Easter Holiday!

After moving into our house 4 days before school, I felt like I never really got my feet on the ground. I was desperately trying to just get through each day one at a time, and after we finished our 10th week of school, term 1 was over; the house was unpacked and I was exhausted! Easter break was here--two weeks of nothing to do and nowhere to go. 

Most people take a holiday, we thought of going to Tasmania for the fall leaves....they are supposed to be gorgeous. You drive about 10 minutes from our house to a big ferry boat which you can drive your car onto. The boat ferries over to Tassy (8 hours) overnight and then you are there! We cancelled a few days before as I decided that I really needed the two weeks to just relax and let the kids play, now that everything was  unpacked.  Here are some pictures of our down time for the two week break (Easter on a different post!)

 Now that we have a backyard (or a "garden" as they call it in Australia), we took the time to teach Mary how to ride a bike without training wheels. She mastered it in about a week! We are so proud of you Mary!

 Olivia and Mary also got the hang of their rollar blades/ skates

 After Mary got the hang of her bike we went on our first family bike trip!

 This park is just a few minutes from our house--the scenery is SO Different from Sydney.

 Here is Thomas, who just got the hang of peddling.

 I love this picture of all three kids!

 Something you should know about Mary is that she doesn't like to get hurt or tired...so riding a bike was a big deal for her. She didn't want to learn and we had to bribe her to try. In the end she was really proud of herself so it was a great experience for her.

 Another great holiday activity- the girls playing the Wii on the bean bags. So glad they are friends!

And of course a day at the beach...since the seasons are changing (Autumn) we are getting more wind and rain...perfect for kite boarding!

And of course, dinner with the Bozeman crowd (Me, Miles Scheere, Wes Anderson, Scott Broadaway & Candace (Extine) Anderson)...all went to High school with me in Bozeman, Montana and we are all living in Melbourne, Australia right now--Crazy hu?!