Beautifully strange: Easter camping at Kennilworth Homestead.

This weekend we decided to go camping with the kids and puppy at Kenilworth homestead. our beautiful friends joined us too.

We arrived on the thursday and set up camp for both families. The registration was super quick and easy. We chose a gorgeous spot on the Mary river and were lucky enough to have a nice family camping opposite. The kids all played well together while we unpacked.

Friday morning my parents arrived for a visit as they are off to Paris for a adventure. The kids played by the river with their new friends. Our friends arrived after being stuck in the crazy easter traffic and settled in nicely. The first activity was the drum circle. Just the two big kids came with the mums to learn how to play drums.

After the drum circle we had a dinner and relaxed by the fire.

Saturday morning was pretty chilly and the boys enjoyed it by the fire.

We decide we would head into the Kenilworth Cheese and Wine festival with the kids and the dogs. Kenilworth is such a pretty town. the kids loved playing in the big beautiful park and we enjoyed looking at all the lovely stalls.

the kids did a cheese rolling competition which was really cute!

Cheese rolling contest!

We headed home and the kids went down to the river to play. What a glorious thing seeing kids outside exploring, going on adventures and getting up to mischief.

After spending some time by the river the kids got to paint their canvases I bought. The finished products are wonderful but forgot to take a picture.

The scene.

Myles painting the scenery.

Mateo

Mia and Flynn.

After painting we went and did some of the free activities. First up pony rides, Mia just adored riding the pony. The boys loved it too. Then onto archery, was a bit hard for me so was even harder for the kids but they loved it. We checked out the little baby animals next. And then back down to the campsite for a yummy lamb stew and dumplings made by my baker man.

Saturday night was a bush dance. We took the kids up for one song as they were all so tired, it was lots of fun and we managed to do one dance :) Once we got back they went to bed pretty quickly in preparation for the EASTER BUNNY to arrive!

Sunday morning arrived early! Myles was up before Flynn for once wanting to see what the EB had left.

They each scored a bilby, humpty egg, book and little eggs. From us they received new winter pjs and some mind games.

Myles eyeing off his huge egg before dawn!

Sunday we decided to take it easy, we started with an easter egg hunt with all the other kids, which was put on by the homestead. We were a little late so our kids didnt get many. Was especially proud of Myles for sharing his eggs with Mateo as he didn't find many.

We spent some time on the river bank with the dogs and exploring different areas.

We decided to hire a canoe each and go for a ride down the river, the kids loved it. It was pretty exciting going over the rapids.

Sunday afternoon the homestead held an easter carnival with rides, face painting, balloon twirling and entertainment. The kids loved every minute!

We came back from the carnival a bit earlier and left the kids with the dads watching a circus performer so we could do the egg hun that the EB had left us to do as he didn't want to leave eggs out and animals eat them.

Getting ready!

Hunt!!!!

what did you get?

EASTER EGGS!!!!!!!

That night we had a gorgeous dunner made by Mr C a chilli con carne!

I went to be early as was absolutely exhausted from the last few days and knew monday would be busy taking everything down.

Monday morning I actually slept in a little woohoo! I did force myself to though as I knew with back to school this week it would be a big one! So thanks baker man for kid wrangling so I could sleep in!

Last day went so quickly, I took the kids and Rosie to the water to play while we waited for the tents to dry.