In the morning Zara went next door to play with a neighbor kid, Abby, and we heard very little from her until it was time to go visit my dear friend from camp (who I had not seen since the early 90s), Geoff. Meanwhile, Amity, Wes and I decided to check out the local Botanical Gardens (the nearby one to us which is the suburban one, because apparently there is one in the city as well.) It rained on and off during our visit, but we managed to take in some lovely flora between downpours. We're really not ones to let a little (actually kind of a lot of) rain dampen our sense of adventure, so we persevered.
Amity managed some lunch and a nap, and when she woke up we retrieved Zara from her marathon play date next door. We set off to see Geoff and his kiddos Abbey, Blake and Chloe. Sadly for us his wife Belinda, a nurse, was working so we didn't get a chance to meet her. What we did get to do was have a lovely, relaxing time while the 5 kiddos went nuts. They were clearly excited for us to visit, as evidenced by the awesome welcome decorations that greeted us.
This was awesome. The kids got on super well, and Geoff and I got to catch up on the last 20 years. Even on his own with the kids, Geoff hosted us in the elaborate Australian style we're growing accustomed to.... snacks/appetizers, drinks, BBQ, loads of sides, more drinks, dessert (sticky date pudding and ice cream, we'd never had it before and it was lovely), cappuccino, and even after dessert chocolates. We wished we could stay longer, but the kids were getting tired, and some of them had school the next day while the others were flying to Melbourne and needed to leave for the airport early-ish in the AM, so we had to say our goodbyes and call it a night. What fun!
Amity managed some lunch and a nap, and when she woke up we retrieved Zara from her marathon play date next door. We set off to see Geoff and his kiddos Abbey, Blake and Chloe. Sadly for us his wife Belinda, a nurse, was working so we didn't get a chance to meet her. What we did get to do was have a lovely, relaxing time while the 5 kiddos went nuts. They were clearly excited for us to visit, as evidenced by the awesome welcome decorations that greeted us.
This was awesome. The kids got on super well, and Geoff and I got to catch up on the last 20 years. Even on his own with the kids, Geoff hosted us in the elaborate Australian style we're growing accustomed to.... snacks/appetizers, drinks, BBQ, loads of sides, more drinks, dessert (sticky date pudding and ice cream, we'd never had it before and it was lovely), cappuccino, and even after dessert chocolates. We wished we could stay longer, but the kids were getting tired, and some of them had school the next day while the others were flying to Melbourne and needed to leave for the airport early-ish in the AM, so we had to say our goodbyes and call it a night. What fun!
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It was lovely having you and the family visit us Jo. Yes the kids did run riot in and out of the pool but they did seem to have fun. It went all too quick though :( . Glad to see your trip was so worthwhile. Come back anytime! haha.
Geoff and family xo
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