My run

The view from my run yesterday

Sitting on the beach

Sitting on the beach this afternoon. That's Daisy and Scott in the sea in the distance. It's a 5 minute walk from our house to this beach. Lovely.

It was less lovely at 9am yesterday morning in the rain, cold and wind (wearing a jumper and anorak) watching Daisy going through her paces in just a swimming cosi and rash vest on the beach. She's doing the Surf Life Save club's nippers program - surf safety and fun. This morning was sunny and warm and they learnt to paddle on the surf boards.

Christmas lights

This is our Christmas ritual - a trip to see the lights on a few houses in a local street. There is also a much bigger display which draws the crowds a couple of suburbs away. We decided to see those first and drove past with most of Melbourne at a snail's pace. Then we came back close to home and had a poke around these ones.

Baba Nam Kevalam by Hugo

Hugo sings Baba Nam Kevalam (which means love is everywhere) at kinder every day during their morning circle meditation. Scott's never been to morning circle so he asked Hugo to sing it for him - there's usually a guitar too.

Hugo's kinder concert

Hugo had his kinder concert last weekend. It was all based on the children's ideas and involved some animals going through a door in the woods and emerging in a land with weird animals - cats with wings, butterflies with ribbons and spiders on stilts - cue Hugo.

In his spider outfit.

And the full cast.

Piano recital

Daisy has been learning the play the piano for a year and has just done her first end of year concert. It was in a beautiful room that seated about 100 at Melbourne Uni. Daisy was really impressed by the grand piano.
She played Indian Dance

Dancing

Daisy wanted me to video her dancing.