Saturday, November 17

Drew managed to sleep in till around 8, a first for this trip!  Brad and Ali, however, were up a little bit before 7.  Brad was a bit excited, because it's his 11th birthday today!  We dropped him off at the YMCA in Penrith for his gymnastics class, while Shaun, Drew and I headed to the mall so that we could get him a book for his birthday.  (Drew and Shaun got a version of 'orange whip' drinks at the mall, in homage to the Blues Brothers movie last night!)

Drew and I got to meet Leanne's parents, as they were at the Y when we came back for Brad.  Brad had a pack of boys come over for his birthday, and then they went ice skating.  They're back here now, in the pool!  Drew and I were sitting on the veranda when they first got here.  Shaun had them convinced that we were just some people who showed up a week or so ago and have been hanging out on the deck ever since.  Which is pretty much true!

 Drew contemplating his next nap.  Those are my toes, and my knitting bag... and our coffee cups!  Today was actually a bit of a cool day, and we were all in our jeans.

Shaun and Leanne's neighbourhood.  Its a quiet, no through street right on the edge of the bush.

There was a constant parade of kids through the house today, all having fun!  Boys were in the pool, girls were playaing in the house...   We just sat on the veranda and let it all revolve around us. 

In honour of Brad's birthday, we were going to go out to the Outback Steakhouse, which we were really looking forward to.  But there was a change of plans, and we ended up staying in an ordering about a dozen pizzas. They neighbours came by with their three kids, they had just been in Spain/Italy/France for a month.  It was great to meet them, and the pizza was good, too!