jules and dave down under: Kyneton and the Start of Summer

The lake at Kyneton Bushland Resort

In November my parents arrived - they stayed with us for almost three weeks. They really enjoyed getting to spend some time with Isla. We went to Kyneton for a week. Kyneton is a small country town just 45mins north of Melbourne. We stayed in the bushland resort there and it was great to be out of the city and in amongst the gum trees. We saw kangaroos and cockatoos. The weather was quite chilly to start but it warmed up by the end of the week. We took some trips into Kyneton, went for a walk at the nearby Mount Macedon Ranges and visited the Malmsbury Country Fair. The rest of the holiday my parents were happy hanging out with Isla, going swimming and playing golf on the local courses in Essendon.
Now it is December Summer in Australia has officially started. The weather has been going from one extreme to another. Last Thursday it was 38C and then this weekend it was down to about 15C. I've given up one of my jobs (the one in Moonee Ponds) as it just wasn't busy enough and am now looking for another job to fill in the rest of the week and trying to help out with Julia and Isla (though this mainly just involves me getting in their way).
Isla is going great guns. She has moved on from crawling and can now cruise the furniture and has taken her first steps with the aid of a walker. She has been driving Julia and me crazy as she still doesn't like going to sleep at night. Other than that she has been in great form. Julia has been busy taking Isla to swimming, Mini Maestros and Mother's Group.

(sorry this blog is so short and boring - I have a baby attached to my leg! More soon!)