Mother's Day 2011

Happy Mother's day!! I'm wondering if all the other Aussie mums out there got to sleep in on our 'special' day. Because I sure didn't!! Going out for Breakfast is so over rated... ESPECIALLY when its Macdonalds (Does this mean I'm getting old? The fact that I cannot STAND macca's is actually kinda scary considering I could- and have- eaten it all day everyday!!) But we have gone to Maccas for breaky every mothers day for years. Apart from having to get up early on my day off (You may remember how much I'm not a morning person!) it was really quite nice. Me, the kids and JBV, my mum, granny, and on of my uncles! I was spoilt rotten this year- scoring a new telephoto zoom lens, and a ring that says "Princess" on it that Master J bought me from the school mothers day market. But my number 1 mothers day present (and proof that I really am getting old- a few years ago the lens would have won hands down!!) was a poem written by my son! Its one of those that the first letter on each line spells something. Mine reads MUM I LOVE YOU. And he continues to inform me that he missed 'play time' so he could sit in the computer lab and type it up. Haven't I got good kids?

But of course, I had to try out my new lens! But turned out to be a cold, grey and windy day, with nothing for me to take photos of!! All these times that I've been so frustrated with not being able to zoom far enough...! We went for a walk down the beach looking for surfers, without a lot of success.So we gave up and took the kids to the park for a while. Later in the afternoon we went to the skateboard ramp, and I had a bit of a play with the lens, but I'm hoping to get out tomorrow and give it a whirl! All in all, not a bad mothers day!

THANK YOU MY FAMILY!

Master J went off at the ramp today!! He's usually very stand-offish, but there was no stopping him today!!



Miss K... 3 expressions in 3 seconds! One of her first runs down the ramp (with dad helping!). She tried to bail in the 3rd pic (notice no feet on the scooter/ground??). Lucky dad was there!!

Some of the local wildlife I tried to capture from 60-70m away- trying out the new lens!

This one certainly tested the capabilities of the new lens! When looking at it bigger, you can see the pilot clear as a bell looking down at me! And the rude bugger didn't even smile!

My poor Master J...! JBV knocked him with the scooter when he was getting it out of the car... what an end to such a great day!! :(

Nah, not really- I couldn't end it like that! JBV worked tonight so the kids and I partied with Red Rooster and a movie for dinner! a MUCH better ending!!

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!!