Chilling Out

After Nicole's week from hell, up at 5.30am on early shifts four days out of five, we decided to go up to the Sunshine Coast to day to do some chilling out.

It took about an hour to get there, during which Eloise whinged a lot, partially because she had sores eyes from suncream and wouldn't stop rubbing them, partially because she was a little tired. She's always tired at the moment - we think she's having another growth spurt.

We went to the dog beach at Mooloolaba and spent a pleasant hour or two wandering up the beach and over the rocks. The tide was in and the surf seemed high (what would I know). Eloise was accident prone, with a superficial cut on her foot and a grazed elbow from overenthusiastic rock hopping.

We adjourned to the park across on the other side of the spit where there's an enclosed waterway and the water is very calm. We ate a picnic of peanut butter sandwiches, crisps and brunch bars with some fruit, then the ladies went for a little swim. Eloise made friends with some other kids there. It was a nice day out.

We were quite tired when we got back and couldn't really be bothered to cook so Nicole did the unthinkable and went and bought a microwave lasagne. While she was out E and I went for a little walk to the park and played on the swings a little.