Just an Observation

I don't know how many times we have walked across this steet. We go across it pretty much whenever we go to get dessert at this one place. I guess I'm really distracted by the store on the corner which is called fcuk. I never noticed that in the middle of crossing the street, there is a staircase to go down, sort of like a subway stop, but instead of public transportation - public bathroom. As if I would want to stop in the middle of the street for all to watch me descend to the toilets!

April 10 - Back to the Museum and the Park

I had to stand in line at Vic Roads so I could make an appointment to get a new drivers 'licence'. I had tried to just call in but I couldn't get through so I just gave in and went to wait at the office. Lilly always likes to see what the office workers are doing so I held her up to show her the lady putting in the info into the computer. The lady thought she was cute (of course) and asked her name. Lilly answered "Tinkerbell". The ladies jaw dropped. She looked at me and asked if she was serious. I wanted to say "yes, that's what I named her" but I was laughing so hard I almost dropped Tinkerbell, I mean Lilly.

Anyway, Lilly was amazingly patient and I told her we would have a special day together. So we went to the museum. We went through the area about the body. We walked by the dinosaurs.



We played in the kids area and then we played in the park by the museum.



**Sorry I don't go and edit these pics. They aren't the best but neither is my computer so I'll make due.**

Next I took Lilly to get some ice cream. I didn't get pictures of the ice cream but I took pictures of Lilly waiting for the tram. She loves 'So You Think You Can Dance - Australia' and I find her dancing everywhere now.

April 4 - The Mansion

I got a call from our friends and they asked if I wanted to go on a picnic with them. I wasn't sure, I was feeling blue about it being Easter and not being with family. But I decided it would be good for us to get out of the house. So I asked them where? They told me in Werribee at the Mansion. Now I'm sure there is a proper name for this Mansion, but I couldn't tell you what it is. And anywhere I look it just says Werribee Park Mansion, so I'll go with it.



The weather was a bit warmer than we expected. I was given the opportunity to tour around the Mansion and my friend took his son and Lilly and played with them in the garden. It was a pretty nice Mansion.



There was a small pond that we walked around and then on the way out was the rose garden. It was amazing. I couldn't believe all the different colors and types of roses. Keep in mind these are not edited.

March 28 - Eggstravaganza

This is the second year the AWA put on the Eggstravaganza. We were not as organized as last year but it still turned out to be a nice day. It was warm (which is always a worry where there are chocolate eggs involved) but not uncomfortable and we had lots of water to offer everyone!

Lilly was not feeling well. This made it difficult since I went early to help set up. She wanted to run around with some of her friends but she had a bit of a rough time. The bunny arrived and Lilly followed him around for a few minutes. For the most part, once everyone started to arrive she ended up hanging out on our blanket.



This year Lilly was in the big kids area to collect eggs. She did a very good job hunting the eggs but they ran out! So we ran to the little kids area to get our last couple.



Lilly knew what was in the eggs because she was helping to fill the eggs. So as she was picking them up, she was trying to see what was inside so she could get one of everything!

March 26 - Egg Hunt

We went with a friend to their Kinder picnic/Egg hunt. They had the Easter bunny come and he passed out stuffed rabbits and candy. It was a little chilly outside and there were lots of little sprinkles but it was still a nice evening. The kids were told they could get a couple of eggs. Lilly was done in 3 seconds and I had to tell her to leave the other candy alone.




In the end we went back to my friend's house and we had dinner there in the warmth of their kitchen. And that picture is Lilly and her best buddy Alex. Well, they were best buddies that day, it comes and goes.

March 22 - Teddy Bear Picnic and a bottle of Wine

Lilly's Kinder had a teddy bear picnic. They were able to bring their stuffed animals to class and they had lunch outside with their animals. They also made bear drawings and ears. Each kid got their nose painted with some whiskers. When the parents pick up the children, the teacher calls them one-by-one out of the classroom. Each child that came out gave a loud roar. It was very cute.



Lilly's face looks like she smeared a little chocolate around her lip.

The Kinder does various fundraisers throughout the year and one of them is an Easter Hamper (aka Easter Basket). Everyone was asked to bring in something to donate to the hamper (candy, mugs, toys), then all the families were asked to sell raffle tickets. I don't really know anyone to sell the tickets to so I just bought the pack of tickets. When I picked Lilly I was told that we won the biggest hamper. Oh goodie, all the chocolate I could ever want!! Unfortunately, no one put any Reese's of any sort. Sigh!



If you look closely, you can see the bottle of wine to the left of the large rabbit in the back. Too bad the hubby is not here to share it with me!

March 20 - See you soon?

If you haven't heard, Seth has gone back to Michigan. Sounds bad doesn't it? He is there for work, back in Dearborn doing testing. I don't know how long he will be there. We'll say three months for right now. It might be longer. It might not. So if you see Seth, give him a hug from Lilly and I. I'd say give him a kiss but that might be a bit strange. We'll miss him.