Charitable Pup!

 Hey Friends!  How was your weekend?  We are celebrating Memorial Day here today!  It's so nice to have Matt home.  My morning chores went doubly quick so now I am able to waste a little more of my day away on the computer. ha!  Destiny loved showing her school off to her daddy too.  It was so much fun to bike there as a family!

Last weekend, our dog Dusty was fortunate to participate in RSPCA's walk-a-thon with Matt's boss and his wife and her BFF Boomer.  We were spending a bit of time in the Blue Mountains while Dusty had this little adventure of her own!  She even got a bandanna to prove that she walked the 5K!  The RSPCA is a rescue group for animals here in Oz.

In other news:

I'm 33 weeks along.  I'm feeling quite "large" these days.  This boy might be a bit bigger than my girlies were.  It's fun to watch my bump grow :)  I love all of the comments that the girls make about my growing belly too!  Things are still going pretty well.  So far he is a bit "all over the place".  He has been both breech and transverse at our latest appointments.  We are hoping for a "head down" baby the next time we go in.  As far as me, I'm still feeling great. 

Well, off we go to Costco!  Addi is beyond excited.  Every day she says, "Mommy, I have a secret for you...I want to go to Costco!" haha!

Enjoy today!

Blue Mountains : Part 3

 Hello Friends!  This Part 3 of our day trip to the Blue Mountains!  We headed out early one morning and packed a picnic lunch!  The girls really enjoyed making our own sandwiches at a park near the trail we hiked.

 One happy little girl!

 This was a lovely memorial that we had a picnic near.  The train station was in the back ground so it was all around a beautiful spot to stop for lunch.

 After lunch, we found some pastries at a nearby bakery and enjoyed them as the sun began to set. 

 After a short drive down the road, we stopped off to see the Three Sisters during sunset.  It was quite spectacular!  Maybe next time we can hike to the Three Sisters instead of just viewing them.

 There were some amazing sights. 

 Both of the girls were happy that we didn't have to do any  more hiking to see these sights!  They were tired after 4 hours on the trail!

 They really enjoyed playing in a "cave" near the viewing area. 

 As the sun came down, it was time for us to head home!

Apparently Addi wasn't too happy about heading home.  haha!  Just kidding.  This is the face she makes when she is "fake" crying!  She puts on a pretty good act!  I was happy to catch it on camera because it's pretty funny.

The girls and I are off on some fun adventures today! 

Enjoy today!

Mountain Folk

 Hey Friends!  Last weekend, our little family became "mountain folk" for a day ;)  We enjoyed a day trip to the Blue Mountains and a 4 hour hike.  Really a walk, but when you are 8.5 months pregnant and 4 hours sure seems like a HIKE!  haha!  The scenery was amazing!

 We even had a couple of family photo ops because the trail was so busy with nice people willing to take pictures of us.

 Explorer Matt; binoculars and all!

 31 weeks pregnant; feeling well enough to hike 4 hours.  :)  Still running, spinning, and all around feeling pretty healthy!  No weird cravings, just chocolate!  Baby is kicking and we have a doctor appointment this afternoon.  I'm looking forward to seeing our little bub on the ultrasound. 

 Beautiful flowers.  I was told by someone at the National Botanic Gardens that the aboriginal people of Australia used these flowers as hair brushes!

 There were so many lovely spots to take photos.

 The only "wild life" we saw were a few birds.  Including hearing a kookaburra laugh.

 Beautiful waterfalls.

 The end of our hike!  The views were amazing!

 We were pretty high up!

 Destiny loved using daddy's binoculars.

The highlight of the day for the girls was seeing 2 fuzzy caterpillars!  What fun!

I have more pictures of our day trip for tomorrow!

Enjoy today!

Blue Mountain Tease

 Hey Friends!  How was your weekend?  Ours was fantastic!  We took a little day trip to the Blue Mountains!  The girls call them the blueberry mountains :)  This is just a little tease of our trip because I am having difficulty uploading pictures to the blog.

 We traveled to the lovely Wentworth Falls.

 The girls loved walking and hiking!  Both of them did so well.

 We started out on the Charles Darwin Walk.

 There were tons of beautiful waterfalls, babbling brooks and lovely scenery.

 The girls loved walking across the old bridges.

So, there is the tease for you!  Tomorrow I'll be back with some spectacular views!

Enjoy today!

Doin' the Splits!

 Hey ya'll!  It was dance day yesterday and we still love it.  Addi snacks on the sidelines wearing a tutu and takes it all in while Destiny dances her little heart out!  I loved Addi's outfit choice: tutu, stripes, sneaks! 

 Destiny was looking pretty cute too in her pink tutu and fancy socks paired with her awesome boots.

Destiny was SO proud that she could put her head down while she was doing her splits.  {Unfortunately, her knees popped up!} ha! 

Happy Friday!
Enjoy today!

Breakfast of Champions

 Hey Friends!  We are at the tail end of the week and so far it has been a great one!  Last night I hosted a Mom's Night Out at my house.  Unfortunately, I only took pictures of a couple of my foodie creations: chocolate dipped mandarins and cookie butter truffles.  It was a blast to have some gal pals over for dinner and a special project!  Gotta love my friends here in Canberra!

 YUMMMMM!  I was nervous to host an evening event because I am usually in bed around 7 or 8 these days...9 at the latest, so it was fun to have some friends over to help me hold up my eye lids a bit longer than usual! 

This mornings breakfast was some left over tiramisu {gotta love my friends who bring over food to share!} and hot chocolate!  You can't go wrong with that!  Now I am ready to start my day.  We are currently making an obstacle course in the house!  It shall be a glorious day!

Enjoy today!

The Leftovers!

 Hey Friends!  I have some of the "left over" pictures from my camera to share with ya!  Destiny is still loving dance class!  Her class is dancing to "Club Can't Handle Me" by the chipmunks.  It is SO cute! 

 Addi is quite content to sit on the side lines {in her tutu} and watch as they dance.

 Last Friday, we took a trip to a museum and then had lunch with Daddy at The Pork Barrel.  Isn't it a beautiful Autumn day in the rose gardens?

 Addi and her pizza!

 My ratatouille tart was delicious.

 Destiny enjoying some pizza herself!

That week, we had our Friday Pizza Night!  It's a tradition that's been going strong for over a month now in our fam.  This weeks variation:  Breakfast Pizza!  It was SO delicious!  Matt's homemade sausage gravy, sauteed peppers and onions topped with cheese and scrambled eggs!  It was served with a BIG dose of Frank's Red Hot!  Yummy in my tummy!

That's all for now, friends!  Happy Wednesday to ya!

Enjoy today!