We start Easter early each year - the girls are allowed an early mark from school on Thursday and Rob and I take them to the coast ahead of all the Easter traffic. We always enjoy a slap up lunch in nearby Milton and the girls enjoy a bit of a shop afterwards in some of Milton's carefully curated emporiums. Josh and Jody join us much later, driving down from Canberra after the work day ends.
Ella and Abi always score new PJ's from us every Easter too - its a long held tradition!
... and Joshy is always in charge of meal planning (and cooking) each night. The girls thought that being Easter they should say Grace before hoeing into this particular feast. This is a picture of them acting pious!
Every day we walked to nearby North Mollymook Beach - in perfect beach/surfing conditions .......
A highlight of this weekend was Elly and Abi conducting our parents & grandparents Easter egg hunt. Their cryptic clues (complete with adorable illustrations) were very funny (and pertinent). It raised lots of laughs...
The girls still love a fishing expedition too. (Off Ulladulla Harbour is the best spot!)
And there were plenty of little fish biting (all released back to the water of course) .....
.... and then more beach time ..........
Rob looking out towards the Ulladulla Lighthouse from the North Mollymook Beach headland .....
Josh and Abi doing some strenuous rock hopping around the headland ....
Even now she's twelve, and so grown up, Abi still loves to explore nature and identify shells and rocks. It was a hard Easter for Abi in lots of ways because she had her new braces fitted the day before we left, causing her a fair bit of pain and discomfort for a few days - so hard at a time of the year when Easter eggs, seafood and all sorts of other foodie delights are on the menu. We thought she was very brave and quite stoic through all of that.
Its hard to get this crew to pose (for me) for a cheesy family shot!
Abi was pretty happy to find sorbet on the menu at the Mollymook Golf Club for the final meal of our stay - so soothing when you have new braces!!
We headed back to Canberra today after another wonderful Easter break at beautiful Narrawallee. We had a coffee and a last minute look around Ulladulla on the way home, and came across this amazing sight at the Fishermens' Co-op down on the wharf - a big catch of Albacore tuna.
Rob and I are so lucky to share these happy times with J & J and A & E. With the girls growing up so fast these times are doubly precious!
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