Camping out

Hello

On the 8th of March we went camping at Kalbarri it was soooooooooooooooo much fun we swam in the pool and we did kayaking and collecting shells.

One day we drove 4 hours to Denham and stayed at a camp site but with out a tent we left the tent at the other camp site. Mum and I slept in the car and Yas, K-J and Dad slept out under the stars.

In the morning we all woke up at 5:30 am and had breakfast and jumped in the car and drove to a dolphin watch called Monkey Mia and we stood on the beach and dolphins swam past and guess what.... we got to feed them!

Then we went back in th car to Kalbarri the camp site that we left are tent at .             
Love Asia xx

Dreams do come true part 2

For my birthday I got voucher for the 18 of Feb to go and see dolphins in their natural habitat!! We would go on a boat out to sea and see them...

18 of Feb has arrived and i have been thinking about it all week excited... nervous... excited... nervous. Well it had finally come, i got up at 6:30am, had weat-bix and a banana for breakfast, got dressed then watched the TV.

We left around 8:45am, it took us about an hour to get there. Me, Asia and Mia sang the whole way there while dad and Auntie Lisa talked in the front...

When we got there we checked in while Mia was deciding on what cuddly animal to get after our trip heeheehee...

We sat at the very back of the boat which i would say is the best place to sit! Then they said: hold on two your hats or take them off. A couple of minutes later we started going then....zooooooooooooom it went so fast my hair was out of the boat!!!

We went really far out then i saw so many DOLPHINS it was amazing there were lots... another boat came along with a load of people that had been snorkelling and they went fast so the dolphins surfed in the water behind them it was amazing they where jumping and diving, i loved it...

We watched them for ages. Then we went some where else and saw some new born baby dolphins they where so cute!!!

We saw birds of prey and an island of sea lions then we went to penguin Island and saw some penguins.

We had a picnic on the island then went for a walk on the island and about 2:30pm we got a ferry back.

That day was so much fun. Thank you soooo much Aunty Lisa for a great day. Love you lots Yas xxx

A chance meeting...

I was tip toeing up a steep hill, which felt like walking on hot coals as the sun beat down on the tarmac surface, to the ‘Speed slide’ at Adventure World. A young boy about 10 years old walked past me and casually asked if I was going on the slide (a water slide that hurls you down at 41mph) and I told him less casually that I was and that this was my first time. His response was ‘I have been down this 10 times before’. Behind him followed his two sisters or girls he was responsible for, they must have been 6 and 8 years respectively. They went ahead of me and I watched as he organised the girls to go down the slide after him. It appeared that the youngest girl couldn’t swim as he said he would grab her out the water at the end of their slide! The boy then spoke with the others in the queue and organised who was going to accompany him down, because two slides ran parallel to each other. I watched him go and then afterwards he waited, watching the two girls throw themselves down and picking the youngest out of the water, just as he had said. This brief encounter with Aboriginal people reminded me of my Gypsy friends, their resourcefulness and courage to use what is around them for their benefit and the benefit of others. A chance meeting that I had been waiting for with the indigenous people of this land (I had been surprised that I had not spoken to one Aboriginal person in over two months) and one that I will remember.

It made me think that chance meetings can have a life changing effect and chance experiences can define a journey, they are random yet for me they have the feeling of being orchestrated. Something occurs that never crossed the mind previously or like a dream / desire that begins to form a reality, in the novel ‘The Power of One’ the author states:

Sometimes the slightest things change the direction of our lives, the merest breath of a circumstance, a random moment that connects like a meteorite striking the earth. Lives have swirled and changed direction on the strength of a chance remark (Bryce Courtenay, 1989)

Mark

JANUARY 2012

Here is what we have been up to in January…

New Years Eve was celebrated at Amanda & David's house. The men played pool and drank beer, the women chatted and drank bubbles and the young kids played in the pool, trampoline and games in and around the house, the teens hung in and around the pool... We all were treated to scrumptious food thanks to Amanda/David and friends. We toasted in the New Year with David’s home made music and Big Ben chimed count down, sparklers and hugs. Thanks to all of Lisa & Martins friends for once again including us in their world. We had a fab evening.

New Year Day... saw the arrival of the Baileys. We were all so glad to see them and our household moved from 10 to 14 people! Thankfully Lisa and Martins house has plenty of space for all to play, chill, eat, be together or take some time out. We have made some special memories during this month hanging out in the pool, trips to the sun drenched beaches, kayaking on Moore River, days out to parks, many family meals, bbqs and games. 

 

Miley and Asher have changed so much just in the little time we have been away and we are continually amazed at their love for people, their brilliant communication and their gift at making you laugh. One special moment for me was one morning at Sorrento beach Miley and I went to catch some waves. We had such fun jumping and splashing. The water was warm and the sun was shining. Miley was so happy and confident in her floaty vest that we decided to swim out a little. I was so aware of sea safety and her being so little that I held on to her the whole time but she was so confident that she kept brushing me off as if to say 'I can do this aunty… It is not cool to have you hanging on to me!'

We chatted and laughed while swimming about, swallowed a few waves but managed to recover. We took the body board sideways and swam along the shore line, it truly was a wonderful moment and I will treasure it. We celebrated Asher’s 1st birthday and Miley’s 3rd with cakes, balloons, and presents and for Miley's a day out the Caversham Wildlife Park. Here we got up close to a Koala, fed kangaroos, sat with a wombat, strokes a possum and saw many birds.

We Roberts have had a few moments out with a trip to Fremantle, surfing/body boarding at Trigg beach. Hayley and I took our drinks and sat at Sorrento beach one evening chatting and praying over our new year… what a year this is going to be!

Love Hayley X

Happy Birthday Peter!

We hope you have a fantastic day... we all miss you and the family and I am sure we will be able to celebrate both birthdays when we return. Yasmin is 25 years younger than you.... if you hadn't worked that out already (haha!)

Love The Roberts XX

YASMIN LISA... 13 TODAY!

Yasmin had her birthday breakfast on the beach, the first time in her life that it has been hot and sunny, she said that this was her best birthday ever!

When Yasmin is asked about 'being a teenager' she likes to make the point that 'you don't have to be a teenager if you don't want to be', Yasmin is always sure that she will do these things in her own way and her own time.... we love this about her.

So raise your glasses to Yasmin on this special day and for being the beautiful young women she is. Love Mum and Dad XX

One hot Christmas!

We kept up our Christmas eve tradition by taking a sunset walk along Whitfords Beach, it was around 2km long but felt like more 4km as sand is like walking in mud! Spectacular scenery and a stunning sunset which we marked by singing a girl guide sunset song 'Day is done' and 'Santa Claus is coming to town'. After our walk we stopped at Lisa's friends Sharon and Paul to toast Christmas on the front lawn and look at their amazing house decorations, their street reminded us of a street out of the soap 'Neighbours'. Next we all came home, pj's on and snuggled up to watch Star Wars - A New Hope. This was Asia, Lauren, Mia and Ethans debut watch and all thoroughly enjoyed...smaller ones falling asleep halfway through!

Christmas morning was full of the usual excitement to see what Santa had brought. Mark was very happy with a ticket to the cricket test match Aus v India (thanks Martin) and Hayley and the girls got tickets to see Mary Poppins the stage show in Perth (thanks Nanny & Grandad). So the rest of the day was swimming in the pool, drinking black velvets, eating, sun bathing, eating, building a trampoline, eating, watching Harry Potter 7 pt 2.

Boxing day we were joined by friends and family for much of the same... plus lots of water fights and games and much laughter...
 
We hope you all had a fun filled christmas... love the Roberts x x x