{Project 366} - #55 - More Rain...

Friday February 24th

Holidays aren't fun when you're sick (caught a cold somehow!) and it's pouring down with rain.. So instead of heading back to Movie World as we wanted to, we went to Robina town centre for some more shopping instead..

We can't go past any of the kiddie rides or toy aisles now without some sort of resistance from Lucas.. It's so cute as whenever we walk past a ride and he sees it, his whole body starts turning back towards it and his arms are outstretched.. Most of the time we can't resist putting him on there for a play.. What's even cuter is when he shakes his head when we tell him it's time to go.. awww..

So after a few hours at Robina, we decided to start making our way back to Brisbane - plus it was Lucas' nap time.. The rain never let up at all on the way up, at times making visibility to less than 5
meters.. Luckily we made it back in one piece..

 

That night, we headed back down South again to Sunny Bank for dinner with my sister and her family at a Malaysian restaurant.. Lucas absolutely loved my chicken rice and ate half of my chicken.. I'd rather him eat all my chicken than nothing at all!

Ever since last week, his standing up unaided and walking skills have improved 10 fold - most likely because he's been seeing his cousins walking and running around.. He's now walking 6 to 7 steps on his own at least a few times a day when we encourage him..

{Project 366} - #54 - Sea World

Thursday February 23rd

With all the complaining about how hot the weather was, mother nature decided to bless us with plenty of rain today.. Despite that, after a leisurely breakfast on the balcony, we still decided to head to Sea World this morning..

Not many of the rides were in operation, so we just checked out all the shows that were on.. For Lucas they weren't as exciting as the Stunt Car Show at Movie World, so he was more interested in waving and blowing kisses to people instead.. 

After a few hours there and no let up with the rain, we decided to leave and head to Harbour Town for some retail therapy.. Lucky for us, Lucas slept for 2.5hrs while we shopped.. However, when he woke up, he sought out all the little kiddie rides and insisted that we put him on.. Of course he refused to get off and cried when we tried..

{Project 366} - #51 - Cousins

Monday February 20th

Lucas is having an absolute ball with his cousins here in Brisbane, and they all love him and their uncle Brian too..

This morning Lucas showed off his music skills on the electronic piano.. He definitely shows lots of potential..

So after the girls headed to school in the morning, we decided to spend the day shopping, firstly hitting DFO in Jindalee.. We arrived just before 10am, however 3/4 of the shops were still closed, despite the sign outside saying it was open from 9am.. How disappointing.. So we walked around a couple of times, checking out the stores.. In the end, Brian was the only one who had purchased anything there for the day as we headed to Inala for lunch..

Boy was it hot!! I mean, 42 degrees in Adelaide is definitely hot but still bearable as it's also dry, but here in Brissie, it's only around 32, but the humidity just saps all the energy from you..

Anyway, we ended up getting Vietnamese (yes, we love Vietnamese food!) and also bubble tea.. Inala Town Centre is such a weird place - they have a smallish shopping mall and then when you walk out into the centre and it feels like you've literally stepped into a small Vietnamese town or something.. There's people playing checkers, open food stalls, vegetables for sale out the front of the shops, fresh sugar cane juice etc.. We didn't hang around there for long since we were dying from the heat, so after having lunch and purchasing another bubble tea for the road, we started heading back to my sister's place..

Well, we got suckered in by another shopping mall we saw while driving back - Mt. Ommaney.. So we spent another hour just having a look around before getting back home to catch up with the kids again and more scooter riding..

Lucas has also been trying very hard to walk.. It's amazing to see how much he's learning these past couple of days.. He can now stand up without support and walk at least 3 steps..

{Project 366} - #41 - Give Mama a Kiss or Three..

Who cares that Summer has gone on hiatus this year? Not me!! I am totally loving the cooler weather at the moment and so is Lucas.. This morning I took him for a walk to the park to feed the ducks and play on the swings again.. He usually ends up eating a slice and a half himself while watching me feed the ducks..

 

Then when we got home, it was nap time for Lucas.. Nap time is one of the few times he is willing to give me kisses without too much convincing.. I think it's definitely to do with trying to delay the inevitable of going to sleep.. I'm very happy to oblige though since any other time I ask him for kisses results in him shaking is head and arms..

The top photo was taken this morning on my iPhone and the bottom was just now before his night time nap.. I just love my little monkey so much!

{Project 366} - #36 - Adelaide Zoo Trip

After Lucas' morning nap, we spent a lazy afternoon at the Adelaide Zoo today..

The weather this morning was wet and very windy, but it turned out to be fantastic by the time we headed out..

We spent a good half hour in front of the giraffe enclosure while Lucas feasted on carrot & spaghetti dogs, vegemite toast and strawberries for lunch.. He just loved watching them.. 

Afterwards, we took him out of his pram and showed him the meerkats which were just in front of the giraffes, his smile says it all!

Back in October last year when we first purchased our annual passes, he didn't see any of the animals, but now, he loves pointing and watching them all.. And as you can see, he was totally buggered by the time we left, that batmobile was clamped in his mouth the entire ride home..

 

 

{Project 366} - #2 - Racy Red Trike

We spent most of today inside in the cool of the air-conditioning since it was another scorcher of a day - with a top of 40.6 degrees.. By 7pm and with no signs of Lucas going to bed anytime soon, we decided to head outside for a walk to feed the ducks.. The heat had subsided quite a bit by this stage and the breeze was very refreshing..

So we popped Lucas in his new speedy red trike and headed towards the lake.. On our way, we were stopped a couple of times, firstly by one of our neighbours, then a bit further by a stranger.. Lucas was charming them both by waving to them.. lol..

At the lake, he just loved staring at the ducks and the pigeons who were also after a feed..

Looks like it's going to be a nice day!

I have been checking the temperature everyday in the past week just to see what the weather will be like on Sunday for Lucas' birthday party.. I let out a silent whoop just before when I saw it.. It's going to be a lovely 27 degrees for his actual birthday and 26 for his party.. Not too bothered about the rain as I'm sure it will clear by the time his party starts at 1pm..

Anyway, this arvo after feeding Lucas his dinner and giving him a bath as he put food all through his hair and legs, we walked out to Cedar College to check out the Carols Alive event being held there.. I was amazed by how many people had turned out as we went a couple years ago, and there was no where near as many people..

We ended up only spending about an hour there, checking out the stalls and taking a few photos as Lucas was tired and was due to go to bed soon after.. He had a good time though and even got a free prize from spinning the wheel..

Ooohhh.. the fireworks just went off for the Carols Alive event, unfortunately, that also woke Lucas up, so Brian decided to take him out of bed to experience his first fireworks display.. He loved it!