Chocolate Factory. Lolly World. And Happy Birthday Rick.
cafe time
desert time
Awwww!
Little birds making a blanket nest.
Say cheese!
Of course we couldn’t walk right by the Christmas Shop…
The husband and the girls.
We headed to Sydney again, for a family funday sunday on the train. We visited the MCA (to see the Annie Leibovitz exhibition) then took the kids for lunch and a wander around Darling Harbour & Circular Quay. We caught the ferry around the harbour just for fun.

The train ride with special friends {BearBear and SunBee, that is}

After the exhibition, the kids played in the spiral water fountain at circular quay

the lego exhibition at the Sydney Aquarium
A visit to Tamma morphed into a visit to the Crowne Plaza and we ended up chilling out in the Lord Ashley Lounge with Damien {soon to be employee of the month, we suspect} keeping us company and serving our tapas and drinks with gusto. Of course I didn’t have my camera {genius} so you’ll have to make do with the aftermath, which is:
1. my panda eyes {obviously I slept long enough to actually get panda eyes, but only just}
2. my warm ugg-like boots {that I will wear all day} as I recover on the couch
3. the lego people, looking at me with their smug I-got-a-good-night’s-sleep faces. you look like fools, lego people, smiling fools
4. my chai in my new favourite mug {reminiscent of where’s wally?!} that got cold because I sat there staring into space and forgot to drink it. and I’m too lazy to walk to the kitchen and put it in the microwave
5. and as I sit, gazing at the buffet, I console myself with the thought that yesterday I did something {because believe me, not much is going to happen today}. I actually cleared the 3-foot-deep mess on top of the buffet so I can see the surface now.
We spent a lovely Sunday at the Aroma Coffee Festival at The Rocks in Sydney. CityRail has a Family Funday Sunday thing on at the moment with almost all transport at $2.50 per person for the whole day. Kids mostly enjoyed the train ride {next time I think I need to take some toys as back up!}

finally arrived at central station in sydney

checking out the aroma festival below, and the magical view

the popstar enjoying her taste testing

the marilyn monroe coffee cup sculpture {watch it on youtube}
