Category Archives: Holidays

Christmas Day – Done and dusted

Posted on December 26, 2011 by Felicity Moore

Whew! And with a huge sigh of relief, much discarded wrapping paper, lots of batteries, alan keys and fiddly assembly, Christmas is concluded for another year. How was your big day? Ours was an unqualified success. The work that goes … Continue reading →

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Reviewed: Alvin & The Chipmunks 3 – Chipwrecked

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Felicity Moore

With three young children (6, 5 and 4 years) I have the dubious honour of being able to call myself something of a Chipmunks expert. Not the original Chipmunks, mind you, who date back to 1959. No, I’m only familiar … Continue reading →

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High five for the Big 4 North Star

Posted on November 10, 2011 by Felicity Moore

We have returned! We returned triumphant and very, very tired. Yes, we have survived – and dare I say it – thrived, on our first family camping trip. Did the Big 4 North Star live up to my high expectations? … Continue reading →

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Uh-oh! The Moores are going camping!

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Felicity Moore

We’ve decided it’s time to embrace our inner bushman and take the kids camping. The idea of me reconnecting with my inner bushwoman is pretty laughable, but I do have fond memories of camping as a kid, so I have … Continue reading →

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Happy new year!

Posted on January 4, 2011 by Felicity Moore

In this, my first post for 2011 – marking the beginning of my fourth year of blogging – I’m struggling to write a post devoid of new year’s resolutions or pithy phrases about seizing the moment. I’m not desperately trying … Continue reading →

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Review: Movie World

Posted on July 5, 2010 by Felicity Moore

So our big adventure these school holidays was a trip to Movie World on the Gold Coast. The kids had a cousin visiting, a five-year-old boy, and we thought we’d tackle a theme park. None of us had ever been … Continue reading →

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