First dance class!

Amelia is now taking ballet classes. Together with 5 of her friends (Peyton, Claire, Tessa, Yvette, and Giada) who go to the same school, they make up for almost the entire class. Today was Amelia's first dance class. She loved it!

Claire and Amelia, doing chassé

Most of the class is about having fun and learning to do some cool simple dance. Parents wait outside and can watch via a live feed (although the door was open today, so we were all spying on them!) They do some nice exercises, and there are plenty of "free dance"! Here is a little video of "rythmetic gymnastic"...

Back to (pre-) school!

Today was Amelia's first day of school after coming back from Australia. It is the same little Montessori school - she was very excited to see all her friends and her teachers after the summer break.

At the dinner table, we asked her how her day was.

"I had a super awesome day".

Last day in Australia!

Fun fun. Once last day at the beach. A visit to the zoo with a kangaroo walkabout. Too bad the camera battery died just as Melissa had a nose to nose encounter!

Museums in Perth

The cultural center in Perth is quite fun. We spent most of our time sitting outside in front of a frog habitat. Watching school kids drawing what they saw and heard, inspiring Amelia. Then there was a fun outdoor play area complete with music. And then zipped through the actual exhibit. The complex is fun and we will be back.

Kings Park

There are beautiful wildflowers blooming all over Kings Park. Just walking through the fields you can smell how sweet they are. We have spotted lots of interesting birds like the kookaburra and parrots.

Last week we discovered the Naturescape play park. A stream to explore and treehouse to climb. At the end we even discovered the rehearsal for a play in the park about wildflowers featuring a giant wasp and kangaroo paw (among other flowers).