Lila's first lawn

Special thanks to Brendan who spent many hours putting this in...Lila and Karl are very happy about it.

playground diva

Note the book Lila chose as her calling card... "Little Miss Star" indeed...yes, she's wearing one of my necklaces. She insisted. Ay caramba!

Last supper at the pub....

Lila and all the Joneses, plus her fave non-Jones Uncle Gavin ate a final meal at the Nelson on Saturday night...Lila will miss everyone SOOOOOO much. Come visit her in SF! xoxo

A quick catch up with Nils, Cath, Oskar + Milo

Our last full day in Sydney was jam packed with final visits...Lila was very glad she got to see Oskar and Milo (even though Milo was mostly asleep)...She's looking forward to seeing them next time....

Breakfast in Pyrmont...

...with Grandpa Barry, Susan, Uncle Matt and Mackenzie was delicious and followed by a fun time at the playground.

Lila loves the Sydney Zoo

Lila thought the baby elephant was cute but she LOVED the tiger...The tiger put on quite a show, walking back and forth for us in his cage. Lila responded with an impressive "Tiiiiiiiii-gahhhhhhh", which was the best part of the beautiful day.

Lila goes crazy having dinner with Francesca + Alexandra

There's a reason Lila is usually in a high chair....At dinner with her cousins, she managed to dump her plate off the table, steal food from Francesca and basically cause a lot of trouble...good thing they thought she was funny...

Bindi fun with Alexandra

Alexandra came over for a day of play while we were at Nonnie's house...the girls enjoyed trying on bindis and being very silly.

Bath time with Evie + Isla

Lila + Angela enjoyed an evening of early kid's dinner + bath time with Evie and Isla McCann + their mum, Luci...It was a bit confusing having an 'Isla' and a 'Lila' in one room, but lots of fun was had by all....Thanks Luci!!

Happy Birthday Nonnie!!!

Lila was glad she got to be in Sydney to celebrate Nonnie's big day with all her cousins....xo

Biking with Grandpa Barry + Susan

Lila spent a gorgeous day biking from Homebush, through the mangrove, along the Parramatta River and eating fish & chips at one of Sydney's typically delicious cafes....She screamed for the first 10 minutes but settled in to the bike seat after that - thanks Barry + Susan!!!

Pearl Beach, NSW

Fun times with Francesca, Nonnie + Alexandra...chasing bush turkeys...cricket with the Ingleton boys...meeting Uncle Richard...listening to Kookaburas...just a few of the ways Lila passed the time on our relaxing weekend on the central coast.

Beachy days in Sydney: August