Whew, what a crazy couple of weeks it has been. Jayden got sick with a virus a couple of weeks ago..She was down and out for 4 days with a fever and lots of coughing. Granted we haven't been sick since we have been to Australia, so we were probably long over due.
After Jayden got better we did some pretty fun things over the weekend. It's spring in Australia and the weather has been gorgeous and all the trees are budding and wildflowers are blooming. So we decided to take advantage of the weather and head down to Swan Valley to The Laughing Barrel Winery. The girls ordered a wood fired pizza. They got to actually got to wear aprons, roll out the dough, and make the pizza. The food was excellent and the winery even had a playground for the kids to play at.
On Sunday we went to Cottlesloe Beach. We brought a picnic,some sunscreen, and sand buckets and met up with another Kiewit family. We all had so much fun looking for seashells and playing in the ocean. But after 3 hours of being in the sun we were beginning to get a little red. So we packed up and called it a day and when home and we all washed and waxed the car together.
We also had a very busy week at school this week.
Jayden had a mini track and field day and her first field trip. Jayden had a blast playing all the games at the track and field day. Some of the events included: sack race,egg and spoon race, and a rubber chicken relay race. Jayden got a ribbon and a metal. Jayden also got to got to go on a field trip this week to the Western Australia Museum in Downtown Perth. She had so much fun going to the museum with new friends and seeing the butterflies on display.
Hailey also had a track and field day and a field trip to the Perth zoo. The Australian's call Track and Field Day here, sports carnival. This is the event of the whole school year. Parents are invited to come and watch their child all day as they take part in the carnival. Hailey did very well she got: 2-1st place,1-2nd place,3-3rd place,and 1-4th place ribbons. It was so fun to watch her come out of her shell and do all the events. In between taking pictures and watching the events I had fun chatting and meeting parents from the school. It was a long day but we made it though with no sunburn and seven ribbons to show for it. Hailey went to the Perth zoo on Friday and she was so excited about the day she was up at 6:30am! Hailey got to touch all kinds of fun furs, eggs, and pet animals that she would never got a chance to do in the US.
Kiewit had three more engineers transfer from the US from the mining department. We have worked with three out of the four guys,that are now in Australia, in Sheridan,Wyoming. So great to see familiar faces in a a different country. I am looking forward to showing them the ropes and learning and experiencing new and fun things with them. As we enjoy this adventure of a lifetime.
