we had a special guests from canada for 10 days in september which lead to a VERY crazy period of time as her visit also coincided with school holidays!
amg, the kids, shannon, buddy and i headed down to philip island for a couple of days to see the sights! there was obvious excitement from everyone, including buddy - he had no idea what was going on but was superbly excited to be away with the family for a couple of days! we settled in our cabin in cowes which was a short walk to the beach and all the amenities :) and then the visiting started... we headed out on a coastal walk to see/explore some caves, went to the koala sanctuary, watched the penguins come in at dusk, saw the pelicans and other shorebirds, ate fish & chips and had a lovely time away together. amg and i headed back to melbourne a bit earlier so that we were rested and able to head out to the great ocean road on friday where we had some delicious chocolate and cheese and then on saturday we headed off on a winery tour! sunday involved a day of much needed rest and then it was back to work from shannon and i! i needed another holiday after my holiday :)
in addition to our whirlwind of activity, we hosted christmas in july at our place two weeks after acquiring buddy! the turkey was delicious and it was really nice to spend time with the family! it's a tradition i quite enjoy :) we've had a number of parties including my longest friend in australia (and her twin sister) celebrating their 30th birthday, some citizenship parties, puppy school and other puppy fun, acting in a video for work and other delightful adventures!
amg, the kids, shannon, buddy and i headed down to philip island for a couple of days to see the sights! there was obvious excitement from everyone, including buddy - he had no idea what was going on but was superbly excited to be away with the family for a couple of days! we settled in our cabin in cowes which was a short walk to the beach and all the amenities :) and then the visiting started... we headed out on a coastal walk to see/explore some caves, went to the koala sanctuary, watched the penguins come in at dusk, saw the pelicans and other shorebirds, ate fish & chips and had a lovely time away together. amg and i headed back to melbourne a bit earlier so that we were rested and able to head out to the great ocean road on friday where we had some delicious chocolate and cheese and then on saturday we headed off on a winery tour! sunday involved a day of much needed rest and then it was back to work from shannon and i! i needed another holiday after my holiday :)
in addition to our whirlwind of activity, we hosted christmas in july at our place two weeks after acquiring buddy! the turkey was delicious and it was really nice to spend time with the family! it's a tradition i quite enjoy :) we've had a number of parties including my longest friend in australia (and her twin sister) celebrating their 30th birthday, some citizenship parties, puppy school and other puppy fun, acting in a video for work and other delightful adventures!
hugs to everyone who's reading!
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p.s. i must confess that i had no idea how time consuming training a puppy was going to be! he's lovely and keeps us in giggles, generally :) one of my favourite stories - he went out to have a pee one night except the neighbours were outside and being loud. he got stage fright and decided to come in and do it on the carpet instead!
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