MOVIEWORLD

Mum and Dad thought it was a good idea to take me to Movieworld while we were in Brisbane. Hang on, who are we kidding, Mum and Dad wanted to go to Movieworld and they dragged me along for the ride. Luckily Gran came too so I had someone sensible to talk to!

We started the day with a quick walk to decide what we were keen to do. We decided it would be good to start with the Police Academy Stunt Show. There were lots of explosions, burn outs and generally loud noises. As you can see in the first picture, I wasn't so sure about the quality of the acting presented in the show... I did like the exploding helicopter though!
From here, Mum and Dad decided they would chance their luck on the Superman Escape rollercoaster. If you look carefully at this picture, you can see Mummy sitting in the far seat four rows from the front (in a white shirt). If you look really carefully, you can see that she is sitting next to an empty seat. Apparently Daddy is too tall for the Superman Escape. Needless to say, Daddy is no longer a Superman fan. (But Mum really loved it - it was the best ride she's been on and now she thinks she's pretty tough).
So fresh from the rejection of one rollercoaster, we headed for another - the Lethal Weapon ride. Daddy was pleased to discover that he was allowed on this one, although he was questioning his decision about 5 minutes after the ride had stopped and he was pale and sweaty! Mum didn't fare too well after this one either... You can see them in the picture, third car from the back.
Not to be outdone by my incredibly soft parents, I thought it was time to give my first ever ride a go. Gran isn't a big fan of the rollercoasters so she jumped at the chance to take me on the Loony Toons train. I liked the ride, but wasn't too keen on being strapped in, especially when they decided to go around a second time.
After the ride, Mum and I posed for the compulsory Movieworld shot - you can see she is still looking a little pale after her Lethal Weapon encounter! But Daffy and I are pretty cute.
And after a big day at a theme park, testing all the rides, eating dodgy cafeteria food and compulsory souvenir shopping what else is there to do other than a well earned nap. Next step, Australia Zoo...
Hannah.

LOOK OUT BRISBANE!

Hello again. Usual apologies for the delay in posting - this time I have a pretty good excuse. I've been a little busy traveling interstate. Mum, Dad and I went to Brisbane to visit Gran and Pop before they move back to Perth for good. We had a fabulous time - so much so that I won't be able to include it all in one post, so get ready for a couple of BrisVegas installments.
Mum was pretty nervous about the holiday. Well, not so much the holiday itself, but she was worried about how I would go my first time on a plane. I mean 4 hours is a long time for an active tike like myself to spend cooped up mid air. She needn't have worried. I slept for the first couple of hours and played happily for the second half of the flight. If only the return trip had been so good...
Gran came and collected us from the airport and from that time on, she and Pop were fantastic. They took me to some cool places, had a room especially set up for me, had lots of new friends for me to meet and even looked after me so Mum and Dad could go to the movies and go shopping (Daddy was just stoked about that!) I think my big grins in these pics shows just how good I thought they were. I think they were pretty impressed with me too.








I even learnt some new tricks while we were staying at their place. They had a picnic basket in the family room that was just the right height for me to practise my pulling to stand. I was so good at it by the end of our visit. We'll just forget about the couple of massive stacks I had while honing my skills - let's just say it's a good thing I don't really bruise...

This is what I was doing my first day in Brisbane...Then I was up and their was no stopping me...I even gave the one hand off a shot!

Stay tuned for the next Brisbane update...

Hannah.