Hammering Notes

Some pictures of one of Grace's favourite activities... drawing on the blackboard

 ::might as well smear some chalk on your face as well::

 ::the finished product::

I love how you can see how high your little artist can reach...

the rest of the chalkboard is completely bare!

Growing up, I always wanted to sit on the heater vent on the cold, winter days.  The experience was so much better when I had a skirt or dress on to trap all the warm air in.  But I guess you would just gravitate towards anything to keep you warm when it's a bit chilly, and I often find Grace sitting on the vent, looking out the window.

One of the many reasons why I love autumn... gorgeous leaves and gumboots.

Hammer J was busy all morning and early arvo so Grace and I took this week's Sunday best photos by our little orange tree in our matching tweed jackets...

It's weird... I don't wake up wanting to dress Grace and I up as twinners.  But sometimes I put her clothes on and I guess sub-consciously, I put a similar outfit on.  I'm sure I'm not the only parent who does this... right?  Right???

We spent the morning together doing our food shopping and running some errands.  Even though they were mundane tasks, I had so much fun hanging out as a family.  We laughed as Grace carried her new packet of straws everywhere, watched her eyes grow bigger at Peppa pig merchandise and let her post some letters for us.  For lunch, we just went to a local Vietnamese restaurant.  Mumma Wong cooked her amazing Pho last night (and nothing can compare to home made Pho... especially hers) so we ordered some soup, spring rolls, rice and noodles.  I had to have my three coloured drink as well, but Grace ended up stealing it.  Aaaand of course the iPad ensured a happy, peaceful lunch for everyone!

 What can I say?  The kid loves mung beans and coconut milk.  Love it.

After a long morning/early afternoon of sitting in waiting rooms, Grace, Po Po and I went out for a late lunch.  We went to Food Republik and when I walked in (lucky we beat the queues... looks like it's quite popular), it reminded me of a food court back in Asia.  There were little 'shops' within the restaurant, but you only place one order from their extensive menu and the waiters place the orders with the correct shops accordingly.  Grace wasn't interested in the xiao long baos or pan fried pork dumplings that we ordered, but loved the mango coconut drink!

We then ran some errands and walked around the shops...

...not a bad Friday afternoon!