Quentin's 7th birthday and a trip to Hillarys

Dear Matthew

 

Last Sunday we celebrated your step-cousin Quentin's 7th birthday party at an inflatable indoor playground in Joondalup. 

 

You had a great time playing on the inflatable toys, although unfortunately at one point you and Harry butted heads and you came away with a blood lip. You were happy again once it was time for chips and juice and you enjoyed scoffing down a big piece of birthday cake.

 

It was great to catch up with all the family. We also had a lovely time catching up with your cousins at Hillarys last week for a swim and some fish and chips (see the first photo below). You're so lucky to have so many cousins who love you! I hope you cherish their friendships and stay connected with them as you grow older.

 

All my love,

 

Mum xxx

 



 

 

 

Halloween Party

Dear Matthew

 

At the end of last month we celebrated Halloween by attending a wonderful children's party hosted by your friend Thatcher and Marlow. We all got into the spirit of things and dressed up - you were a skeleton, your dad was a vampire and I was a wolf.

 

Thatcher and Marlow's mum Pia had made some spooktacular food and their dad Rod had decorated their cubby into a haunted house and you loved both.

 

As per the tradition, we also went trick-or-treating around the neighbourhood and you eagerly filled your bucket with chocolates and lollies. It was lovely to see you walking around with all the other kids having a great time.

 

Halloween wasn't really a big thing in my childhood (it's mostly an American tradition) but it's a lot of fun so I'm glad it's something you're going to enjoy throughout yours!

 

All my love my little skeleton,

 

Mum xxx

 

The Armadale Reptile and Wildlife Park

Dear Mathew

Yesterday we headed out to do some grocery shopping and afterwards decided to head to an indoor play-centre for you to play at as the weather wasn't great. However as soon as we'd driven onto the freeway your dad pointed out that neither him nor I had socks (a requirement for everyone at indoor play-centres) so I randomly googled somewhere different for us to visit and up popped the Armadale reptile and wildlife park.

We had never heard of the place and had no idea what to expect but was pleasantly surprised to find a well maintained little park with heaps of different reptiles like snakes, lizards, geckos etc but also frogs, turtles, a crocodile, ponies, donkeys, a wombat, kangaroos, emus, birds, bats and dingos!

Being the animal fiend that you are, you soaked up all the different animals and especially liked the frogs in the nocturnal section and the friendly donkeys in the outside area. I was surprised to see the crocodile and the wombat and loved the walk through aviaries.  

A little bit of history for you - when I was talking to your gramps later today about the visit, he asked me to clarify exactly where the park was (it's along South Western Highway in Armadale) and he informed me that your great-great-grandfather's farm used to be directly across from the park and gramps and his siblings spent a large portion of their childhood on that farm (it's where your gramps learnt all his animal husbandry and farming skills). Funny that I randomly googled it and choose a place so close by.

Anyway, you had a great time and I'm looking forward to randomly googling places in the future to see where we might end up :)

Love you baby boy,

Mum xxx