Hands Full of Glitter and Tofu : 2011 Day 361 (Tuesday 27 December) - Burgers with the cuz

We started the day off with a brisk washing of my mum's car so it would be all spick and span for her drive to a wedding of a former colleague and close friend on the Gold Coast later that day. Thank goodness it wasn't too sunny or humid.

While we were finishing off the cleaning, my friend Sue arrived so we did the last shammy wipes, changed and headed out to a cafe in the Main Street of Alstonville for brunch. Alas, it was the ONLY cafe open in Alstonville so we had to drive out of town a whole two minutes to Amaze'n Place for food. It turned out to be an unplanned great choice as the breeze was beautiful, the food delicious (enough) and we had a lovely 1 1/2 hours before we had to get the car back so mum could leave for the wedding. It's always lovely to catch up with Sue, and I must hold to my promise to see her and nice new home in Melbourne the next time we're down.

Back to the Ancestral Estate for another cute shot of my adorable nephew Bodhi before we headed out to the supermarket to buy supplies for dinner that night. Bodhi loved the shopping at Coles in Alstonville Plaza, so much so he ate at least four of the mini-cupcakes and schmeered them across his face both in the trolley and on the coin-operated tractor ride. I haven't had so much fun grocery shopping in ages!

I got back in time to see Zara in the swing - she loves to "go big!" and encourages you to push as hard as you can so she can go as hard as she can - and captured some fantastic shots of her close up. It was so much fun watching her have so much fun!

Back inside, Bodhi finally opened his gifts from me and my gorgeous guy, and the train with air-assisted pop-up balls was a massive hit. Both Bodhi and Zara loved it. He also looked great in the clothes we bought him.

After a long, exhausting drive from Sydney, my cousin Lois, and her lovely husband, Martin, and kids (Madison and Chelsea) arrived and we prepared very yummy beef and chicken hamburgers (two types, not combined!) which mum arrived home in time to enjoy nice and hot. We had the loveliest night catching up with Lois and Martin and my second cousins, who despite being exhausted, were very sweet. So glad we got to see them!