Two clicks to a life Down Under: Wild Wild West

Pee-ow, pee-ow, pee-ow.......the 'out-laws' are here! Andy's Mum & Dad are visiting from the UK. They arrived 6 days after my Mum & Brian jetted back via LA, darling...

It was very hard saying goodbye at the airport and resurrected some of the old feelings from last August when we left the UK. Tears and hugs were had and all too soon the 5 weeks were gone and they jetted out, with the promise of an impending return. It really helps having the plans set for the next time we will see each other.

So we are now having some lovely family time and enjoyed the Easter show yesterday while the sun shone. It was like a very large Bath & West show which is the one we frequented every year while living in Somerset. It was very, very busy as expected and we managed to negotiate the throngs of people with a pushchair and 2 little people pretty well. We had an amazing time in the animal barn where you could walk amongst the kids, lambs, chickens, etc petting and feeding them. Isla was mesmerised and slightly infatuated with one little goat that she took a shine too. She spent a good 1/2 an hour with this one, stroking and musing about how beautiful/soft/fluffy/lovely this goat was. It almost convinced me to purchase a goat for her in the future. Almost.

We spent the previous day in Darling Harbour at the Hoopla festival and exploring the Chinese Gardens and in between the rain showers we watched the Circus Acts and street performers. All of this for free and put on for the people of Sydney. Amazing really! We watched an 11 piece band and dancing quartet called Miguel and Lady Torpedo who were amazing! Lovely eats were had in the Asian food courts above Paddy's Market and then the weary people wound their way home....

Hugs in the Chinese Gardens - I have a fantasy of visiting these gardens at a quiet time during the week and enjoying a serene pot of Jasmine tea while contemplating and gazing across the ponds...not achievable with a 2 & 3 old!