The Gorners in Australia

We were so excited to have my sister Mary and her husband Brian come for a visit!  Charlie and Elly LOVE having visitors and these two were super fun and loved to play with the kids!  We tried to show them around all the places we like in our area and had a great time.

After we picked up Mary and Brian from the airport we went to Mt. Coot-tha and went on a little hike and picnic! 

And of course no visit would be complete without a trip to the lookout!

The Saturday after they arrived we went to the markets first, then over to Springbrook National Park.  It was pretty chilly up there so princess Elly needed her cape on! 

At the top of the falls

Throwback picture!  Every time we've come here Charlie gets a picture like this!

Aunt Mary doing Ellys hair in french braids!  So ambitious!

Charlie and Elly were thrilled to get blueberries and raspberries at the market!  And can't forget the fresh squeezed orange juice!

After going to a few waterfalls we headed over to see the glow worms!

At the best of all lookouts!  Its a pretty good view, but the lighting was all wrong for a good picture!  Charlie and Elly liked playing hide and seek at the top

BBQ at Colleges Crossing

YUM!

So cute when they're sleeping!

Heading over to Southbank! 

It was so chilly!  And the sandy beach part was under construction which was so sad!

We bought Groupons for the Wheel of Brisbane and the kids were SO EXCITED!!

Mary was really excited too!

Before Mary and Brian headed over to New Zealand we went on a little road trip to the Gold Coast and Byron Bay.  We saw a gorgeous sunset and a really neat moon-rising!

The moon rising was way cooler in real life!

Mary got roped into reading a lot of books!

Charlie had a really hard time hiking up to the lighthouse!

We saw whales!  Try and spot it in this picture....

Mary and Brian took the kids to explore the tide pools and they had so much fun!

Merman Charlie!

We stopped at Doughnut Time on the way home!

Charlie ate a whole one!  And Elly ate the entire topping off of hers!

Last day before they went to NZ we headed to the Art Gallery and Laneway 116 that is next door for these crazy shakes!  Charlie barfed that evening and no wonder!  A doughnut the night before and this shake.... bad mom award goes to me!