Mornington Peninsula with Kids

The more we visit the Mornington Peninsula with kids, the more fun things I discover in the area.  The Mornington Peninsula is located a quick 1-1.5 hour drive from Melbourne and encompasses the east side of Port Phillip Bay.  At the far south it culminates at the entrance of the Bay where you can view the “rip”, the notoriously dangerous thin …

Camping Weekend 1 – Murray River

We are officially a camping family!  We had done a little bit of camping back in Canada with the kids and Paul and I had camped quite a bit before kids, including our 2 month trip around Africa .  Once we bought a car and once I realized that Monday to Friday our life here wasn’t that much different from …

2016 Year in Review

Well after reading quite a few lovely “Year in Review” blog posts and Facebook updates, I decided to try to take a stab at one of my own.  So many of these are so well written and reflective and inspirational that I don’t think I have the time or energy to write such a well written piece, but here goes! …

A Mini Escape to WA

Today we have been in Melbourne exactly two months.  Usually I am complaining about time going by too quickly, but in this case the past two months feel like so long ago.  We are settling in here.  I have been open about the struggles and difficulties I have had settling here.  I have also had lots of time to think …