HOT, HOT, HOT!!!

For Melbourne Cup weekend this year we decided to go camping somewhere different.
(let it just be said that we will NEVER do that again!!)

We went up to Echuca, about 3 hrs from Melbourne and it was

HOT!

It was about 37 degrees everyday, and when you are staying in tents and caravans,

with NO aircon, it can get very hot.

As you will see in the pics, everyone tried many different ways to keep cool!
(This included Maya drinking from a spray bottle - as above!)

~ WATER BABIES ~

For those who know my little Madison,

she has been petrified of water.

Since Dave and Sue got their spa her confidence has soared,

to even putting her head under!

(being a swimming teacher, let me tell you that is a HUGE accomplishment)

When we were away, she took it to even new levels,

she was jumping in, getting dunked and I even taught her how to swim torpedo.

~ BASKETBALL ~

OK so I mentioned it was HOT right?

Well even in the heat the boys still managed to play basketball!



~HALLOWEEN~
Australian Camping Style

While we were away it was Halloween.

This is a tradition that is just starting to warm up here in Australia.

Jason (our brother in law) is from Chicago,

so we love to celebrate all the American Holidays with him.

The kids also enjoy this, so they donned on their outfits and

went around to all the campsights trick or treating.....they had a ball!



~ ROADBLOCK ~

One day while we were driving back to camp
(which I might add was in the middle of nowhere!)

We were stopped at a road block.

There were flashing lights, but we couldn't really see what was going on.

Ohhh did I mention that it was HOT?

So Madison and Megan grabbed the spray bottles to keep themselves cool.

It turned out that a car had caught fire and then it had started a small scrub fire.

The girls were very excited to see all the fire trucks.

Because it was so HOT we decided to pack up early and come home.

Next year we will be going back to 'Blue Gums' in Eildon
(where the year before last we were just about flooded out hehe)