Friday, July 28, 2017

From Baking with Aunty to Swimming with Whales

Aunty brought lots of baking supplies so that she could cook with the girls, Sienna loved every second of it. She's such a lovely Aunty and very patient when baking with the girls (unlike me!). 



Zara may have overindulged... 
These cupcakes turned out great!

We took the boat out one morning to hopefully see some whales and saw them we did! 

Clinton and Harrison decided they wanted to swim with the humpback whales (this is technically illegal but the whales are very intuitive and don't let you get very close before they take off). 
A mother and her calf 

Clint said once he was underwater with the humpback whale he really got a sense of just how giant these creatures really are! We can only see the top of them from the boat but under the water it's belly was nearly touching the ground. Clinton was in awe and a little bit afraid (and so he should be). Harrison was a little nervous too but what a once in a life time experience to get that close to a humpback whale. 


You can just see Clinton's snorkel on the lefthand side of this photo...gives you a sense of how small humans are in comparison to the whales. 
Clinton in shock!



Wednesday, July 26, 2017

Exmouth - Mantaray Resort

A few photos of the kids chilling out at Mantaray Resort in Exmouth. They all enjoyed swimming in the pool and we had a delicious dinner that night. We wished we'd booked longer than one night!

Zara loves the water, luckily she has a kind big brother to take her in the pool so Mummy doesn't have to get wet!



My thrill seeker 

Such a sweet, cheeky little face




Alissa's forward flips give me a heart attack!
Handsome Harry






Gorgeous Sienna 


Tuesday, July 25, 2017

Exmouth - Turquoise Bay & Sand Dunes

Next stop - Turquoise Bay. It was too "cold" for us to swim in that water that day. It was probably like 25 degrees outside, we'd obviously been living in Karratha for too long. 
Love this photo of my girls being sweet to each other. 

Pretty wild flower
Turquoise Bay 


Zara with Tamara's walking stick 

How could they resist this giant stick of driftwood?


Showing their shell finds to Aunty 


My littlest love 
I have no idea why this would be fun, but they both seemed to be enjoying it 


Zara pondering life 

Me and my baby girl 
Zara loves doing "a one, a two, a three!"
Then Zara decided to put shells down Aunty's top... I think she thought it would be a safe hiding spot. 

Aunty puts up with a lot! 


Next a quick stop at the giant sand dunes. Tam surprised all of us and herself by being able to climb up the steep slope of sand. 

This is how you get sand all through your clothes and hair...
Rolling...










More rolling...



More drone filming 



Zara wanted to go home in Aunty and Uncle Will's car