It has obviously been a busy month or so, because I have hardly been to the blog, little-own post here! So sorry to family (and potentially others too!) who have been waiting for some news and pictures from us! We have had a holiday at the beach, painted our garage door blue, started a new job and done lots of marking of essays (95 to be exact - ask me anything about professionalism in health-care, and I can answer it!)
We went to Robe for a long over-due holiday. The sun was even out and we did some swimming, bushwalking and sand-castle making. Hopefully this is the first of many holidays to this beautiful town in South Australia.
Here's the courtyard again - not sure if the blue door is really showing up, but in-person, it looks much nicer...
A little cottage in Robe that I think I'd like to live in one day....
and some beautiful clouds in the Adelaide hills...
Finally, we are getting some blue skies, which helps after all the grey, dreary Melbourne weather we've had over winter...
And Lachie is, of-course, glad to be getting outside a whole lot more again!
Finally, a nice picture of Lachie and I together (they've been hard to come by for some reason!)
Lachie looking very thoughtful at Peppers Cafe in Flemington...
Waiting for the seals to materialise at the Melbourne zoo ....
Bushwalking in the Dandenongs...
Coffee at Kallista Tearooms ...
My new office at my new work! And the view of a tree with the Melbourne skyline behind ....
Another shot of Kallista Tearooms - I could hang out here all day and drink their chai tea!
And the kids garden at the Botanic Gardens is up and running again - Lachie is very happy! And we've worked out that anytime after about 4:30 is very quiet (don't go there at 10am - it's crazy!)
Shoot me a comment if you pop past - would love to hear who's visiting these days!
Libby
There's been some storms, open gardens, moustaches, christmas parties and visits from Granny Di and Poppy Jon. Ofcourse mixed with plenty of coffee, and some cupcakes too! Lachie is now exactly 2 and a half, and being out and about is high on his priority list.... which means this mama is very busy!
and some beautiful clouds in the Adelaide hills...
Finally, we are getting some blue skies, which helps after all the grey, dreary Melbourne weather we've had over winter...
And Lachie is, of-course, glad to be getting outside a whole lot more again!
Lachie looking very thoughtful at Peppers Cafe in Flemington...
Waiting for the seals to materialise at the Melbourne zoo ....
Bushwalking in the Dandenongs...
Coffee at Kallista Tearooms ...
My new office at my new work! And the view of a tree with the Melbourne skyline behind ....
Another shot of Kallista Tearooms - I could hang out here all day and drink their chai tea!
And the kids garden at the Botanic Gardens is up and running again - Lachie is very happy! And we've worked out that anytime after about 4:30 is very quiet (don't go there at 10am - it's crazy!)
Today, Lachie and Brent spent most of the afternoon planting some new vegies in what will be 'Lachie's garden'. We are fairly short on space, but hopefully this tub will give us some good salads over summer.
Lachie loves being in the garden with Brent - the combination of one-on-one dad time, as-well as being able to get dirty is the perfect combination!
And it was a great way to spend Father's day afternoon together ...
I love this time of year for the blossoms coming out and the blue skies ...
It makes me want to spend the whole day outside with my boys
I hope you've all had a great Father's day too! Lx
It seems that as the weather has been colder, my photo-taking and posting here has been much less frequent! Hopefully as things warm up again, I will be able to get back to being here much more often (with some interesting things to say too ofcourse!)
It has been fairly chilly in Melbourne, but last week was almost warm! And there is blossom coming out on the trees, as-well as huge magnolias coming out in flower, which is always very welcome at this time of year!
We have had some fun adventures, including a trip on the Maldon Steamtrain. Lachie thought this was pretty amazing, and it was well-worth the trip out to the country for the ride. The carriage was completely original, with all of the old brass fittings and luggage racks. It felt like being on the set of an old movie ...
Lachie also had his first ride on a Carousel, which he also thought was pretty fantastic. He called them 'Pa Denis' Horses!'
Brent didn't realise I was taking the photo above, but I think the resemblance is quite amusing!
When the weather's been anything other than rainy and wet, we have tried to be outside as much as possible. Mr Lachie is not one for sitting around inside too long it seems! 
This is my brother Andy (who while I write this will be about two hours from landing in Stockholm, where he is going to live with his girlfriend Cecilia!). I am so excited for them, although I'm of-course sad that they are not so close-by. But, it's all the more reason to plan some holidays!
Here, Lachie is hanging out in one of Andy's cars. They both share a passion for anything involving wheels and engines...
Here, Lachie is enjoying a game of cars with his Auntie Cecilia (my brother's girlfriend). CC works with kids and is a natural at being around them and having fun...
