There was a person doing face painting but by the time Lilly got hers done it was almost time for her to leave so Lilly got a quick butterfly with some glitter (the glitter made it a masterpiece in Lilly's eyes).
Waiting for the light to turn green (notice she is on the left side of the road):
Lilly: “Oh, no! A flat!”
Me: “That stinks, we can always borrow a bike.”
Lilly: “Mom, I’m just pretending. Besides, I can fix it at the petrol station.”
We picked Lilly up from school and she looked so happy to see Grandma for another day.
At home we had the pleasure of meeting with the plumber. And he started to cut a hole in the ceiling. This was just the beginning. I’ll show you the end result next time.
Mom spent the evening cuddling with Adlai
and playing Chirpy Chicks with Lilly
(a game I’m sure she’ll be happy to never see again, maybe I’ll send it to the twins).
Except for us in the car. That was the Territory that we borrowed from a friend. See mom crammed in the backseat? Luckily Adlai slept most of the time. Lilly on the other hand did not sleep. Ever. But she did talk. And talk and talk . . .
It took us a little longer to get home than expected. Honestly it takes us longer to get anywhere, I wasn’t surprised. Plus we had to go back to the first accommodation to pick up Adlai’s sleeping bag. We stayed at a hotel that had a handful of two bedroom cabins. We picked those as they were cheaper than the regular rooms. We also slept with the heater running full blast the entire night. Mom always seems to come during the winter months.
We got back home just in time for Lilly to go to her swimming lesson. It was a good way to get her to work off some energy since we had been sitting in the car for the past two days.
You can see the beach behind Adlai's head.
We drove to a look out point where we could see the city.
Seth and Lilly as they pass the binoculars back and forth. This was not a steep drop off so I wasn't holding my breath.
On a non-sight seeing side-note . . . Seth and I took advantage of having mom as our personal nanny and we went to see the Harry Potter movie. Kind of sad that the series is over.
First stop was the Opera House. I really wanted to see a show and there was a children’s show on but it was sold out for the entire weekend we were going to be in the area. Oops. That was a bit of a bummer and Lilly was pretty close to having a meltdown about it.
It was time for food (Lilly’s stomach is on a timer). I wanted to find a café to grab a sandwich but of course, there was nothing to be found. That always seems to happen. We ended up at Subway. Nothing like American fast food for the visitors.
Adlai's view of Sydney:
Next stop was the market at The Rocks. Mom bought an album for her pictures. While we were wandering around we did run into a tiny museum. It was about how the Rocks came about and the role of the convicts in the area.
We figured out the ferry system and caught a boat to Darling Harbor. We walked to the aquarium and explored the fish from down under. There were quite a bit of exhibits that were under construction so that was a bit disappointing. But, they were doing a huge lego promotion so there were massive lego statues. Lilly insisted on getting her picture taken with each one. We still were able to walk through all the tunnels and see the dugong and sharks.
Fun story from the aquarium: I noticed a guy with a Xenia shirt on! It was some sort of band shirt, which made me laugh. So, I approached the guy and asked if he was from Xenia, Ohio and he was! We kept running into each other so we were discussing the band scene back in Xenia. Finally I put it all together and asked who his parents were. Sure enough, his dad was someone I sat next to in band (a year older than me) and I met his mom in junior high (a year younger than me). How’s that for a small world?
Seth eventually finished playing and met us at the Harbour. We had a very late dinner and then headed back to our hotel by way of train.
