On a Sunday

Today has been a bit of a hard day.
Not for any particular reason, apart from just feeling exhausted.
Camping holidays aren't that relaxing when you have a toddler, and are pregnant as well. They are fun. But it wore me out. Especially those treks to the toilet blocks in the middle of the night!
Today is our first day back at home and I am in a bit of a daze.
It is hot, our air conditioning fan broke and needs to be repaired. Joel and I are both a little grumpy at each other probably due to the heat, tiredness and pregnancy hormones. Ezra had a hard night last night and didn't get to bed until late because of either extreme over-tiredness or his other teeth coming through.
I think we all have these days, where all you want to do is veg on the couch and do nothing, but then you remember that you have lots of responsibilities and lazing about is not really an option.
So you get grumpy.
We are pining for the seaside holiday that we just left, and everyone is just a little bit on edge.
I'm trying not to stress about the next few weeks, and all the work we have to do with packing up our house. The thought of it is a little daunting. I will be really glad when it is all over and done with.

We finished the day on a good note.  Joel with his glass of wine, and I whipped up a watermelon, blueberry and yoghurt smoothie for Ezra and I. Joel tried his hand at making Philly Cheese Steaks for dinner and we sat outside, where it is a little cooler, and ate, and laughed.
The kid went to bed easily (although I've heard a few groans and hoping they won't turn into anything more), and soon we will sit down to watch a movie, before having a pretty early night.

I hope your Sunday went better than ours, but everyday can't be perfect!

Karen xx

We'd rather be here! 

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Family Holiday: Broome

So in my post yesterday {HERE} I briefly mentioned our recent Holiday, the much needed one to relax and forget about the stress we had been under.  We needed to get out of the house and just have some fun.

We took advantage of the low-tourist season and some frequent flyer points we had collected, and made a last minute booking.

What better place to unwind and relax than in BROOME. 

For those who haven't heard of Broome. It is in Australia's North West Kimberley region. It is a 2 and a half hour flight from Perth. It is an old Pearling town, and now runs a raging tourism trade, for good reason.

I haven't ever been that far North before. I loved the ruggedness, the red clay-like dirt, the vast open plains and the heat, the humidity, it reminds me of the weather in Florida. But, I also loved the resort we stayed in, swimming in the pool, relaxing and reading my two Nicholas Sparks books whilst Ezra napped, and heading to watch the beautiful sunset over gorgeous Cable Beach. 

We seriously had the BEST time. It was exactly what we needed. 

I want to go back so bad! 

Warning: There are lots and lots of pictures to follow!

Boab trees are awesome

Our hotel was full of Mango trees, they just weren't quite ripe yet.

The outdoor bathroom was a big hit, this kid did not want to get out.

The beautiful Cable Beach

This is right before he put a massive handful of sand into his mouth

The sunset was gorgeous!

A water playground at the Town Beach, great escape from the heat

We were joined for dinner by some Camels

This kid is a water baby, he didn't want to get out of the pool.

Some quality bonding time, not sure who enjoyed it more

Our own private courtyard, perfect!

Someone is learning how to Relax

I'm happy as long as I have a glass and a straw!

We stayed at the Frangipani at Cable Beach, self-contained apartments and it was lovely. I definitely would recommend it.

Karen xx 

Holidays at Cabarita...

I have been m.i.a for the last week, but there is a very good reason for it. We were living it up at Cabarita Beach in Northern NSW, on a family holiday. Our very last holiday before bubba gets here, in a mind boggling short 10 weeks...give or take. I will post more pictures soon.


This week Joel got pretty spoiled. He got his very first Surfboard, with a custom spray job. Even though I grew up surfing and most of my family surf, Joel just didn't have the opportunity to get into it until now. My older brother Brett, who lives in Cabarita Beach, is a Surfboard artist. He does amazing custom paint jobs on surfboards as a job. Talk about dream job... he is doing what he is good at and passionate about He procured a 7'6" board for Joel to learn how to surf on, but what is really cool about it is that the design he put on it, matches Joel's skeleton tattoo on his leg.
So cool right! Joel has everything he needs now, and is pretty keen to spend his weekends learning to surf. I am more than fine with that, and once I have the baby and can lie on my stomach again, I think I might have to pull my board out too.

Here are some more examples of the awesome spray jobs my brother has done. This image was taken from his website www.mkbn.com.au there are plenty more there, so take a look.

A Family Tradition

Every year for the last 20 something years my family has camped in the same caravan park every single January. We started off staying there for a week, which graduated to two, and then increased to the whole month. For us it is more than just a place to camp, it holds memories, times when we get together as a family away from the trappings of the technological world (although the last couple of years we have all had our iphones down there) and just chill out and relax and enjoy one anothers company. It makes me want to create the same kind of memories for my own children. Although over the years the 4 of us "kids" have grown up, we all still squeeze into to the caravan, practically sitting on each others laps, and we are ok with that, in fact I think everyone likes it. We take the same picture every year
This picture was taken in Jan 1990, The first year that all four of us kiddos spent together, as my youngest brother was on 6 months.
This is from 2007, the last time that all four of us were down at the same time, seeing my older brother now lives in NSW.

And here is the latest picture from Jan 2011, with a couple of extra family members this time!


Here are some pictures from the Yallingup surf break which is viewed from the bbq area of the caravan park I thought I would share, the waves are big on this day!

Camping at Ocean Beach Caravan Park, Denmark Western Australia

 Last week we went camping at Ocean Beach Caravan Park in Denmark in Western Australia's south, does that make sense! I had never been to Denmark before, and now I am not sure why it took us so long, it really isn't that far, only a five hour drive from Perth. It is really a beautiful, beautiful place with so many amazing beaches-many that are virtually empty. This amazing coastline coupled with the idyllic green surrounds makes Denmark such a great place to visit! Rather than words, the best way to describe what it is like is through pictures...
Greens Pool
Somewhere we 4WDrove  to.. but amazing
The Valley of The Giants, Tree Top Walk.. you go up to 40 meters high and hang out with the trees! So gorgeous!
Me, hanging out in a giant Red Tingle Tree
Conspicuous Cliffs... Notice that it is pristine.. and empty.
The Berry Farm... mm yumm
On the hunt for berries!

We are in the midst of planning our next camping adventure, up north this time. It has definitely inspired me to see more of this amazing State that we live in.

Finished for the Year!

I finished with Uni today, for the Summer Holidays. I will have off all the way until March. After a three hour exam this morning which included 4 essays..I decided to do a photo log about how I feel about this...

Can you guess how I feel???