Day 26

Yeh... I was right.  We are going away.  We are going to a place called Canberra.  Mummy will be there and we will be staying for 5 or 6 days.
Nanny had to pack all her clothes and my clothes into one bag.  She really had to push my monster suit in when we were getting ready to leave.   Her bag was so full.

Nanny and I caught a plane to get to Canberra and I had my own seat.  It was so much fun.  The lady gave me a drink and a biscuit too.  I really enjoyed the flight.  Nanny said that I am a Frequent Flyer now.   Nanny and I went to the place we were staying at and there was Mummy.  I was so happy to see her. She had been away a long time.

 

We had some great days in Canberra. I had a ride on a Merry Go Round.   That was my first time.   Mummy and Nanny and I went to a special kids place called Questacon.  It had lots fun things for kids to do.  I liked building the tall tower and playing with the water activities.

One day Nanny took me to a play centre and I went on all the activities and on the moving Tea Cup Ride as well.  I had lots of rides on it.  I went in the green cup and the pink cup and the blue cup.  I wanted to stay in the Tea Cups and have lots more rides but Nanny said 'No'.  Sometimes Nanny is no fun at all.  

Oh dear.... The bags are out again... Where are we off to now?

Day 25

 












 Yep! I think we are both going somewhere because we are off to the library again, to return ALL my library books.  This time we are going to Footscray Library.   It is much bigger and has lots more books in it.  I can only just reach the Returns Slot.  

The best part about the library is the great play area outside.  I love playing on these special  hanging things.  I have lots of gos and Nanny gets fussy and wants to leave before I have finished playing.  Nanny can be really annoying sometimes and is no fun. 

One of the books I borrowed last week was about vegetables. I  just love vegetables and this was a really interesting book.  It had a page about vegetable shapes and there was a picture of a leek and an egg plant.  I hadn't seen them before so Nanny took me to the big Fruit Shop in the Plane Centre so I could see them.  They were really interesting and looked just like the pictures.  I saw a Kiwi Fruit the other day.  They are funny looking but I don't like their taste very much.  I might when I get older.

Alright Nanny, I think we should go back home and get this packing started......don't you?  I wonder where we are going?  Maybe to see Mummy..... I hope so.....

Day 24

On Thursdays we used to go the the Book Shop but Nanny always got fussy when I wanted to look at all the books and games instead of sitting on the floor with all the other children singing the songs and listening to the stories.  I do all that at home.

So we went to the library instead.
I go to three different libraries.  One is near home in Barkley Village and that is is where we were off to today.   I have my special library bag that I put my books into.  It is pink with a picture of Hello Kitty on the side.  
After the library, Nanny and I went for lunch at Petitou.  We had a chicken and bacon pot pie.  It was delicious.  I played with the games at the cafe.  My neighbour Cassius was there and I played with him as well.

When we got home from the cafe I decided to take off my jeans and change into something more comfortable.   This is my red monster suit.  I wear it to bed at night.  It was a coolish day so my red monster suit was perfect.   I just have to zip it up to my chinny chin chin.... I am so cosy when I wear it.
Oh Nanny has her bag out  Is she going somewhere??

Day 23

We had a home day today.  I like them because I can do all sorts of different things.  First I started by doing some more work on my Cutting and Pasting Book.  Nanny tried to get some more letters from the shop the other day but they didn't have any so she bought some shiny shape stickers instead.  There are shapes of flowers and rabbits and other things.  I have used strips of shiny brown tape to make the picture more interesting.

 









Then I did a little sorting of my stone collection.  Nanny found some of the stones at her old house in Sydney and others are ones that have been collected from lots of different places.  The big black one next to Buddha is from Nanny and Poppy's farm.  The pinkish pointy one at the front was part of a tile from outside Nath's place in Korea.  Nanny found it when she and Poppy were visiting there.  I call it Nath's Stone.

I like the little Buddha too.  I was playing with him on the stairs when we were staying at Ryde and I dropped him and his head fell off.  I was very upset and Nanny wasn't very pleased either. Any way Nanny glued his head back on and he is as good as new now.  

My stones live on a little black tray.  I like to spread them about on the floor in patterns and doesn't Nanny get fussy when she steps on one.  Funny Nanny...

It was another busy day... I think we are going out tomorrow....

Day 22

I had a wonderful day yesterday.  Daddy and Nanny and I went to the local swimming centre and I had a swim in the toddlers pool with Daddy.    It was so much fun.  Daddy helped me with my bubble blowing and splashing.    I am getting much better at blowing bubbles because I practice it in the bath at night.  I practice splashing in the bath too and I am getting better at that as well.

Nanny had a talk to the lady about swimming lessons for me.  I love playing in the water and think that lessons sound like lots of fun.  

Nanny said that I have to be tested before I can start the lessons so Nanny booked a test for me for today at 11 o'clock.  

First I met the teacher.  Her name was Robin.   Then I had the test.  It wasn't very hard really.  I didn't have to do anything!  Nanny and Robin just talked.   Afterwards Nanny said my class will be Beginner Number 1.  I like the sound of that.

After my test, Nanny and I had a swim in the pool.  There are all sorts of fun things that spurt water out at you.  I liked the buckets best.  They fill with water and then all the water falls down on you.  Nanny and I spent a long time  swimming and before we went home I had a little time relaxing in the shallow end of the pool.  

I needed that after such a busy morning.  

Day 21

Nanny and I were going into town today to see what was happening because there is always something interesting to see and do in Fed Square or along the river.... BUT Daddy suggested that we go to the Melbourne Museum instead.  It sounded a bit boring and I wasn't really keen but... I had a terrific day there.

There is an exhibition about Mesopotamia at the Museum and they have made some activity areas for kids.   At this one we could use foam shapes and blocks to build ziggurats which are big temples.  I liked this and Nanny helped me to share and take my turn with the other kids that were playing there.

There was a wall with a picture of an olden day village on it and there were pictures of people too.  You could move the people and put them in different places because there were magnets at the back of the pictures.  I am really good at this because I have lots of magnet letters and pictures on my fridge at home and I practice them every day when Nanny is cooking my dinner.

There was a place to read books and a place to do puzzles and a place to dress up in olden day clothes.  

At the end was a display of animals.  This is a baby giraffe.... Look how tall it is.  There were lots of different animals and you could sit on some of them.

We went outside for a little while and there were all sorts of games that were from the olden days..... Hop scotch and skipping, hoola hoops and stilts.  I wasn't very good at any of them but played with the really big Lego blocks.  
I built a tower bigger than me...
I wish I had some of those blocks.  They were great to use.

Nanny and I had lunch at the Museum and then I went to all the activities again.   After a while we left for home and I fell asleep on the way home.  It was such a busy day.  
I was really tired... I hope we can go there again....

Day 20

Nanny and I went out again today.  We went to ScienceWorks in Williamstown which isn't very far from where we live.  It is a big building which has all kinds of Science things in it.  Things about light and sound, animals, the planets and lots of other things.  I looked at flashing lights and funny mirrors, old fashioned kitchens and television sets but upstairs is this really great place called the Nitty Gritty City.  I liked the cafe where you could play with pretend food.  I found all kinds of fruit and vegetables.   

There was a room that had all kinds of things that made music.  Things that you could tap and things that you could scrape. I had lots of goes on them.  I liked the weather room too.   You could dress pictures of kids in different clothes for different kids of weather.   Nanny helped me with that.  That was fun too.  There were lots of other kids there too.  It was really busy and really noisy.   Nanny and I had lunch outside near the playground and we fed some hungry seagulls.  I had so much fun.  I hope I can go again.  Please Nanny... Please