Easter!

Happy Easter Everyone.

Yes its Monday and not Sunday but the Easter Bunny arrived this morning in our house because we spent Easter Sunday in Sydney.

It was a nice mini break, would have been nice to stay longer but as Luke is a big football fan, in particular for the Canberra Raiders and has himself a seasons pass there was no way he was going to miss the Sunday match at home so we left Sydney Sunday morning...

We stayed in a hotel for the first time as a family and lets just say it was an experience as I thought it would be. Previously I've only ever stayed in Serviced apartments and Cabins with at LEAST two bedrooms and a full sized kitchen. The bliss of it.

Our hotel room was comfortable and I guess everything you would need. Clean beds, clean bathroom, air conditioner, tv etc but I'm a girl of comfort and luxury and not one that enjoys having to sleep so close, ie NEXT and ON TOP of my children I also enjoy a kitchen and boy do you take having simple necessities like a microwave, toaster, cutlery etc for granted. I am so sick of take out. Ick, yuck, the thought of it. As a family we will eat take out maybe once or twice a year, that is when we travel. As I couldn't cook whilst away as much as I enjoyed having nights off I really missed a home cooked meal, McDonalds, Pizza and Fish n Chips although appetizing at the time isn't so 15 minutes after eating it.

Still the boys loved this little holiday so much so they didn't sleep at all. It wasn't from lack of exhaustion either. The first day we arrived we decided to walk from our hotel in Glebe to Darling Harbour, we were told a '15 minute walk'. Try 45 minutes!!!! Luke and I also agree that we must have the fittest 3 year old in Australia who walked the hilly walk there and back ( a good 6kms) on his own. Ran even. Julian had the luxury of being pushed up the hills by me, I admit I took the pram off Luke as I wanted the extra exercise but my god did I regret it the next morning. The legs, the LEGS! Ouch.

We went to the Family Show on Saturday which is just like the Easter show except free with less crowds, Hugh had a fantastic time. Julian would have enjoyed it had he been more refreshed, he unlike his brother doesn't quite function so well on little sleep. Julian will sleep 12 hours a night plus a 2-3 hour sleep in the day so 8 hours a night and no day sleep doesn't exactly agree with the poor little munchkin. Still he put on a brave face and had just as much fun.

The afternoon was spent at Bondi!

Overall it was lovely break and in usual Nicole style I'm already booking and planning our next little getaway ... the June long weekend. I think we'll head back to Sydney again and this time do the famous Taronga Zoo!

Until next time

Nicole x