Parkrun today was at the relatively new Bribie Island parkrun, the S.S. Koopa Trail Parkrun. Coincidentally, it is Belinda’s 333rd and my 111th parkrun. It wasn’t an early start for a change, as we were camping at Bongaree for the long weekend with the Macqueens and Nicolles. The run itself was nice. We ran 2 laps of up and back along the boardwalk. It was a little windy, but the overall temperature was perfect for running. I set a new…
The last day of school holidays and what better way to celebrate than a birthday party at Inflatable world. Ryan invited a few of his friends to join him in celebrating his 9th birthday. Everyone had a great time. I even got to burn off some calories when I joined them for a couple of games of tag. After we got home, Ryan opened his presents. One of the presents he got was a solar powered helicopter project, which he…
Today we literally had some colourful fun! Lorraine took the kids around the 5km circuit, while Belinda, Kate and myself volunteered at one of the colour stations. The morning started out with everyone in nice white shirts and an array of tutu’s. The event went for most of the morning with the kids passing through several colour stations, a bubble machine and an inflatable obstacle course. After everyone had finished the run, there were plenty of smiles and not a…
This weekend has been a big weekend for us. We started the weekend as usual with Parkrun…just with a bit of a twist. We had my mum come visit and stay with us on Friday night. She joined us at Parkrun, which was only her second time doing Parkrun and, she smashed her PB by 7 minutes. Kellie, Robert and their kids also joined us for there first ever Parkrun. To make it even more special, it was the first…
Today I surprised Belinda for her birthday with dinner at the Westbrook Tavern. It was all thanks (mostly) to the help of her best friend Kate, who suggested and booked the venue, organised people to attend and made the delicious birthday cake. I just took care of the rest! Even though a few of Belinda’s friends unfortunately couldn’t attend, it was a fun night out. The kids enjoyed playing and running around. We pretty much had the whole place to…
Tonight we attended the lighting of the Christmas tree at Grand Central. Emma danced on stage with her dance group. Here is a short video of her performance. Here are some photos from the night. Santa is a little different without his suit on! 🙂 Santa and Mrs Claus made their appearance just after 7pm.
We decided to meet up with Kate & Grant and take the kids ‘trick or treating’. Halloween isn’t something we have traditionally put a lot of effort into and we didn’t really know what to expect. Belinda and Kate knew a few of the people’s houses we would be visiting, so that slightly eased the pressure of walking up to a total stranger’s house and politely threatening them into giving our children lollies or we would trick them (not that…