The end of an Era

Last weekend marked the end of an era for me (and Chris and the kids). It was rather strange and a bit surreal making the trek down the highway for the last time in a long time. I realised that I wouldn't miss the drive per se, but will miss the view from the window and the town I called home for 20 years, along with the friends and people in it. If you don't already know, my family is moving up to Perth in just a few short weeks, and we headed down one more time before they do this :)

The trip was Tahnee's maiden voyage down to Albany. And it was not a nice one, from a driving perspective! It took us an hour longer than normal. We had to stop and feed Tahnee, as well as stop to find Lucas's dummy and for toilet breaks...we were pretty tired when we finally got to Mum's house.

Saturday morning we took our time getting ready and then headed into town. We went for a coffee, did some shopping and bought a few things :) Since it was nearing lunch time we headed back to mum's to put the kids down for sleeps.

While the kids were sleeping Mum said she would stay home with them so Chris and I could go out on our own. We took the camera and headed up to the lookout at Mount Melville - a place I hadn't realised Chris had never been to!!

Once up on the lookout we realised just how windy it was outside!! It was a struggle to do the 360deg walk around ... but Chris still managed to take some nice photos of the view.

Looking out towards Middleton Beach

The wind farm

"Sleeping Beauty"

After the lookout we did the 'traditional" Albany thing of a "mariney" but did not stop to take any photos as it was nearing time for Tahnee's next feed.

That night Mum, Chris, I and the kids headed out for dinner while my sisters went to a party. Afterwards we went to visit my aunty and uncle and introduce them to Tahnee. Its very special being able to do this :)

Sunday was relatively quiet. Lucas began the day playing with Duplo with Grandma. He loved having the attention of her and his two aunties that weekend.

Mum looked after our kids while we went to church. When we were all home we sat down for coffee, cake and lunch. Then one of my sisters' and her boyfriend went a friend's house while Chris and I got busy with clean up and packing to go home. We had planned to keep Lucas awake so that he would fall asleep in the car and hopefully sleep most of the way home...however he had other ideas and about an hour before we were going to leave he gave in and went for a sleep on Jess.

It was about this time that I realised we had taken no photos of Tahnee on her debut trip to Albany ... so I took one of her talking with Grandma :)

The trip home wasn't much better than the trip down. Again we stopped to feed Tahnee and let Lucas go play on the play equipment in the hope that it would tire him out. It wasn't to be and we had both crying off and on all the way home. Not a very pleasant last trip home again, but nevertheless we made it back safe and sound. And in a few weeks it will really be a thing of the past as Mum will be "just around the corner" rather than 4 hours away :)

Wishing our readers a lovely week...only 20 sleeps till Christmas, when we will hit the road again and go away with Chris's family!!! argh!! :)