Friday night arrival at home gave the kids quite a surprise as they came into a whole HEAP of new toys. Sidewalk chalk, a giant beach ball (bigger than Hunter, who, of course, immediately tried to climb it), sandcastle bucket & shovels, Play-Doh, balloon people, Aquadoodle pads (possibly the greatest learning / creative / fun / messy-without-the-clean-up toy ever invented) and.... the piece de' resistance.... Hungry Hungry Hippos!!! (Which, of course, Dean had to have a go at before the kids even arrived.)
Saturday (in a move that we thought was oh-so-clever), we ventured up the Bruce Highway to Caloundra's King Beach. Kings Beach is the main beach of Caloundra and has a great picnic and children's play areas, including a massive waterfountain and community pool which is environmentally friendly - built to be separate from the ocean, but fed directly from seawater. However, after a small picnic lunch - we learned Poppi & Hunter are not too keen about the ocean. Crashing waves and "yucky" seaweed put a stop to the adventure.
But, thank the town planning gods for the play areas and swimming pool. The afternoon was not all lost. As you can see - we all had a ball... even if our trip to the beach itself last all of 5 minutes.
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