Day 90 - Easter Morning 2013

Pouring rain this Sunday morning,  so the hunt was conducted in seconds.   The stash of candy then was brought inside and split because it was just grab as fast as you can and therefore not equal in the least!!!   The faces well ......  while waiting for sleep to come last night they decided they would decorate themselves for the Easter Bunny to see.  I am so glad that we have two more days until school starts because even though it says washable I don't think it is coming off their skin easily.   Why do my kids like body art?   Is this a sign that tattoo's are going to be asked for??

Day 89 - Baby Chicks

Day 88 - Forbes Camel Races

This Easter Weekend is the 10th annual Camel Races in Forbes NSW.   We have never seen a camel race even when we were here in Australia before.  So to have one only 20 minutes away.   Well sign us up.   These babies can move.   I was rather shocked at a speed of a camel.   Good fun. 

Day 87 - Easter Hat Parade at School

Didn't get a photo of them all at the parade.   Only stage one gets to make a hat and walk in the parade.   The girls are in stage two and three.  So they helped Owen make his hat but had to just watch.    We went over to the Happy Easter sign outside the kiddie room and got this photo instead.   Now off school for four days!!!

Day 86 - Shadows

Day 85 - Golden Light

Day 84 - Town View

Day 83 - Sunday Pool Days are Getting Fewer

The pool is getting colder to hope into.   We don't last as long in there as we use to.  

Day 82 - Bushmen's Brick Chimney

In the late 1890's Bushmen's Hill had a gold mine built here.   This is what remains of the chimney that made bricks for the building on the mine site and around town. 

Day 81 - Friday Movie Night

The adults wanted to watch Under the Tuscan Sun so the kids watched another movie on the laptop. 

Day 80 - Pizza Night

Day 79 - Bogan Lolly Shop

Today I drove to visit my girlfriends in Nyngan NSW.   About 2 hours away.   We had lunch together and talked and then went to a Candy store that sold North American and British Candy.   So Tootsie rolls and Turtles!!!!  Yeah!!!!

Day 78 - School View

This is the front of Parkes East School.  The main office and staff room are the building to the left of the kids and behind Hannah is her classroom.  In the distance the building by the tree is Owen's class room and Ciara's is behind the main office building.    I'll try a back view some other time. 

Day 77 - Art Gallery Closed

Day 76 - Path Play

Day 75 - Parkes from up High

Day 74 - Parkes Railway Station

Day 73 - Parkes Arboretum Park

Day 72 - New Table

It's not the super long table I have dreamed about forever.   But it reminds me of my parents table.  Doesn't the legs look similar mom?  So for only $120 dollars I have a new table and 6 new covers for the chairs and we can sit down again for a meal.  

Day 71 - Downtown Parkes View

A different view of downtown Parkes for you.   Enjoy

Day 70 - Playground

Wild climbing playground fun after school.  

Day 69 - Sunday Morning Wake Up

A very late night after a great dinner party has everyone moving on slow mode.   The kids normally do this all bundle up together on the couch while they wake up.  It may not happen for much longer or maybe it will??   But for now I think it is nice to watch the sleepy waking up faces that sit together without fighting. 

Day 68 - Party Prep

Having people over for dinner tonight.  The kids are helping set the table for me.  

Day 67 - Tradition Downtown Parkes Photo

If you look up Parkes NSW on google .  A photo of the Henry Parkes Statue is one of the first photos you'd see beside The Dish.    So here is a part of what downtown Parkes looks like.  I will show you more another day.

Day 66 - Cemetary

The first time I saw a cemetary in outback Australia I was rather shocked.    They aren't very welcoming in compared to Canadian ones.   Not many trees or grass to stay and visit for a while. 

Day 65 - Cooke Park, Parkes NSW

This is the largest public park in Parkes.   The Elvis festival tents get put up here.   Shows and  workout lessons take place here.  It is the first thing that you see when you drive into town from Orange NSW and then head down town.  

Day 64 - Manicures

We went to the Body Express Salon as a reward for a month of no picking or biting nails.   Don't want them to have my habit.   They got their long nails shaped and treated so that no breaking will happen and hopefully keep them motivated to continue.   I am happy I can come and get a facial with the produces I like.   It's like the Elora one mom!!!!   Lots of hints now to my husband.  

Day 63 - Laundry Mat

Had the laundry mat all scoped out in Parkes just in case it rained straight for another week but it didn't.   So all back to normal.    The Wash n Dry on Clarinda Street.  

Ice Cream Truck - Day 62

You know how you see American movies of the ice cream trucks playing music and traveling around the streets selling.   Well we heard the truck and music and couldn't believe it.   The kids raced down the road with money in hand and got to buy an ice cream cone.   It was pretty good if I do say so myself since I got to have the leftovers.  

North Parkes Rio Tinto Family Day

Hubbies work had a family day tour for the whole community.   There were 8 buses that took people to and from the mine site.   Tours of the site lots of booths and goodies for the kids.   Long day but the kids finally get to see where daddy works. 

Creek Full Again

This creek behind our house is called Billabong Creek.   It was empty just two weeks ago and now it is full again.