Sunday, August 28, 2011

August Highlights

Both David and I celebrated our birthdays this month. For mine, we stuck around home but made an entire weekend out of it. We went on a date for the first time in Australia and then celebrated all the August birthdays with a few good friends. For David's we went to Jervis Bay for the weekend with the Bonertz family (another Canadian family on exchange in Canberra).

Blakely loved the white sand beach at Green Patch in Booderee National Park. The older girls got to hand feed wild parrots and kangaroos.


See the baby joey in the mamma's pouch!



Trying to get Brookie to come join the picture.

We also had an amazing day in Kangaroo Valley. We joined 4 other families for some canoe fun on the water and a sausage sizzle. Other than the great company and spectacular scenery and weather, we finally succeeded in seeing a wombat!




one scruffy wombat...we saw several but this is the only one around when we had the camera handy


This photo was taken on a gorgeous spring day.

How we keep busy while the others are at school.

too cute not to include


And finally, Blakely has learned to wave....here is proof!


The countdown is on for my parents to visit in September. We are looking forward to sharing our experience with someone first hand. Thanks for all your love and support from back home!

Bye for now,

The Basistys