Has anyone ever tried shopping in a strange city for something in particular? We have! - A same day photo printing facility - A photo frame - leopard print anything (Amelie's favorite thing at the moment!) - Anything that Maisie would like! After trawling the streets of Brisbane, free wifi came in handy, helping to find a photo shop! And achieved our goals of the photos and frames. But trying to find shops for kids was not as easy! And a decision was mad...

Happy Birthday Norm!! What a better way to celebrate than a trip to the zoo! After booking a day off school, we travelled with our own two monkeys in the back of the car, we travelled down Steve Irwin Highway to Australia's world famous zoo. Knowing that this was going to be the best zoo we will ever visit, expectations were high and excitement was building! Events of the day.... - The Crocoseum Show (we payed special attention to the croc safety lessons as w...

Today was full of sporting events. The day started by watching a surf competition in Coolum, however it wasn't the best day for it. After last weeks storms, the sea there looked like an ocean full of John Smiths Cask (that's the hand pulled one for any of you none ale drinkers!). Curiosity got the best of Matt and after a bit of surfing himself he realised this was not the case and felt slightly sick! After everyone giving up on the sea, we headed to the local su...

Happy Birthday Buddha! Today we celebrated Buddha's birthday down at South Bank. After a dip in the 'sea', man-made oasis, in the centre of Brisbane city, we enjoyed an afternoon of kung-fu, bag-pipes, typo drums and Taiwanese street performances. Australian secret number 4: A beach in the centre of town.....nothing more to say!! M & C xxxx

Today it was back to school with the girls for assembly. With the rain pouring down outside and the Ska music playing in the hall the kids were on a high. We sat there like proud parents as Amelie and Maisie's names were announced for the 'Act of kindness' awards. The next activity on the agenda was the gym!! With Kay working there it seemed an opportunity not to be missed however 10 minutes in and Char wished she hadn't bothered with trainer Matty screaming at h...