At 10am we drove to Uncle David's and they took us out to McLaren Vale for the day! What a lovely day it was! We stopped at the info centre with the plan to do a cheese tour but they only offered it for a minimum of 2 people and owns the only one of the four of us who could eat cheese! So we decided against it! :( Tapestry was the first winery we went to. It had lovely views over the valley and the lady there was very nice and knowledgeable about the wine and ...

Darren was back at work and the kids were back at school and I had cramps so had a lazy day. Garth cleaned the kitchen floor and helped Natasha pick up the kids from school. I managed to video Skype mum and Leo for 5 mins.

It was Anna's birthday today and we woke up to her scaring round the house on her new roller blades! At 11am we drove to uncle David's and Aunty Coleen's and they drove us to Carrick Hill, which is a park with an old English style manor house. It was lovely and had a great view over the city but the gardens were slightly dishevelled. We met their two children and families: Kim (daughter) with husband Sean and two kids Amelia and Tom, Jason (son) with wife Corie...

We got ready for Anna's birthday party. The boys went to their friends house. A little girl called Skye came over first and I helped them make Fairy Bread (bread and butter dipped in hundreds and thousands) and painted their toe nails.We drove to 'Plaster Fun House' where they had a private room and painted plaster of Paris sculptures (they had a HUGE variety of things to paint - I was rather jealous!) Anna chose a rabbit and painted it just like her pet nugget a...

It was Anzac day today (bank holiday) and we took a family trip our to Victor Harbour. It was a 1.5 hr drive and we stopped at a cheese factory along the way which was unfortunately closed. The harbour was lively but quite windy. We walked along the jetty from Australia to Granite Island. The jetty was cute as they had a horse drawn tram carrying people to the island. The kids were practising their balancing skills on the trams rails! We gads chips for lunch. ...