Whale spotting and rockpooling

Evie and I spotted some humpback whales close to shore this week, after the school drop off. Here is one spouting and another with its fin out of the water:

This weekend, we visited the coast at Mooloolaba and had a look at some rockpool creatures:

Down by the river last night, thousands of people got together to watch some fireworks to celebrate a music and arts festival here. We had a picnic dinner in the dark and watched some amazing fireworks. It was the first time Isla and Evie have properly been to a firework display that they can both remember. In Marshfield, we used to watch the Bonfire Night fireworks from our top window. Isla in particular was worried about how loud they would be. While we were walking to the river, we heard lots of very loud lorikeets calling, which were much louder than the fireworks! We all enjoyed seeing some cockatoos and bats that evening too. Evie and Isla were both amazed by the fireworks and thought they were brilliant. 

Evie and Isla being dentists with some play dough:

Having some lunch out last weekend: