all I wanted was one decent photo...

..... and I failed!! 

With Noonie away and the 8 grandkids altogether I thought it would be a great idea to get a photo to send to Noonie.  With many attempts, I did not succeed.  The kids though did have alot of fun making it difficult for me !!

Here are a few of my attempts....

The grandkids are in order of age:  Ryan (13), Jakeb (11), Matthew (9), Mikayla (8), Benjamin (8), Jordyn (7), Annie (6) and Lucy (5)

Last day with the Wiseman's

On the final day with the Wiseman's we did what we do best, PACK AS MUCH INTO THE DAY AS WE CAN!!

Jake decided to stay at Noonie's house to help his Mum and Dad pack the car, but Ryan, Mikayla and Jordy decided to make a trip over to our house. So we started with a walk/bike/scooter ride to the 'Bob the Builder' park. The kids had a ball climbing the frames, riding the flying fox and spinning around on the spinny things. While walking home we had to follow tradition by playing in the vacant carparks at kindy and the childcare centre. The boys in particular enjoyed riding their scooters and racing each other, while the girls took turns riding the bikes in cirlces around the perimeter of the carparks. There was one mishap in which Aunty Ang did not realise that Jordy did not know how to use the brakes on the bike so after a slight collision with a bush Jordy had a very quick lesson on using brakes! After the park we headed back home to have a cool down and to eat an ice block. Once Lucy was awake we piled into our cars and drove to a second park near Noonie's house that had scooter jumps for the boys. The girls played happily on the fort while the boys rode their scooters. There was so much to do at this 'new' park so we stayed for quite a while. After Benjamin had a 'stack' and the tummy's started to rumble we knew it was time to head back to Noonie's house for some dinner and some play time with Jake. It was so nice to be able to have one last meal together before the 'Wiseman's' made their long journey home.