Chilly Weekend!

Well the rains have eventually reached Perth - even though they are 2 months late we have had our fair share of rain over the last 5 days and very windy - actually reminds me a bit of winter in Cape Town. Even though the first morning after some heavy rain and wind overnight I wrapped myself up in my winter clothing - only to get outside and find that it was actually quite warm so on my walk to the bus stop I was stripping off my jacket and scarf - but the next couple of days did get much colder.

On Saturday evening we had a couple of people around to watch the semi-finals of the rugby - all I know is that the Blue Bulls and the Crusaders were playing (I am not much of a rugby fan at all) and I had a lot of noise in my house with 8 adults and 7 kids. We had a barbecue in the garage as the weather was still a bit crummy. So we all stood around with blankets around us - but all in all we had a good time. All the people that came over have been met through the school that Reece is attending at the moment and most of them only live in walking distance from us.

Now today was a great winters day chilly in the morning and evening but glorious during the day. Heath and I lazed about for the morning then took the boys for a bit of a drive but landed up at one of our favourite spots in Freemantle - it is a very laid back restaurant on the beach that makes the best fish and chips that we have found so far and my kids just love it. They have eaten so much fish since they have been here and if we had to give them fish every night they will still eat it. The restaurant itself is right on the beach front and there is a play area for the kids plus you can arrive dressed up or down - whatever you fancy. Alot of people go for a long walk on the beach and then end their walk at the beach restaurant to read the newspaper over a cup of coffee.
Now to Reece and Bryce if you tell them we are going to Freemantle all they can think of is beach - nothing else, so we could not leave for home unless they had had a little bit of play on the beach. Being a winters day the water was not the warmest but like any child they do not seem to feel the cold, so they had a splash around until they were frozen.

Once we got home we put Bryce to sleep for his afternoon nap and I found that the winter sun was shining on our bed, so of course I found a blanket and curled for an afternoon nap myself. Heath then came to take over the warm spot on the bed while I took Reece for a run around at the park just down the road from us.

So all in all a lazy week-end.....

Cheerio

Nicky