One of my very fond childhood memories is going to the Royal Easter Show. It has been a Sydney institution dating back to the 1820’s and is one of the largest shows of its kind in the world. It is similar to the American state fair but on a very large scale. It is at the Sydney Showgrounds which these days is in Olympic park.
There are rides galore at the show and you can see every kind of farm animal you can imagine. With Jude and Anna we spent most of our time on the rides and then went and saw the chickens and horses. It was quite a big day and both kids fell asleep in the car on the way home – the first time that has happened in many months.
Last weekend was Easter and the Easter Bunny came and provided some yummy chocolates and other gifts for the kids. Jude was quite excited to get an chocolate bunny and I think it was gone before lunch. Both kids did an Easter egg hunt around our living room where they found some more chocolates and sometimes money inside the Easter eggs.
Yesterday, we went on a bushwalk in a national park not far from our place. It was quite the adventure for everybody and despite Anna having a bad fall at the start the kids had a great time. They were on the lookout for “treasure” which was basically just any interesting stick, leaf or shiny rock they could find (and there were many). We stopped for an early picnic lunch on this big rock by the trail. And yes, Jude did the entire walk in his pajamas.
Today I took the kids up to this great playground and met up with one of my old college friends and his kids. There is a cafe and big field for kids to play in, there is a bike trail, a fantastic playground and it is right on the water – a kids paradise. Both Jude and Anna had a great time playing with the other kids and we spent almost four hours there. Meanwhile Marcy went for a long hike and went to see a movie.
Speaking of Marcy – even though she is not doing as much yoga as she was in Denver, she still has enough strength and talent to do a handstand. I couldn’t even attempt this, particularly on the hard rock.
