{"id":450,"date":"2011-01-30T10:39:13","date_gmt":"2011-01-30T10:39:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.embracingitall.com\/?p=450"},"modified":"2011-01-30T10:39:13","modified_gmt":"2011-01-30T10:39:13","slug":"a-weekend-of-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.embracingitall.com\/?p=450","title":{"rendered":"A Weekend of Fun"},"content":{"rendered":"

We have had a busy, but fun weekend. \u00c2\u00a0Friday was spent at the Melbourne Museum. \u00c2\u00a0We decided to travel in by train which is well over an hours trip, but the kids had the best time and amused themselves well. We met up with family and spent the day wondering around the exhibits. Tenneille’s favourite thing was the dinosaurs. Scarlett, my horse crazy girl, loved the Phar Lap exhibit. \u00c2\u00a0For those who are not familiar with Phar Lap<\/a>, he was a very famous race horse in the 1930’s. \u00c2\u00a0We spent the last hour in the children’s play area, where the kids all run about and played till their little hearts were content. I ran into one of my best friends and her kids. \u00c2\u00a0Scarlett was excited as my friend’s daughter is her best friend. \u00c2\u00a0They call each other soul sisters! \u00c2\u00a0It was a moment of serendipity.<\/p>\n

As we were walking back through the park to the train station, Scarlett asked me, “Mama, is the horse we saw at the museum called Long Lap?”. \u00c2\u00a0I had to keep from laughing, my response was, “It’s name is Phar (far) Lap”. \u00c2\u00a0I love the way kids minds work. \u00c2\u00a0She was close in her guess, far\/long, can mean the same thing!
\nThe girls found an amazing old fig tree to climb in the park. \u00c2\u00a0It made them forget about the fact they had been telling me repeatedly for the previous half an hour that they were s-t-a-r-v-i-n-g.<\/em> I love how something as simple as climbing a tree can shift a child’s frame of mind. \u00c2\u00a0We had dinner in the city and arrived home late, but happy.<\/p>\n

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Fun at the Museum<\/p><\/div>\n

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Tree of Fun<\/p><\/div>\n

Saturday was spent at the beach while Scarlett participated in Nippers<\/a>. She did really well. \u00c2\u00a0Of course I hardly took any photo’s as Jairah and Tenneille kept Greg and I busy in the shallows, exploring all the bounty the sea had to offer. \u00c2\u00a0The weather was perfect. \u00c2\u00a0There was an amazing rainbow encircling the sun. \u00c2\u00a0Of course I couldn’t look directly at the sun, so did a point and shoot with my phone camera. \u00c2\u00a0It looked pretty impressive, the photo doesn’t do it justice. \u00c2\u00a0Jairah fell asleep before we got back to the car.<\/p>\n

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Tenneille on the Pier<\/p><\/div>\n

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Today has been spent renovating the house and testing paint samples. We are getting close with our final colour choices. \u00c2\u00a0Very exciting.
\nAs it was so warm today, we finally set up the kids paddling pool and spent the balmy evening watching the kids splash about having the time of their lives. \u00c2\u00a0The air was thick and heady with the scent of eucalyptus. \u00c2\u00a0Couldn’t have wished for more.
\nFeeling very weary, but feel we have achieve a lot this weekend. \u00c2\u00a0Hope your weekend was fun too.<\/p>\n

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