Twenty Ninth Month

In Ethan's Twenty Ninth Month he was very happy to see the start of spring coming as it does in September here in the Southern hemisphere. Decked out in some of his new wardrobe above, complete with his first pair of 'thongs' (aka flip flops), not just any thongs but a 'Wiggles' pair but more on the Wiggles later...

This was a VERY busy month with so many photos to choose from. First up we have a photo of Ethan with our 'Pommie' visitor Steve, who came to stay with us for a couple of weeks this month while touring round Australasia. Ethan took him to the zoo for a day and introduced Steve to a couple of his friends.

Now on to Ethan's travels.... He made it up to the Gold Coast in Queensland at the very beginning of the month. The first few days poured with rain while Mummy was at her conference. Poor Ethan and Daddy were pretty much stuck in the Hotel, but when Saturday came round the sun came out, and he had two beautiful days with both Mummy and Daddy to explore the Theme Parks of the Gold Coast. He started with 'Wiggles World', no Wiggles in sight but Ethan did get to meet Wags the dog. It was a little scary seeing him in real life, Ethan made sure to keep Daddy between him and Wags at all times in case Wags liked the taste of little boys... but Wags was in fact a very cute and friendly canine.

World #2 - 'Dream World' was more of a nightmare world for Ethan as he was caught trying to steal a horse from the merry-go-round and he briefly became the most wanted 2 year old in the Gold Coast. Thankfully he evaded capture and was able to enjoy the rest of the day including some pretty scary rides such as the log flume.

World #3 - 'Seaworld' was an expensive way to see lots of water and dolphins when for us in Manly we get both of these for free. But there were lots of other things to see and do, including rides, a Sesame Street dance show and a pretty amazing water skiing spectacular.
No more Worlds just one last walk at sunset along 'Broadbeach' where we stayed with 'Surfers Paradise' skyline in the background.
At the end of the month we went down to Jervis Bay with Steve for a couple of days. If you are an avid reader of this blog you will know that Jervis Bay is a favorite haunt of ours, 2 1/2 hours drive south of Sydney. Ethan was looking forward to some whale watching there, and can be seen on keen look out at the stern of the boat with Mummy...
Unfortunately he found that whale watching was quite tiring work... Can you spot the toy whale in his hand? Luckily when the action started he woke to see lots of dolphins and humpback whales (although he called the whales "big dolphins"). They are both mammals so not so far from the truth I guess, clever boy :-)
Here we see Ethan back on 'Terra Firma' with Dad in Huskisson overlooking Jervis Bay.
And the next morning at Hyams beach with Mummy. He likes those Jervis Bay beaches you know, they are in the Guinness Book Of Records for having the whitest beaches in the world!
Then he stopped off in Bowral on the way home from Jervis Bay for the annual 'Tulip festival' which marks for us the start of spring in New South Wales. To finish off a busy month Ethan had another Birthday party to attend. He helped his friend Charlie from day care to test out his new 'Frucks' at Balmoral Beach park, a few minutes drive from home (in our car not the truck).
Before Ethan signs off he just wants to make sure you are all aware that the 'Manly Sea Eagles' (Ethan's Rugby League Team) are in the Grand Final this weekend. Hopefully you will see him celebrating the win in next months blog, GO MANLY!!!