week 732-733 / week 604-605

School holidays are over so quickly. Dad is still on holidays for a few days. Quite a few highlights. The kids spent an hour each day in the first week doing swimming lessons. We celebrated the end of swimming lessons with a family breakfast.

huff and puff at post-swimming breakfast

At the end of the first week, it was time for Pippin to have an adventure of sorts. Huff was very brave in looking after him.

huff with pippin

Dad and Huff went to explore a museum, which netted huff a new red coat, and we explored the past. This is the kind of classroom that was common in western Sydney in the 1940s and 1950’s.

huff in an old school classroom

IN the second week of the holidays, we went down the coast for a few nights to have some time together; we even took the pets along with us. Pineapple travels pretty well in his tiny travel cage.

puff and pineapple in the car

We had lunch at a place where there were these outdoor beanbag chairs.

Dad, huff and puff on holidays

Puff enjoyed the wind in his hair on the white sandy beach.

puff on the beach

Huff was keen enough to re-visit the beach that she insisted on being woken up to see the sunrise, which was largely obscured by a lot of clouds, but was still a little visible.

huff on the beach at sunrise

There was a lot of screen time, but a lot of non-screen-time as well.

huff and putt on holidays

Like this time spent cooking marshmallows in the fireplace.

puff and huff playing with fire

We also had a sleepover for one of the cousins. Huff did a great job looking after her cousin.

huff and T

Finally, on Sunday night, to make the most of the remaining holidays, Dad and Huff went and saw a movie, and then had a quick exploration of Burwood Chinatown. The free sample of a durian roti was quite a surprise.

huff out at night

And now we’re back to the regular routine of school, with some end of year exams looming.

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