Familienzeit

(Family time)

We had a wonderful day yesterday, the Adelaide Cup Day holiday. With C working 6 days/week, and us needing to spend time on the seventh day seeing family, and working around the house, we find it difficult to allocate time to spend together as a foursome. Yesterday, though, we trekked to Hahndorf to explore, eat and just spend some quality familienzeit.

First things first, we stopped at the German Cake Shop to fill hungry tummies



We then went for a walk up and down the main street





calling into the Taste of Hahndorf shop (I don't like the meats, but C and Josh looooove them), and stopping at the Fairy Village for a fairy hunt in the garden



and a wish in the wishing well.



Finally, what trip to Hahndorf would be complete without a visit to





Then we headed happily home, with two sleeping boys in the back seat and some rare peace and quiet.

Rain

I'd forgotten what it was like, I think. Riley certainly had, and is definitely not a fan. Josh however, performed a rain dance full of spontaneous joy which was a sight to behold.

Autumn has been welcomed in with a truly spectacular rainstorm - we recieved 10mm of rain in one splendid downpour.

We knew it was coming, we saw the clouds building, but I still doubted the forecasters





It started tentatively, with a drop here and there



It got a little heavier



And then it truly hit







It left the plants refreshed, the air clear and the world sparkling. Bring on the rain.

The week that was... goodbye summer

We've come to the end of a season, and the beginning of another. I love summer, and like autumn, but I am so not looking forward to winter.

We've had a lovely week, been quite busy but with enough down time to keep us all sane. C was away for the majority of the working week, so it was just me and the boys. We managed better than I thought we might, although Josh missed his daddy fiercely.

Friday a brief moment of sibling camaraderie



Saturday recreating one of my favourite childhood memories





Sunday visiting the local duckpond





Monday playing chasey



Tuesday helping to pot some plants



Wednesday playing tea party



Thursday playground trip - Pirates ahoy!



Next week brings the beginning of autumnal weather, and (if you believe the forecasters!) RAIN!

Summer evenings...

On the first day of autumn, I'm already missing summer. It doesn't help that it's blowing a gale today, just to rub salt in the wound a bit.

We had a beautiful summer evening Saturday night though. Warm nights, one of my favourite things about summer.

Food





Wine



Sprinkly icecream



Fun



What more do you need for a perfect evening?