With the wind in my hair...

I've thrown off the shackles of domestic life temporarily and escaped to the local coffee shop for 2 hours. Jessica, our trustworthy babysitter is in charge and I am sitting at Port City Java with a grande decaf latte in hand.

You've been waiting for this right? The update on New York. The weekend that felt like a dream and yet there is evidence that we were actually there.

I've been in a low since getting back. Truly I went from top of the world (on the Empire State Building this is almost literal) to back in the kitchen scraping breakfast oatmeal off the floor and wishing I had ear plugs to keep out the squealing (from the kids that is). It took me four days to get back into the swing of things. But now I'm back to some form of normal and I'm ready to resume my domestic CEO duties.

I'm also about to blog so look out for the new entry tomorrow (hopefully)

The big apple

Alexis texted me that it is only 3 days until we head to NYC. We have an exciting itinerary planned and you are in for a treat to hear all about it. Our wardrobes are planned and we've had fashion shows. Our dinner reservations are accepted and that makes us officially VIPs given that the UN is meeting and the NY film festival is on this weekend.

All that's left is for me to do is stuff all my clothes into my suitcase and then decide what book I'm taking on the plane. Taking a book on a plane... aahhh its been a long long time since that was my priority rather than packing spare t-shirts in case of baby spit-ups.

Camping

Here are the photos from our camping trip. We had intended to head south to Carolina Beach State Park but when we called they were full! So instead we went north west to Jones Lake State Park. It was truly in the middle of nowhere so it was quiet and peaceful. Not many camp sites left when we got there and thankfully we got the last large one. It was a lot harder camping this time because Henry is mobile - trying to touch the fire, trying to run on the road etc. Thankfully we had a portable chair we could strap him into. Lucy says the highlight was toasting marshmallows!

Farewell Dominic and Amy

A couple of weeks ago we said goodbye to our good friends Amy and Dominic. It's Dominic's birthday this week but on the day of the farewell we surprised them with a mini birthday party complete with presents and cake. The kids had a good time (even after Henry headbutted the wall). Do you like the lion birthday cake I made?

We miss you guys! Happy birthday Dominic.

Weather update

We're safe and well. Thankfully Hurricane Earl was a non-event for us. It didn't even rain and it wasn't even windy! (So now we have to drag out the sprinklers to water the grass because it hasn't rained in 3 weeks) We did end up going camping but more on that later in the week.

The Lord's Prayer

Over the summer Lucy learned the Lords Prayer. Here she is reciting it after eating breakfast, hence the vegemite mustache! She also memorised our address and phone number. Now she can proudly dial her mum or dad all be herself.

Hurricane Earl

We're bunkering down to meet Hurricane Earl. He's expected to hit the North Carolina coast today. We've put all our outdoor gear into the garage. We've stocked up on food. We've tested the generator. Our camping trip is on hold.

After Earl we're expecting Tropical Storm Fiona. Ironic huh!

Pray that we don't get flooded.