Playground Paradise

There is no doubt having children changes your life. Leaving the house without forgetting something (nappies, wipes, change of clothes, snacks, hats....) is an achievement. Also the focus of our activities are different too. We now look for child friendly venues and activities.

Today it was a trip to the zoo incorporating the mandatory Andy coffee stop. Our party included Aoife, Cath, Carolyn (Aoife's Nanna), Ashley, Nathan, Annwen, Jan (Ashley and Nathan's Nanna), Andy, Ella, Katy and I. A real gang which at times was challenging to keep everyone together AND happy but we managed quite well. Highlight of the zoo trip according to Ella was the zebras, giraffees and penguins. I personally liked the Galapagos tortoises - they were massive!

This afternoon we left Katy asleep with the grandparents and headed off down to the river. Andy wanted to go for a run while Ella and I found another fantastic playground - this one was in the shape of a ship. We have renamed Perth to 'playground paradise'! Of course after breaking into a sweat from all that playing (and running for Andy), it was off down the slope for a dip in the Swan River. With all that action, hopefully it will mean Ella will sleep past 5.30am tomorrow morning.