Weekly wrap up #2

This week could probably be summed up with one word: hot!! (Temperature hot, not attractive hot). In Adelaide, where I live, we had a short heat wave of five days (I think) of 40+ degree Celsius days. One of those days, our city reached 46.2 degrees! which made Adelaide the hottest capital city in the World... Impressive! So, this week was really a lesson in heat survival, and we passed with flying colours :)

So here are my top tips of how to stay cool...
1) Buy a house that is built in the optimal position (eg, sun does not stream through front windows). We did this unintentionally- but it's something that I would now consider if I was buying a new house.
2) Roller shutters! Once again, we were lucky to have them already present- but a great investment I think.
3) Dark days and open house nights. when nature is trying to kill you, work with it, not against it.
4) Kiddy pool. Under cover and with a few cups and funnels. Enough said.
5) Squirt bottles- just randomly squirting unsuspecting 'victims' during the day.
6) Fans- we don't use the air conditioner very often, but fans are on almost 24/7.
7) The final tip... Ice cream milk shakes! Because who doesn't love them?

The hot weather broke on Saturday, just in time for my birthday celebrations! Tomorrow, I will be 30, but we celebrated over the weekend. Sam and I took our older two to a hotel Saturday a afternoon for a swim in the roof top pool :) We had a really great time watching our son trying to drown himself because in his mind, he is a really good swimmer.

Then, we went back to my parents' house for dinner. (Side note: my parents are the best! Love you mum and dad).

After dinner, we left our kids with my parents for their first ever sleepover all together- this is an important step, one that I'm glad they have finally made. Sam and I went back to the hotel with my brother and his wife for some pre drinks, before our real drinking session. It was a good idea due to the fact that I was a bit stressed and needed a drink to relax... The rest of the night was indulgent, to say the least. As well as my brother and his lovely wife, I got to catch up with my sister, my little brother (who just turned 23) and his brand new fiancée!, a couple of my good friends and Sam's three sisters, their partners and my in laws. Now, I don't condone binge drinking, except when you are turning 30!! Luckily, a couple of the girls were keen to dance with me because getting my husband to dance is quite a huge task.
I ended up having an absolute blast for my birthday and to top it all off, I got to have a full night sleep, in a queen sized bed, ALL ON MY OWN!!! And to finish off this weekly wrap up, I have remembered to take photos of what I wore to Mass today :) God bless and catch ya next week!