Kabob?

So the other day I went to drop Olivia off at school and when I got out of the car I could hear rainbow Lorakeets up in the trees, so I looked up and instead saw a BAT that had been fried on the power line. It was literally paralyzed with one wing open, claws out, head back. By the time I remembered to bring my camera the wings had been eaten and the face gone but it still had the skeleton. Kabob anyone?

What!?!

Olivia drew this lovely picture on a paper towel, taped it to her door and then added another little paper sign under it. It is like she is trying to tell me something!

Here, I will zoom into the upper right hand corner. It clearly says "NO MOMS" and then the paper underneath says...

"And I Love Dad."

Stan's ferry ride to work

So, Stan takes the ferry to work. The ferry is right outside our door (about 1 block...which is the park) and it is a 20 minute commute into the city.  He loves it, and the other day he took some pictures with his phone because it is such a neat experience. In addition, there was a beautiful sunrise...he usually goes either at 6:30 or he takes the 7:45 ferry.

The sunrise and our neighborhood

All the workers loading the dock to get into the city.

Stan walking down the dock, getting in line

The ferry pulling up! The best part about riding the ferry is that Stan is never stressed before he gets to work from sitting in traffic!

Northern Beaches

This weekend we got in the car and drove an hour to the northern beaches. There are about 15 different beaches total and they run in a long chain.  They are only divided from each other due to these steep cliffs which start and end each beach. The sand up north is red and really really soft, this is different from many of the beaches in Sydney. Because it is fall, the water is particularly warm, and ideal for surfing. These beaches are also known for their large waves (not really for kids) so there were lots of surfers out on Saturday when we came.

The water was so warm, Mary took off her pants to jump in but wouldn't take off her coat b/c the air was colder than the water.

See the cliff starting the beach?  I am standing on the other side off the cliff...this is about beach #4...not sure which one but here are all the ones we hit: Palm beach, wale beach, Avalone, Bilgola, Newport, Bungan, Mona vale, Warriewood,Turimetta & last of all Narabeen, so 10 of them!

The entry way into Narabeen beach.

Avalone beach, on the other side of this road there is a bay of fresh water where all the boaters and water skiers go.  So you really can have the best of both water worlds!

Narrabeen beach

Mary Bear at wale beach

Thomas is pretty excited to be out of the tent, we just finished our picnic!

Mary ready to jump in!!

Thomas and finally some hair...see it?

When the kids are a little bit older they can take surfing classes (starting at 8), this teaches them ocean safety etc... then we can take weekend trips up here as a family...which would be so much fun!!