Term I wrap up

Ok, here's take two of this post - just as I clicked on publish post it disappeared completely! AAARGH!
Anyway, moving on..

I think the girls did very well this past term. We are up to chapter 5 in both The Elements and MTWWA.  R is almost halfway through Headsprout and is really enjoying the fact that she can read 'real' words when we are out and about. Her favourite word at the moment is nepo (she was reading the 'open' sign on a pizza parlour door backwards).
Maths with Dad and Saturday Science sessions are progressing nicely, as are piano lessons, occasional clarinet and recorder lessons, kids cardio, ballet and brownies.  Last week we started an online drawing program here. It is alot of fun and a lovely way to begin our days.  It seems to motivate the girls enormously and they are always very animated and happy afterwards.
As our reward for all our hard work we took a fantastic trip to Canberra for 10 days.  We drove up in a luxury 7 seater 4WD courtesy of the G family and stayed with our good friends the K's for 4 nights at their new place in Canberra. The children were in heaven - 4 sleepovers in a row!  We spent our days exploring the National Gallery (saw the Ballet Russes Exhibition), National Portrait Gallery, Questacon, op shops and the K's local library which was brilliant.
On Good Friday we set up camp at the EPIC centre and immersed ourselves in all things folky at the 45th National Folk Festival.  We danced, sang, listened, learned and played guitar, ukelele and tin whistle for three and a half days. It was so not long enough.

leaving at 5am

stopover and obligatory play on old steam engine at Jugiong

Australian War Memorial

not really sure why they are saluting...

furry friend Basil

setting up early before the hordes arrive

pear racing

giant pears advancing on the National Gallery

fun in the Ballet Russes family activity room

H's ballet costume design

festival girls

marimba playing lion

monkey and lion playing echocellos

scene from Wayang Kelly

our way of saying goodbye to our campsite