Big Day Out

Rodney's at pitcha-resk Piallago gets all the mid week ingredients just right: Enormous big shade trees, green soft grass, a sturdy and stimulating playground, caffeine fix close by, lots of water features, INSECTS, and best of all, carnivorous plants.

This was my first weekday outing as a free woman, every other school based person in Canberra would be too busy sharpening their pencils for the year ahead to be involved in a Big Day Out this week.

Ollie and Angus were always diverted by the water features. Ella was very diverted by Ollie and Angus.

Angus approached the slippery slide like it was a bungy jump.

Ella, at eight months, finds a reason to smile at just about everything (but especially her mummy).