Sydney Day 3

While Will was at work, I took the kids to Luna Park at the north side of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. The kids had a great time, it rained a little bit so there wasn't a lot of people there and the kids got to ride more rides.

This is what Spencer looked like after Liam took him on his first scary ride. I thought he was going to come out crying, instead he wanted more.

Spencer wasn't too excited about going on the baby rides with Maeby.

This was Melanie's favorite ride. She would get off and run right back in line.

Spencer was a bit surprised at how big the cotton candies were.

Waiting for the ferry to meet up with dad for dinner.

Family photo in front of the Oprah House, it didn't turn out quite like we planned.

This one worked a little better.

Watching fireworks out in the harbour.

Luna Park at night from across the harbour. Every time Maeby saw Luna Park she would say it was her party place.

Sydney Day 2

We took a tour around Darling Harbour on a little train.

We went to the Wildlife Park at Darling Harbour, Spencer was surprised by what he saw...apparently.

Maeby giving her daddy a squeeze.

Large model of one of the most venomous spiders in the world, the Sydney Funnel Web.

Maeby and Spencer made a friend, the little dragon stared at them for a long time.

It isn't real!

We got to watch a boxing match, it was hilarious.

Riding in the pouch of a red kangaroo.

The boys were nearly taken by a giant rabid Koala.

Sydney Day 1

Will had to work in Sydney for the week of April 20th through 25th. We all decided to go and spend the week there while Willy was working. We got there on the 18th and spent the weekend together, Will showed us how to get around by bus, ferry and train and where the fun places were to hang out. We had lots of fun. Here is day one. Maeby immediately made herself at home in the hotel room. We stayed at the Marriott Hotel in Circular Quay...It was awesome.

Will also showed us the best places to eat and this is me trying to get my mouth around my first Aussie Burger. They add a fried egg and a big slice of beet root to the standard burger, that's on top of all the other fixin's, this one even had bacon...I loved it, even though it sounded gross.

We went to Paddy's Market, kind of an asian swap meet filled with tons of cheap stuff and bought all the kids new sun glasses at about 20% of the cost we would pay back home in Yarra. Look at our little Mel, isn't she a cutie?

Maeby slept through most of our trip to Paddy's but woke up just as we left to a new stuffed Kangaroo with a Joey in its pouch and her new sunnys. (that's what the call sun glasses here)

Spencer looks like the Terminator in this pic...

Liam would almost never take his sunnys off.

At night we took the ferry from Circular Quay over to Manly. 

Out on the harbor it got a bit chilly.

Some snapshots of the opera house as we passed on the ferry. Maeby took to calling the opera house "her" opera house and still does every time she sees a picture of it.

I was trying to get a photo of Maeby and myself, I almost got us both in.

Spencer was just chillin, thumbs up means he was liking the ferry ride.

Liam wanted to avoid getting wet from the splashing waves.

It was amazing we actually captured a photo of Melanie Smiling.

Melanie named her stuffed platypus "bright eyes", go figure

"SURPRISE!"

Melanie walking with Maeby at Manly near the beach.

Playing on the beach at Manly

At the end of the day, everyone was tired, Spencer just put himself to bed. I think he was just goofing off but was so tired he just fell asleep waiting for someone to notice him.

Maeby was still full of energy, we had to convince her that she had her own little movie theater to get her to calm down and sit still for a while.