hunter valley gardens

Back at the beginning of April, we were fortunate enough to be invited out to the Hunter Valley Gardens for a sneak peek of their Easter activities. It had been a while since we had done anything just the four of us that was remotely different and exciting so I jumped at the chance. We were driven up in a coach, so we could just sit back and relax for the trip up there. There was a DVD shown on the way and the way back to keep the kids occupied!

It was such a fantastic day that both our kids especially enjoyed. On arrival we were driven on a little train to to a grassed area complete with morning tea and a giant bouncy castle. Lots of fun here! Then the kids got involved in an Easter Egg hunt (plastic eggs only!), and lots of games. By then we had worked up an appetite and were treated to a beautiful lunch too. Kids all got a little easter bag with easter eggs and Hunter Valley Gardens goodies which they were super impressed with. 

After lunch, there was a reptile show. The host of this was really great, I learnt loads about reptiles, and everyone got to pat a few reptiles at the end if they were up for it! Josh loved that part!

We also had lots of free time in the afternoon to check out the rest of the gardens at our leisure. There are lots of different gardens and all are just stunning. I'll leave you with a few pics of our great day out. Make sure you get yourself there some time this year. It really is a great day out for the whole family. Check out their Events page for more information about special programs coming up. They even have a special Christmas family event coming up, so stay tuned for that!

Zoe on the Easter Egg Hunt

A rare mummy and Zoe photo, watching the boys do activities

Zoe in the egg and spoon race

And he's off....Josh in the egg and spoon race

Josh with the reptile man and his new best friend the croc

Zoe and Josh checking out all the figures and characters in the Storybook Gardens

The little girl that Georgie Porgie kissed and made cry. My two were a bit concerned for her!

One of the many beautiful gardens

Best part was we jumped straight back in the coach to go home which was a welcome treat since we were all so tired. Both kids even managed a nap on the bus which was even better for mummy! Thank you to the people at Hunter Valley Gardens for such a wonderful day for all of us. We loved every minute.

You can also find the Hunter Valley Gardens on Facebook and Twitter.

thank you

Thank you everyone for your well wishes and congratulations. I'm glad to be finally feeling a little better and hopefully back to normal eating very soon! I'll be trying to catch up on some blog reading and letting you know if I've stopped by with a comment. And I will back soon to share a few things that I've been up to with my family while I've been on a blog break as well as share about a lovely new store that has lots of woolly  goodies to keep little heads warm this winter.

I'm off now to get stuck into some house work. That's what the first trimester does to me.......I let the house go too far in the wrong direction and it takes a lot to get it back to a decent state! Wish me luck!!

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ahem....mumtoddlerbabe + babe on the way

So, here I am out of hiding finally. 

And I'm back with news. 

There is another little babe on the way! Coming mid-November. Part of the reason I have been out of action, out of energy, feeling bleurgh and so not inspired to blog. But I'm starting to breathe again and feel like writing in this space, so I'll see how I go. I've also been pretty busy with this little venture too.

I'm not sure many of you are still out there......but I will be back again soon with some other tidbits to share.

PS. I may have to think about changing the name of the blog. It's more like mumpreschoolertoddlerbabeontheway! Bit of a mouthful......

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yay.....some winners

Howdy all! Sorry I haven't much time to post. 

I just wanted to drop in tonight to let the winners of the A-mazing Finish Quantum Dishwasher tablets giveaway know who they were! The girls at Soup kindly picked two winners for me and they are:

• Sharnee ($150 Coles/Myer voucher)
• Anne ($100 Coles/Myer voucher)

Congratulations guys.  Email me when you can so I can pass on your details and your prizes can be posted and you can get shopping!

Thanks so much for entering everyone. It was lovely reading all the different things that amaze you all. Loved all the answers.

Promise I'll be back soon for some regular posting!!

Night night. xx

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bend and stretch

We've just enrolled little J in a gymnastics class and he starts this Saturday. He is super duper excited about it. It's his first proper class of any kind of sporty/extra-curricular type of activity. We went and visited the gym to pay our money last week, so we got to watch some of the kids in the holiday class doing their training. Fun!! The head coach was really lovely, and J didn't want to leave! I keep reminding him that he only has x sleeps to go before it starts. It always brings a smile to his little face.

Does your little one do any classes? How are they finding it?

I can't wait to see J in action! 

PS. Don't forget to enter my super duper amazing giveaway here too. Odds are good at the moment too!

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morning

I know it's really late morning, but good morning nevertheless!

Just wanted to share my latest Etsy love.....this lovely little store has the most delightful pillows and covers. I think I'm in love with them all. Go and have a look.

And please don't miss this, it's too good to pass up!