Auf wiedersehen

Arpa and Arma drove Mads and Mummy to the airport to catch their flight to Singapore where they stayed at the Pan Pacific, one of Mads's favourite hotels. After that they flew to Frankfurt. Daddy was at the airport to pick them up. He was very very very pleased to see Mummy and Mads home at last.


Arpa and Arma were a bit sad after Mummy and Mads left but now they have booked their flights so that they can spend Christmas in Germany too. They don't feel so sad any more - they are getting very excited. It is really not very long to wait!

Botanical Gardens at last

The day after the nearly 4 party was the last day of Mummy and Mads's holiday in Melbourne. In the morning Mummy had to see her editor so Arpa and Arma took Mads to the Botanical Gardens to give her some exercise before the long flight.
Arma and Mads had a hurdle race. Arma didn't realise that it was a handicap event and that she was running off scratch. Can you guess who won?



Mads had a good play and did a dance. Then it was time for a Devonshire morning tea and a quick trip to the souvenir shop to buy some koalas for Mads to take to her kinder friends in Frankfurt.

Nearly 4 Birthday

Sunday 13th September was Mads's 3&11/12 birthday celebration. A picnic was planned at the Botanical Gardens but the weather was threatening so we decided to have the party at Arma's and Arpa's. Lots of people squeezed into their apartment where we played some traditional birthday party games and had some yummy food. Auntie Hil made a beautiful echidna cake complete with chocolate spikes. It looked and tasted amazing.




Mads and Sebastian dressed up as stormtroopers, Ol dressed up as a dragon and other kids dressed up in whatever Arma could find. They raced round and round and up and down the balconies and stairwells having lots of fun.




There were some lovely presents for Mads - best of all was the bed quilt Auntie Hil had made her to take back to Germany.

Melbourne, Mads and Mummy

Melbourne's Spring blossoms

Mummy took these enchanting pictures of blossom trees against a sunny sky.

Stormtroupers

Are you ready?

Steady!

Go go go!

A dragon comes to help Arpa light a fire

Mads gets out and about and plays at home too

Mads and two mates dig a large whole


Mads poses for the mandatory leaf photo



Mads makes words

A few more pics of Mad's holiday in Melbourne

Freezing but fun

The weather was cold while Mads was in Melbourne but she bravely worked through her 'to do' list: having fish and chips at Half Moon Bay, tackling the rides at Luna Park and trying some new places,like Monkey Mania too.

Mads catches up

Maddles had a good time in Melbourne catching up with old friends and visiting her favourite playgrounds.

One day Arma and Arpa took her to Monkey Mania. Everyone had such a good time they went back again the next week.
http://www.monkeymania.com.au/index.php/docklands.html

Mads makes cabbage soup

Mads and Mummy visit Melbourne

On Sunday 16th August Arpa and Arma got up very early and drove to the airport to meet Mummy and Mads. Everyone was excited to see each other after such a long time.

Mads was soon catching up with all her old toys.



On Wednesday Arma took Mads to her hairdresser,Simon to have her hair cut.



Mads looked beautiful with her new hairstyle. It was 1.30 and Arma, Arpa and Mads were so hungry they had to go straight to Sushi Sushi and then to Prahran Central for a rainbow ice-cream.

Three more sleeps to go

It's Thursday now and Arma and Arpa are nearly ready with the preparations for Mummy and Mads's visit

4 more sleeps to go

This is Wednesday so Mads and Mere will be here after 4 more nights and days!

Only 5 more sleeps to go!

Now it's Tuesday so there are only 5 more sleeps to go before Arma and Arpa get to see Mads and Mummy again.

It is rainy and cold today but the weather man says it will be warmer on the weekend - maybe 20 degrees

Mads and Mummy will soon be visiting Australia
After six more sleeps Mads and Mummy are going to Melbourne for a holiday. They will stay some of the time with Arpa and Arma and sometimes with other friends.
Arma and Arpa have been getting ready. They have bought a bunk bed and are storing stuff away so Mads and Mummy will have somewhere to put their clothes. Colleen Hippo and Dermie will be very pleased to see Mads again.


On Sunday the furniture and the carpet in the living room were cleaned so Mads could play without catching germs. The sofas and chair are still wet so Arpa and Arma are sitting on picnic chairs until they dry. The furniture smells like a wet dog so everyone will be very happy when it is dry again.


On Saturday Arma will buy some of Mads’ favourite foods and she has already been to the Stonnington Library to borrow some DVDs and books.
On Sunday Arpa and Arma will be at the airport at a quarter to five in the morning to meet Mads and Mummy as they get off the plane. They are very excited to think they will soon be able to give them a big hug.


Only six more sleeps to go!

Birthdays

On Saturday all the horses in the southern part of the world had their birthday. Arma wanted to say ‘Happy Birthday’ to a horse but did not see a single horse all day. No horses at the Prahran market (except on the merry-go-round), no horses on the St Kilda Beach tram and no horses at Ikea.



Never mind! The next day was Arpa’s birthday and there he was, right beside her so Arma could easily say ‘Happy Birthday Arpa!’ Arma gave Arpa a new bathrobe because the old one was split right down the back and every morning when Arpa leaned over the basin to brush his teeth his botty got rather cold.