Our "Aunty Cecily",Super Slide,Daisy Chains and Roly Polys and Bubble Tea.....

When Sarah and Chelsea were first born we lived next door to this wonderful lady who very quickly became the girls very special "Auntie Cecily"...the girls fell in love with her and she had no children and loved the girls like her own back...so even before they were walking they would pack their PJ's and go next door to sleep on most weekends as Cecily worked as a nurse at the hospital and only had the weekends off...they loved spending time with her very much and she was so much part of their lives... then Cecily moved...they grew up and Cecily moved away from Tasmania ....we moved again...we stayed in touch by Christmas letters {as you do} and now she is back in Hobart and not living far from Chelsea ....so today we all caught up for a relaxed afternoon "graze" and for her to meet all the extended family...Cecily is on her own now so we plan for that to be a "not for long" happening...she has us all back in her lives now....and we plan to make getting together a regular event...
We love you "Auntie Cecily" and now there is a new generation to bring their PJ's for sleepovers!!!!!

the catching up and "grazing"....

Arliss meets "Great Auntie Cecily"

Yesterday....... all my troubles were so faraway..opps sorry ...

there is a huge slide at Dunerne just near Sandy Bay so we decided to go there yesterday.... Darby decided to make a Daisy Chain which didn't take long at all considering all the daisies in the carpet of grass... then the girls decided to play rolypoly's down the hill ...

But the slide was the highlight of the visit to this park.....Definitely thrill seekers these girls i can tell you...when the slide was not as fast as they would like...Nanna was urged to get the rug from the car and off they sped down at the rate of knots...wwweeeeeeee...

Did Nanna have a turn...you bet ya!!! she had to take Rosie down as she is too little to remember to keep her legs straight and shoes off the sides......so Nanna had a good excuse to have copious goes...(it was the getting back up that hill that was the killer..oh well i am counting that as my exercise for the week...??????.)

Afternoon Tea..... was very POSH... we went to MO MO's on Sandy Bay Road... it is a tiny little restaurant that serves these amazing drinks called BUBBLE TEA.... What is different about Bubble Tea you ask... well it is a green tea or a milky base flavored with your choice of flavors...eg i had Lychee but the girls had caramel, avocado. mulberry, chocolate and Mango etc

The secret ingredient is the huge almost marble size black pearl tapioca and the slices of flavored jellies that you suck up through a huge straw..... i am addicted!!!!

Waiting and waiting ...we took some friends with us so i don't think they were prepared for 8 of us in such a quaint tiny restaurant!!!! We had to wait for 20 minutes but it sure was worth it...

This Rowan's hand(she is three) and that is the size of the black pearl tapioca that you have in the drink.... YUMMO!!!!!

i always love spending time with my grand kids and tonight i asked BB for a cuddle and a kiss as i would be leaving to go home tomorrow morning and she sort of smiled... i told her she wouldn't have to listen to Nanna telling them all to pick up their stuff off the floor and make their rooms tidy.... i am the Nanna Gestapo.... !!!!! but i know they will miss me ...until next time.....

SO Tomorrow i head back north to continue the next phase of the HOUSE.... watch the next post for more pics...The house is progressing without me as it should but i have been licking my wounds down here in Hobart...yep that's right...building a house has its really big problems that cause tears and almost divorces and i have had TWO BIGGIES(no not the divorce part )... BUT.......stayed tuned for the story and pictures!!!!!