Whitings Down Under: June 2014

Sunday, 29 June 2014

Well said, my Australian neighbors, well said

One of these should arrive in everyone's mailbox daily!

Roo sighting on Date Day bushwalk (Australian for "hike")

Abbey-Master-Chef-Australia-Whiting

"I was cooking sauce with chicken, and one cheese pizza, and one cheese and mushroom pizza (that pizza was small), served with sauce" - Abbey

Thursday, 26 June 2014

This trip was so long ago now that it seems silly to post more pictures at this point, but as the blog is serving as something of a journal for our Australian adventure we figured better late than never.

Super high trampolining

Trapeze (click play to watch video)

Riding elephants. Of course Hannah the animal whisperer was up close and personal, but Abbey just thought "they smelled".

Feeding the monkeys and touring the temple. At least Abbey's hatred of nature saved me some money this time. Hannah spent about $20 on bananas to feed the monkeys but Abbey wanted no part of them.

Getting read for the big performance (a Club Med tradition)

Hannah's dance (click play to watch video)

Abbey's dance (click play to watch video)

Weird, awkward Daddy-daughter dance (for some reason I couldn't attach the video (maybe too long?) but you can use YouTube link below to watch video, if you dare!)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEYByFQEc20

Archery

Just general cuteness

Sunday, 22 June 2014

Pre-dinner winter stroll

Wednesday, 18 June 2014

A sad, sad development

Unfortunately our amazing nanny, Kelsey has been prevented from the annoying Australian immigration authorities from returning following a vacation in Canada :( We are unimaginably sad to have to say goodbye to her (for now at least) but will never forget how amazing she made our lives in the time she was here. We miss you Kelsey!

More from the Only in Australia files

- Leaves the size of people (bigger than, actually)
- "winter" swimmer's uniform = speedo + hoody
- croc attack!
- camel "attack"! (Or at least according to Abbey)

Happy birthday to me

And Canada too apparently.

Come on!!!

I know I've posted lots of pictures of overpriced items on this blog already, but this one takes the cake. Scary thing is people were actually buying them. They love to disparage the Americans as fat, consumption-obsessed war-mongers, but they certainly don't turn up their noses at a sugary American treat even at this price.