Christmas Holidays

Noosa Heads

Last Sunday, we went up north of Queensland to Noosa along with another 2 families.



Stopping by along the road to feed the youngest member of the group.
And for others to walk their tired legs.


Krystina sat in another car to be with a lady friend.
The driver complained that the girls talked non stop!


Ethan showing his contagious 'smile'. -)


He must have seen something interesting - Dad look!


The car have to cross to the island using a ferry.
Here, we are driving along the shore...


Having fun in the waves.


Girls building up a sand castle.


Here comes Ethan to get her feet wet.


Beach is not complete without an ice cream vendor.


Two rainbow ice cream please and ice block for Ethan.


lick, lick, lick.. yum


I am the only one not having ice cream:-(

School holidays = DreamWorld

Girls day out to Dreamworld.
Krystina got really soaked in the Log Ride and didn't have extra clothes so now wearing a sarong.

Brightstar

One of Krystina's after school program is participating in Brightstar's all access area. This is to help her grow her self confidence, develop her 'hidden' talents, ie. acting, modelling, dancing and singing. So far, she's really enjoying it and having fun with the other children.


Below are the her professional profile photos.






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Yesterday, they had a performance and the theme is Under the Sea. So here she is in her mermaid outfit with other participants.



A and Krystina



Having a rest while waiting for their next song



Turning her back, doesn't want pictures taken



After the show... bow

Easter Adventures

We started our 'adventures' by buying the surfers Fab4 which consists of

1. Infinity - a trip to a maze like world of illusions and and special effects.
2. Q1 Observation deck - for a 360 degree views in one of the tallest buildings in the world.
3. Strike bowling bar - with fully computerised tally board
4. Aqua Duck adventure - supposed to be the adventure croc but it's not available that day, so was replaced the Aqua Duck.

We bought the family pass with comes cheaper as we are entitled for a second visit. And we stayed the night at Granny's and continued the next day to a visit to Aunt Lisa's new house and the rest of the afternoon for another adventure duck ride but this time with Poppa and Granny while Mum and Dad went back for a trip to Infinity and a game of bowling.

Along Cavill Ave, an easter kid show are going on for the whole day and giving away easter eggs and sun blocks, Ethan had the chance to join in the stage to play a musical instrument. There were also giant slide, farm animals to pat, free fairy floss, teacup ride, bump cars and a jumping castle all for free. Also a fireworks at past 7pm on the beach and a movie.

Funny faces of Grandad

Grandad and Krystina's big hug

He must be thinking 'what do they want this time?'...

Every sunday (mostly) we visit Grandad and this sunday we have photos taken with his funny faces ;-)

Coffee time after going to the library

Every Friday, around 10 in the morning, we go to the library for story telling and doing some art crafts. Today the story is all about dogs and can you guess what did we do in the craft class afterwards?? A green dog!

It is becoming a routine having a babycino at Gloria Jean's. Babycino - is a cup of warm milky froth topped with sprinkles of chocolate and other colourful sprinkles. The barista knows us already - we don't have to tell her our orders, a smile and a nod and she knows what to make for us.

And another favourite thing to do is riding the carousel,
but this time Krystina paid for the ride.

Ekka!

Australian Aborigines

The Ekka is the annual show of Queensland, Australia. Its formal title is the Royal Queensland Show. It was originally called the Brisbane Exhibition and therefore is now usually known as Ekka, due to the phenomenon in Australian English of shortening lengthy words.

The Ekka is held in Queensland's capital city, Brisbane, for ten days each August at the Brisbane Exhibition Ground. The Ekka is organised by the Royal National Agricultural and Industrial Association of Queensland (RNA), and is held at the RNA Showgrounds in the inner-city suburb of Bowen Hills approximately 2 kilometres north-east of Brisbane's city centre. The Ekka is Brisbane's most popular event of any sort, with well over 600,000 visitors attending the show in recent years.

Attractions at Ekka include fairground rides, a sideshow alley, animal parades, woodchopping competitions, agricultural displays and equestrian events. Showbags, usually containing food items (such as confectionery) and novelty items are sold in the Showbag Pavilion. Side show alley in particular has been an integral part of the Ekka, however back in the earlier years of the Ekka, side show alley was a place for people to witness actual sideshows, such as freaks of nature, people carrying out superhuman feats of strength and illusionists performing for delighted audiences.

Showbags are also an integral part of the Ekka experience. Showbags range from $1 (the famous Bertie Beetle Bag) to over $50.

Because of the cultural significance of the Ekka, the city of Brisbane holds a public holiday on the Wednesday (the 7th day) which is known as "People's Day".

(source: Wikipedia)

We had a fun day!