Melbourne Cup

We just celebrated Melbourne Cup yesterday and while the day was about racing (Why would you take an ENTIRE day off when the race last for no more than 6 mins??) - it was REALLY about, wining & dining. I didn't win any bets :( but did walk away with 2 Pamper Packs from the Raffle :) Trish scored herself 2 meat-trays (Hey Trish, Give us Other Folks a Chance. We need meat too!) Deb & Katherine won some money with Deb scoring the Big Win with $4 which she generously donated to the GuideDogs Association - Good on ya Deb! That'll buy a guidedog half a yummy scrap of Schmackaroo ;)

Piotr won a "Man At Work" Beer Stubby at his Melbourne Cup Do.

Congratulations to Derby Blue on the Win - don't you just love it when the underdog emerges the winner?

Happy Halloweens!

No, we don't belong to a Theatrical Company but the number of dress-up events we are involve in means we've all got well-stocked WEIRD & WACKY wardrobes!

What better holiday to dress up than Halloween! Not to mention the mountains of candies & lollies that get shoved to you. Hmmm....yummyy..... Here, we've attended Manly's Annual Halloween event where the entire street is closed for the gobblins, ghouls, vampires and zombies can romp around safely.

It was a wonderful warm evening to be an Undead, that's for sure :)

Happy Father's Day

See, its not just the KIDS who have fun ... Even Dad's get celebrated every now and then... to add to the fun they have EVERYDAY ANYWAY ;)

Fancy Dress Ball 2006

Its the Fancy Dress Ball AGAIN (What?? Has a Year Passed already??) at Coolnwynpyn School. And this time, the boys went as a Fireman and a Knight. This is a departure from last year's character but still within the same genre :) (Does this mean that they have their Career Path map out already?) Last year, Mieszko was a Policeman and Gigi went as a Soldier. (See below Blog for last year's photos). The boys all participated fully with each grade doing a little presentation of their own. Mieszko's Grade (Year 1) did "CottonEyeJoe" - Daddy's Favourite and Gigi's Grade (Year 2) performed "Rise Up".
It was fun night for one and all!

The Morning After

Gigi & Mieszko on their 1st Boys Weekend Away...
Here's the Morning After...
After What? I still don't know....BUT they sure look pretty pleased with themselves!!

Bungy Jumping

Gigi's 1st Attempt @ Bungy Jumping - Have No Fear - Gigi didn't! It's over a land trampoline with more safety gear than a NASA space launch. This one was located at South Bank, Brisbane.

4Wdriving @ Straddie

When Godmother, Charlene came to visit, we took her to North Stradbroke Island where we went 4Wdriving, Sightseeing, Mussel-Digging & Beach Fishing.

Look at all the mussels Gigi dug up - and boy were they juicy too!

More Mucking Around