Ya-Ya and Ah Ma's Visit

Shew, time has just run away leaving no time to blog or do anything for that matter. So we have to backtrack a couple of weeks.

After our holiday in Perth, Row's parents flew to Sydney to spend some quality time with Justin and us. This was a holiday that we were all looking forward to as it's the first time we've seen Row's parents since we left South Africa 13 months ago. It was also nice because Justin is old enough to interact with and do more fun things with. Plus he also learnt how to say "Ya-Ya" (his version of Ye-Ye (grandfather)) prior to their visit. We tried to do as much as possible while also sticking as close to Justin's routine as possible. The first few days it was relatively easy as Justin's cough got much worse and we kept him home at night hoping that he would get better quicker so he could do fun things with his grandparents. I also took Justin back to the doctor and practically demanded some antibiotics to get rid of the cough which it did, thankfully. 

With Justin on the mend, we took a drive up to Central Coast to see Row's cousin, Diona and her family. Justin absolutely loves spending time with Nicholas and Catherine and gets so excited when we tell him we're going to see them. The weather was a bit miserable which was a good thing because it meant we didn't have to keep Justin out of the sea while the other kids were swimming but it also meant that my in-laws couldn't fully appreciate the beauty of Umina. 

Justin and Nicholas

Ah Ma pushing Catherine and Justin

Catherine feeding watermelon to Justin

The grandparent's time in Sydney was really just to spend time with Justin so they took Justin to the playground nearly every morning. Of course we included other touristy attractions as this was their first time to Sydney. We all went to the aquarium which they all loved; Justin because he just loves the aquarium and the grandparents because they saw his excitement which turned out to be contagious!  We went on a harbour cruise that included lunch and then had dessert at the Lindt Chocolate Cafe. We had to have fish and chips at Watson's Bay and walk up the heads. Definitely included in the itinerary is lunch at the Sydney Fish Market. Too many little outings to detail and too many photos to add but I shall add a couple and put captions. 

Waiting for the bus

Our harbour cruise 

Just chilling!

Lunch at Watson's Bay

Hanging out in Lavender Bay

Walking across the Harbour Bridge

Nearly three weeks after they've left, Justin still asks for Ya-Ya and still keeps telling us about the time Ya-Ya and him went on the bus together. Their next visit will hopefully be sooner than 13 months!