Ryan in Sydney (11 Dec to 15 Dec 2010)

The journey there 900 plus km, see what I did along the trip...

Sydney Fish Market at Pyrmont

Anzac bridge at the back drop

The Opera House

South Side

West side

North side

Sydney Harbour Bridge

In front of the stage for Oprah Winfrey's

Ultimate Australian Adventure live show the day before

Queen Victoria Building QVB Christmas Decor

At the base of the Christmas tree in the atrium

The apex of the tree at the top floor

One of the antique clocks

Model trains display at shop front

At Myer's Santaland train ride, Westfield Sydney

And riding the troublesome truck at Ryde City

Shopping Centre in Ryde

Auntie Sheila and her bud Isla at 4 months

in their home at Breakfast Point

Uncle Robert and Auntie Doreen at Macquarie Park

A weekend away....in Ballarat

Daddad's company dinner at Ballarat on Friday, 3rd December

I took this opportunity for a trip and stayed overnight

at Sovereign Park Motel in Ballarat.

Not so much to do (in Ballarat, that is) but had a fun time in the Spa!

(Well, the indoor pool was not a place you would want to go....awful!)

Watching TV, what else?

The Spa!

My inflatables, not that I use it here!

Ikea magazine front page......

Ikea front page featuring Ryan and Mama!!!

Melbourne Showground Family Day videos

Farmville?

Reptiles

Merry Go Round

Melbourne Showground Family Day

Giant inflatable ball and my beautiful

big star balloon...........

In the animals arena

Feeding the sheep

Drumming, it's fun!

Merry Go Round

Spinning round and round,

thrilling and all wet (it was drizzling)!

Face art

Not moving, quick paint!

See my ferocious shark

From left Hannah, Chelsea, Isabelle and Ryan

With Chelsea

and Isabelle

And then this happened..............

"Daddad, what happened to my star balloon???"

"Why is it up there"

"Ryan, I accidentally let go and it flew away"

"Why, why, why.........Tell me why?"

My Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera

Myers Christmas Window Display at the City

My Catepillar artwork

Daddad's AT-AT

The All Terrain Armoured Transport (AT-AT)

from Star Wars

The fanciful packaging

The parts
Assembled!

Intimidating!

Solid as

All playable platforms

The comfortable cockpit with

an AT-AT driver action figure

Cargo space to accommodate a

Scout Speeder Bike

The main hull

Look at that!

Guess who's the merrier?

Train ride at Myers (Melbourne City)

My tickets for the train ride

(That's Saint Ryan!!!)

Buckle up, wiggling with excitement!!!

Off we go, WHOO WHOO!!!

Happy!!!

The Santa Claus tunnel