It's just never quite long enough

Vacation...that is! It's never quite long enough. However, on this particular vacation to the Sapphire Coast we had a fantastic combination of relaxing and getting outdoors to do things.





Matt and the girls playing at the playground right next to our cabin.

The whole "resort" was decorated with old tractors and farming equipment. This happened to be a Ford tractor.

A short hike from our cabin was Pooh Corner. This is where Winnie the Pooh and all of his friends lived. Destiny was sorely disappointed that there was no Christopher Robin.

However, they were happy to see Kanga and Roo, Piglet, Tigger, Owl and more.

Walking on a bridge with Daddy over to lake at the resort.

Our only breakie away from the cabin. Destiny trying my glasses out for size.

The lake at the resort with the bridges in the background. It was so beautiful and surrounded with water dragons and other fun lizards.

The girls played their first round of mini golf!

Daddy teaching Addi how to swing the club.

But she would rather hug all of the cement creatures on the coarse. Here she is hugging a sleeping wombat!

A wallaby visited our cabin each evening around dinner time. Matt was able to get quite close to him, however, he never took food from Matt's hand. (That was Matt's goal) One night he brought three friends along with him too. It was spectacular!

We spent a couple of days at the beach. Enjoying the waves and sun shine!

We all tried out the climbing wall.

Addi's first time holding a caterpillar.

Our first canoe ride as a family.

Mr. Wallaby snacking on an apple right by our porch.

A short walk to a beautiful view. The Pinnacles.

A trip to the aquarium. This cheeky octopus opens a jar in order to get his food out! It was so fun to watch him wiggle around! We went to the aquarium at feeding time and had a tour guide the entire time. It was a wonderful time.

Addi looking at some fish.

After the tour, we went upstairs and dined in their cafe. From the windows overlooking the ocean we saw 2 dolphins playing with a snorkeler!

I don't think I've told you all about the standard Aussie burger. Well here it is folks: meet patty, bun, lettuce, egg, tomato, and beetroot. Very different from an American burger!

After a nice lunch, we headed off to Magic Mountain to take in some of the rides. Addi enjoyed driving this car with the nice green fellow in it.

Matt loved that there weren't as many safety measures placed on the rides here as there are in the US. This ride had no seat belts and you controlled how fast you go. He said the water slides he went on were borderline scary! They go underground for most of the ride!

When I was growing up, my grandparents had a swing like this in their yard. I was so excited to get pictures of the girls in this swing because it's a fond memory I have of Summer time in Tioga, ND.

Daddy's birthday cake that was baked in an oven that was the home to a spider who's body was as big as the palm of my hand. It was the biggest spider I have ever seen in the wild.

Heading home, we stopped off at the Bega Cheese Factory to take a peek at their heritage center.

The girls thought that it was so cool that cheese comes from cows.

They also enjoyed some rainbow ice cream, that tasted very "rainbowy"...in the words of a 4 year old :)

With just an hour left to Canberra, we stopped at a little place called the Christmas Barn that is filled with ALL things Christmas. It was a wonderful display that reminded me of home!

As you can see, we had a lovely trip and Matt had a great birthday!

Enjoy today!