Heide

The grand plan was to take the kids out and tire them so that Abbey and possibly Eloise would have a long siesta in the afternoon.  We headed to Cafe Vue at Heide for coffee and a picnic lunch in the sculpture garden.  The 5 Senses coffee at Cafe Vue was well hyped but I didn't think it lived up to its expectations .... too bitter.   The kids though seemed to have enjoyed their baby cinos or perhaps it was just the chocolate that came with it.

Some interesting sculptures made for some even more interesting discussion, such as how can we roll this egg down the slope   ....

 through to ... where is this woman's head gone ?

They were also great for climbing.  

These next shots here captured the moment just before Abbey showed her true colours . Abbey who was standing on the sculpture first were joined by some much larger kids who were edging her further and further off the yellow platform.  Rather than cry, Abbey stood her ground and when she was shoved once too many times, she stood up for herself and stood on the bigger girls' fingers ! We are by no means condoning such behaviour but it gave us an insight into Abbey's personality and that she might do quite well in fending for herself in the big wide world. 

The "Plane Boy" was another great climbing sculpture and luckily this time around, the girls had it to themselves! 



Once out of the sculpture garden there were some very interesting paths that took us towards the river and lots of signs that said "snakes present" !!

                         

There were lots to explore and large areas to run around in.

                        

The girls worked up quite an appettite and Abbey even tried something else other than her chicken ... .although she was not a fan of the wrap whilst Eloise ate her first wrap complete with salad, ham and cheese !  Very excited because until now, Eloise has only ever agreed to eat either vegemite, honey or fairy bread sandwiches !!

Not sure about this wrap thing .....

....chicken please ...

Ohhh, and as for the grand plan to tire the kids out ... it backfired spectacularly .... Abbey slept in the car on the 15 minute drive home and woke up as soon as we stopped full of energy and raring to go again !!