October

Spring is here and Esther has been enjoying the warmer weather with lots of outdoor play. We visited floriade with friends and as a family and had lots of fun looking at all the flowers and playing eye spy colours. We had two great family trips - or holidays as Esther calls them - firstly to Merimbula to visit Nannie and Poppie for a long weekend. We got some beach time, some fishing (no fish) and Esther had her first real haircut (the promise of a lollipop was all that was needed to allay fears). Esther also visited the dentist very successfully. The next weekend we travelled to Sydney to meet up with Nan, Robbie, Dylan, Lisa, Jake and Kayla who were in Sydney for the grand finale of football. A jam-packed day at Manly - taking the Manly Ferry - and dinner out at a club. Esther woke the next morning with a start and a request to 'go see Jake and Kayla?''. Uncle Tony also visited for a few days - Esther has forever more christened him as Auntie Pony.


 * [[image:est floriade sisters.JPG]] || [[image:clowns.jpg]] ||
 * [[image:Est floriade crown.JPG]] || [[image:pancakes.jpg]] ||
 * [[image:est floriade dad.JPG]] || [[image:estherhazel/est floriade family.JPG]] ||
 * [[image:nan reading.jpg align="right"]] ||
 * [[image:est kicking ball.JPG]] || [[image:haircut.jpg]] ||
 * [[image:est manly beach.JPG caption="enjoying Manly Beach"]] || [[image:est sydney trip.JPG caption="still smiling after a big day - Esther asleep in stroller"]] ||
 * [[image:est jake and kayla.JPG caption="with Jake and Kayla"]] || [[image:est kayla hands.JPG]] ||
 * [[image:est auntie pony.JPG caption="schooling auntie Pony on the finer points of painting"]] ||  ||
 * [[image:est auntie pony.JPG caption="schooling auntie Pony on the finer points of painting"]] ||  ||