working week

well this week we havent done much cos we've all been working. stevi has been babysitting for murrae as its the school holidays. he had a sleep over at his friends house so she was given a break for a morning. on the public holiday we went to the perth royal show. its a bit like the highland games but without the games!!! the actual event was centred around agricultural stuff. it originated from when the farmers used to bring their prize bulls etc into town for showing so there were lots of animals to see. there was a dog show, chicken washing??? and horses etc. the main arena had lots of events, the only one we saw was cars jumping ramps. we spent most of the day dodging the crowds, swearing under our breaths at people who stopped in the middle of the walk way to talk to friends thus blocking it completely!!! there were lots of amusements but by the time we found our way to them i'd had enough and wanted home!! the kids bought show bags, really like huge lucky bags with lots of tat in them. we got a coca cola one which contained lots of sweets, coke of course and a black cord beanbag with coca cola blazoned along the side. stevi didnt come with us as she had a prior arrangement to hit the beach with her friends. now i even stopped off a the chemist to buy her sun screen but the silly girl forgot that her back was also exposed!!! she badly burnt it and couldnt wear a bra for 3 days!!! its all peeling off now and looks disgusting, the new skin underneath is even burnt!!!! i have added a couple of photos of her and murrae at the beach last monday, murrae on his new boogie board and stevi wrapped in her towel! i have also added a couple of photos of the city, we visited it a couple of weeks ago and there is a little alleyway with quaint old fashioned shop fronts. its called london court and looks really out of place amongst the skyscrapers but its cute all the same!!!!! michael and i are on our only day off this week so we are off to explore some of the culture that perth has to offer!!!!