scared of the waves so we picked an inlet to help him push beyond his fears but not completely freak him out. He loved building sandcastles but at first would not go near the water. However, after a bit of encouragement to chase the seagulls with me, we both ended up paddling up to our knees. So this was heartening for us to see. Elisha also enjoyed the sand, but wouldn't keep his hat on!!

Once it started to get too hot, we went to Woy Woy channel and got fish and chips from Fisherman's Wharf. Yum! There is a great playground outside the shop which Caelan enjoyed. Elisha surprisingly sat in his pram quite contented this whole time! We then went for a little walk along the channel. Elisha fell asleep and Caelan found another little 'beach' to go for a 'swim'! It was a beautiful spot with some big trees for shade, a gorgeous breeze and lots of boats on the channel.

Caelan found a friend to 'make cakes' with.

God gave us little blessings today to enjoy. One being the beautiful weather. Not too hot, not too cold, refreshing breeze and blue sky. Two ducks with their ducklings came waddling through the park, then into the channel and Caelan was able to feed them bread. Then on our way out, we were just in time for pelican feeding! We finished the day as you should finish any day like this: with icecream!!

The boys slept on the way home. And to top off the wonders of the day - it was a day without nappies!! Yay! Longish car trip (1 hour) and no accidents. We all had a wonderful day and it is definately a spot we will go back to.