Before we were married, Country Boy used to share a house with his mate. In almost everything, they seem like opposites, but they get along so well together. These days they are both married (to wonderful women I might add 🙂 ) and both have moved away from the mountains; us south to the farm, and they have move north to the warmth of Queensland. The days of spending every weekend together have gone, and our get togethers are understandably rarer now. Also with each of us having 3 kids, our activities have also changed (no more late nights followed by sleep ins and leisurely brunches!). But boy do we look forward to spending time with them.
We were too busy having fun to remember to take lots of photos, so here are a few I did snap.
On Saturday we went to Bribie Island for a play on the beach. My kids are beach babes, and spent ages running backwards and forwards through the waves. By the end they were freezing cold, but still had fun. Fish and chips for lunch made their day.
Sunday was spent just quietly around our friends house. We popped out for lunch at a cafe, and in the late afternoon all the kids put on a ‘show’. Like all shows that kids put on, it was hilarious, but not for the reasons that the kids were hoping for.
On Monday we went to South Bank. The water play area there is fantastic, and the gardens are beautiful too. The kids all swam together, and ran around enjoying the warmth. Our kids were introduced to cold rock ice cream and were totally overwhelmed with the choices, and impressed that you can get lollies in your ice cream too (the wonders of modern technology!).
In between we spent time just chatting and relaxing (as much as you can with 6 kids).
It is always lovely to escape somewhere warm for a few days, and we couldn’t have had a better time. If only Queensland was closer.
LOL! Love it that CB still wears his work hat on holiday. That is a time honored country bloke habit.
Ha – I didn't even notice. You can take the boy out of the country but you can't take the country out of the boy!
Love the photo's. We were hoping to head up to Brissy these school holidays but were not able to 🙁
My kids love South Bank as well, whilst I love the markets. Glad you had a great time.
Hugs Raelene
Love your post, bought back so many memories of raising our two girls and the family holidays we took and still do, despite the girls being 23 and 26. The last holiday they came with us as did their partners. I am currently scanning all of the family photos and have ones very similar to yours xxx Rae