Wombats and Koalas and Kangaroos, oh my!

Our most frequent question in e-mails has been, hands down, whether we've seen kangaroos or koalas yet. This sample might be skewed by the fact that we correspond regularly with Erin's class back at The Clifton School, and those kids are seriously hankering for news of wildlife sightings!

I do think that our girls had the impression before we arrived that there might actually be a kangaroo or koala around every corner. And so the first month may have been a bit of a disappointment in that regard.

Happy Birthday, Hip-Hip-Hooray, CLAP!

Erin turned 4 several weeks ago, giving us an opportunity to learn a tiny bit about birthday traditions in Australia. She and I walked to our local grocery to pick out birthday goodies, and came home with a fairy cake mix and birthday poppers.

The fairy cake mix turned out lovely miniaturized cupcakes, complete with a strawberry flavored pink icing and a glittery purple topping.

Stay tuned...

We have just enjoyed two lovely weeks of visitors in from home followed by a long weekend trip to Kangaroo Island. In addition, Adelaide is winding down from "Mad March" during which the city tries to cram an incredible number of events and festivals into a single month. In short, there is lots to write and photos to post, but little time to do it! Some quick pix from an adventure to a wildlife conservation park, where the girls were able to see koalas (and get up close) for the first time.

Not so certain about touching the koala!

Alison was very serious and gentle.