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2008-04-08T20:29:00.001+09:30

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Tour Down Under

2008-01-28T06:41:00.000+10:30

Daddy wanted to take photos of the people on bikes so we went with him. It was very fun, becasue there was lots and lots of people watching and everybody was shouting and slamming their hands on the fence. People riding bicycles were passing by and me and daddy cliembed on benches and mummy's sholders to take pictures. I peeped through a fence once and took a really good picture of one man. You can see them all here.

In hospital with nana Smiljka

2008-01-28T06:36:00.000+10:30

A week before we left Adealide, mu nana Smiljka fell down and broke her leg in a hip. She had to have an operation and I saw her after the operation and a plaster on her leg. Here are pictures of my mummy and Strina Maja with nana Smiljka in teh hospital.

At Damien's House

2008-01-28T00:15:00.000+10:30

I have played a lot with my friend Damien. He has got lots of toys and cars and bikes. And i watched a video with Damien. Jai fell and hurt his head but he was brave and didn't cry a lot. Here are my photos.

Daddy's Friend Darren

2008-01-28T00:13:00.000+10:30

One day we went to see daddy's friend from Wales who lives in Adelaide now. He has got a big swimming pool and I jumped all day there.

Photos are here.

My school in Adelaide

2008-01-28T00:05:00.000+10:30

While I was in Adelaide, I went to school called 'Hindmarsh Community Child Care Centre' twice per week. I had lots of friends there and my best friend was Leila. I had a friend called Jovana and another friend called Milosh ad my favourite friend Luka. Luke came to my house and we played in my swimming pool and he gave me a nice present for the airoplane. I played with dollies, dressing them up all the time! (Except when I watched that man in the trees with monkeys and elephants)

You can see all my pictures from the nursery here.

Pictures arround the house

2008-01-27T23:29:00.000+10:30

I got a camera for Christmas becasue I was a very good girl last year. My daddy tought me how to use it and I have taken a lot of pictures arround my baka's house in Adelaide. You can see them all here.

Mount Lofty Botanical Garden

2008-01-27T22:47:00.000+10:30

We went to Mount Lofty Botanical Garden with keka, baka and my kum and kuma and baby Sam. I played with baby Sam and took lots of oictures. We went then to the top of the mountain and saw a koala on a top of the tree. I saw Adelaide and climbed a big tower. You can see pictures here.

Adelaide Farm Barn

2008-01-13T13:00:00.000+10:30

Today we went to the Adelaide Farm Barn

You can see all the photos here

http://picasaweb.google.com/reyagrace/AdelaideFarmBarn

Cleland national Park visit

2008-01-11T18:08:00.000+10:30

We went to the mountain to some animals. When we got there we saw koalas. I stroke them. Jai did smile at koalas with a big smile. He was happy to stroke them. We saw a kangaroo. I gave him some food. He eats nuts that we got from the shop. No kangaroos had babies in the pouch the baby was too big, she was eating nuts with her mummy.

We saw some geese; they had a funny coloured beak, a green one! We saw a pelican, he was sleeping, and he had his head in his feathers. Pelicans have got a pouch under their beak. They go in the water and catch fish and keep the fish for their babies. They fly and go in the water and then give it to the babies.

We also saw some wombats; they were sleeping on their backs. They were sleeping like Jai. They were in the cage under the ground, in a little tunnel and we could see them through the glass.

We saw echidnas. They look like hedgehogs. They have back legs twisted backward and they walk funny. (Reya showing).One little was going up the wall, the other was not moving a lot. They have got a pouch as well.

We saw a bilby that looks like a rabbit. They have got big ears like rabbits.

I took pictures with my new camera of all those animals. Click here to see them.

Camping at Lake Bonney

2008-01-01T14:34:00.000+10:30

Me and Jai and daddy and mummy were in the car. We drove through Barossa valley and we got on top of the mountain, were we found a shop. We had a picnic and I ate a sandwich. I run around and I saw some statues and me and mummy and Jai climbed on the statues. Daddy was on top of the mountain taking pictures. I pretended one of the statues was my shop; I sold a lollypop to mummy.

We got to the lake. Some people were already there, Mima, Branka, Zoki, Alex. I helped mummy and daddy take the tent out of the car and we put it up like a dome.

I was fishing with daddy on the lake. He taught me how to throw (cast) for the fish. I didn't catch any fish (nor did daddy). There was a fish jumping, but it didn't come to us.

We swam on the lake, I sat in the little boat and mummy pulled me up and down. Jai was there and he didn't like it. He did want to get out and he was crying.

Mummy was naughty, she didn't wear a costume on her tummy and a top on her shoulders and she burnt a lot, she was hurting on her shoulders, they were red. Daddy burnt on his tummy, where he has hair. I wore a costume under and a top on the top. And I put lots of suncream.

We had kayaks and we went in the water and daddy pushed us in and then we went under the jetty and between some trees and we saw a bird who went under the water and he got some fish and he came up and we saw the fish in his beak. And he went up and down and up and down. I helped mummy to paddle the kayak. We made a smash with daddy’s kayak!!! There were no people at the house, there were only us and we were FLOATING in the kayak, we didn’t sink.

I went with my family driving around, we saw no animals, but we saw a kangaroo, we stopped there. We saw a big bird on the river. We saw some trees that were in the water but we can't drive in the water, we can only drive on the sand. We saw some black trees, there was a big fire and there was too much fire on the Jai's side and the other trees got very black and some trees just died and they fell down and they broke. When we were driving, Jai did cry in the car and he was sick and it got in my hand and his car seat.

We saw Santa Clause one day, he told me: “Ho Ho Ho Ho Ho! Have you been a good girl? Yes! You will get presents next day, when you good girl, you get presents and when you are not a good girl, you will not get any presents.” He gave us some crisps.

We went on a boat to the trampoline in the water, I jumped only a little bit because I was too scared of mummy and daddy jumping. There was somebody else on the trampoline, they were also big.

I also went on a bouncing pillow that was next to the shop where we got the kayaks from. I jumped on the bouncing pillow with daddy, mummy and Jai. I met a big girl called Clara who played with my dollies, she had flowers on her t-shirt. I also met a girl called Taylor. I played with her with my dollies. We jumped on the jumping pillows and mummy and daddy were gone to the tent. And I went on Taylor's bike, she shared with me. I swam in the lake with Taylor and her brother and her grandpa and her grandmother. She was a nice old lady. We also did some colouring in Taylor's tent. She had a bus, not a tent, but she had a tent outside, but not inside. Inside it was a bus.

We saw a whispering wall. It whispers. Everyone was quiet and then there was a whisper. Daddy was on one side and we were on the other side and daddy said happy birthday and we heard him from that hole in the wall. Jai was naughty and threw my hat in the water, but daddy picked it up and mummy told Jai off. Jai said sorry to Reya.

For a gallery of my camping pictures, please click here.

Christmas Lights at Lobethol

2007-12-19T20:51:00.000+10:30

Lobethol is a small town in The Adelaide Hills which has a lot of Christmas lights on every single house. There were lots and lots of people watching the lights and we saw Santa Claus with his Elves giving out sweets and presents.
We also saw Baby Jesus in a play called The Nativity. The play was about Baby Jesus being born in stable under a bright star. There were Three Wise Men who brought Baby Jesus presents and the Angels came down to celebrate the Birth of Baby Jesus. There were also Shepherds who told everyone that Baby Jesus was special. Mary and Joseph (Baby Jesus' Mummy and Daddy) put him in the stable in a bed called a Manger.
We saw a white dove with the angels and I stroked it. The Shepherds had a stick called a staff and had sheep and goats.
Everyone sang Christmas carols and I enjoyed myself.

On the beach at Glenelg

2007-12-19T17:44:00.000+10:30

Today we went to the beach at Glenelg which is close to my Baka's (Grandma's) house. We played on the lovely sandy beach and collected shells. We met some people from UK who had driven from Melbourne and were very tired because it took 8 hours.
Jai went swimming with Mummy in the sea. Jai was naughty because he threw his shoes in the water. Jai did't wear any swimming trunks!!

The Rodney Fox Great White Shark Experience

2007-12-19T14:00:00.000+10:30

We went to learn all about Great White Sharks because my Mummy went diving with Rodney Fox in a shark cage in 1999.
Mummy and Daddy told me everything there is to know about Great White Sharks but I just had to see for myself.
I think the most interesting thing was seeing a film of Rodney Fox when he got bitten by A Great White Shark in 1964. He survived the attack and dedicated his life to researching the life of The Great White Shark.
You can read more by visiting his website www.rodneyfox.com.au

Semaphore Beach

2007-12-13T20:00:00.000+10:30

We went to Semaphore Beach Tonight to watch the lovely sunset. Daddy took lost of photographs for his website www.pamaya.com

Santa Claus Came To Our House!

2007-12-13T18:01:00.000+10:30

After I wrote a list for Santa asking for presents because I was a good girl, he gave me a lolly and a dolly and a camera and a pink tent and a Dora computer.
Santa was dressed in a 'coch' tunic and pants with a 'gwyn' beard so that he couldn't kiss with his lips.. When he arrived he said Ho, Ho, Ho, Ho, Ho!
Santa also brought presents for Pepa (my Cousin) and her Mummy (Nina) and Cica (My Auntie) and Keka (my Auntie) and Baka.
Santa brought presents for my Brother Jai; a bike, a colouring table and lollies and a Bob The Builder

Hello To Everyone in Bodafon School

2007-12-12T19:09:00.000+10:30

I Just wanted to say hello to everyone!!

Keka's Birthday

2007-12-11T19:00:00.000+10:30

Today was my Strina 9Auntie) Keka's birthday today. We had a lot of people at our house and ate lots of nice food on the 'barbie' including Tuna, Squid, Snapper and of course we had to toss another prawn on as well!!

Toddlers Group

2007-12-09T09:00:00.000+10:30

Today Mumy took Jai and me to a toddlers group.

It was in the same place that Jai had his Christening party. I met lots of Australian children and enjoyed playing with all the games and books.

Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

2007-12-06T09:45:00.000+10:30

I spent my first Day in an Australian School yesterday. I made lots of new friends and a big girl called Layla looked after me. The schools is very different to Bodafon in Wales. Instead of wearing jumpers and tights we wear skirts and sandels. When we go outside instead of putting our coats on we have to put suncream on to protect our skin from the very strong sun's rays.

I will send some pictures of the school and my friends when I have a minute!!

Last night we went to a 'Party In The Park' which was a fun evening with lots of other children singing Christmas carols and getting their faces painted and playing on a bouncy castle.

There were lots of different boys and girls with darkskin and olive skin, light skin and green skin (that was an Elf!!) It was interesting to see lots of different people from different places and to play with them.

Just like in Wales, it is going to be Christmas soon. Its funny to thing that Christmas things still happen even though the weather feels like summertime. Everyone was wearing teeshirts and skirts or shorts and singing 'Silent Night' and 'Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer'. It was very strange when Santa Claus appeared in his red suit and white beard. He came along to ask if we had been good and what we wanted for Christmas. I told him that I wanted a Barbie tent!! I hope he thinks that I have been a good girl...

Learning Numbers

2007-12-01T23:31:00.000+10:30

Daddy helped me to learn numbers today. I have coloured in all the numbers I know so far.

You can also see all my other photos by clicking here

Our First Day in Australia

2007-11-29T23:27:00.000+10:30

The next day we went on an aeroplane to Australia to see Baka, Keka, Baka Vlasta, Strina Maja, Striko Stevo, Branks, Mima, Pepa, Nina and Cica.

Mummy and Daddy put the swimming pool up and put sand underneath it then filled it with water and I went for a swim with Mummy and Jai.

The weather is warm 32 degrees Centigrade, its not raining and the colour of the sky is blue.

An Evening in Hong Kong

2007-11-27T23:05:00.000+10:30

We went for a walk in the evening and saw a lot of Chinese boys and girls who were very friendly.

We saw an elephants tusk called ivory. There were lots of people and a house carved in the ivory.

We also saw babies/nymphs carved in green stone called Jade.

Afterwards we looked at pretty lights on the skyscrapers from our bedroom window.
After the lightshow we went for a walk in a place called ‘Kowloon’ We saw lots of Christmas lights coloured white, pink, red and silver.

We walked along a busy road with lots of cars and noise. Old men were sleeping in the shop doorways. We saw a Mc Donald’s but Mummy and Daddy wanted to eat Chinese food.

We went to a night market and saw ladies buying silk dresses and watches, my Daddy bought me a ‘Bratz’ watch.

We went to a street cafe and ate Chinese food with chopsticks and I ate some fruit from Hong Kong called ‘Custard Apple’. Then we went back to the hotel to sleep.

Our Day In Hong Kong

2007-11-27T21:50:00.000+10:30

The next day we went for a walk and Jai ate my lolly. I bought a small black Chinese dragon with my pocket money.
There were lots of Christmas trees on the beach by the sea.
We went on a boat trip across the sea so that we could go up a mountain on a tram. We went up a very steep hill in the tram and we saw lots and lots of skyscrapers from the top.

I bought a Chinese silk outfit which was pink and I bought pink shoes to match

I met a princess and a Kung Foo Fighter.

You can see all our photos from Hong Kong by clicking here.

Arrived In Hong Kong

2007-11-25T19:35:00.000+10:30

We got on a fast train which took us from Hong Kong airport to our hotel
When we got there, Mummy, Jai and Me played with playdoh and stickers. There was a lift with big sliding doors and mirrors inside.
We were staying in room 15 on the top floor. Our bedroom had two big windows. We went for a barbecue and played on the slide.

At night we went for a walk and saw a fountain and we stroked a lucky lions paw.

Left For Australia

2007-11-24T19:05:00.000+10:30

Packed our bags with clothes, Christmas presents, books to read, games to play, dollies and clover (my bedtime cuddly dog) but we forgot our tooth brushes!!

A man with a big car came to our house to take us to the airport. He put all our bags in the back and Mummy, Jai and I sat in the back of the car and we went to the airport.

In the airport we looked through the windows and saw the planes taking off. We gave our bags to the man at the airport so that he could put them on the plane.

We got on a little plane which took us to Hong kong. On the way there I watched a Peter Pan movie on a little TV and listened to it with headphones.
We had a nice burger to eat but didn’t have any ice cream...
The flight took 4 hours and a sleep then another 2 hours. Then we arrived i Hong Kong.