On our last day in Australia, we woke up to eighty degrees and a beautiful sunny day after a couple days of cool, drizzly weather. It was the perfect weather for visiting Royal National Park, just south of Cronulla, for a morning at Wattamolla Beach.
Originally, I had wanted to visit the Blue Mountains while in Sydney. But with four little kids and the mountains being over an hour drive from both of our lodgings, we decided instead to keep it simple and visit a closer park. I’d love to see the Blue Mountains someday, but keeping our drive time short was the right move (Eric wasn’t particularly enjoying the “wrong” side of the road :P)… Read More »
After four days in Zetland, we were excited to head out of the city for a beach-y second half of our vacation. This is where it came in very handy to have friends in the area. They recommended staying in Cronulla, which I wouldn’t have picked on my own. It’s not too far outside of the city but also close to Royal National Park (which I’ll write a separate post about) and fairly inexpensive for Sydney.… 
Hello, blog friends! We arrived home from Australia over the weekend and it’s been all systems go since then. Unpacking, laundry (oh, the laundry), catching up with family and friends, school events… luckily baby has been sleeping well at night because that’s about the only break I’ve caught since getting back 😛
I’m not sure about you, friends, but life has been a doozy lately. We’ve effectively been sick since the week before Christmas (RSV, two rounds of norovirus and another cold). The baby has sleep regressed and refused to take a bottle–kid has my stubborn streak, apparently. It’s been too cold to be outside many days and we’re all suffering from a bad case of cabin fever. I was not sad to see the end of January!