A Great Weekend For The Family

If we hadn't eaten enough already before our family weekend at Ocean Grove then we certainly have now!  It was a great weekend for all of us and everyone enjoyed themselves immensely. For us Ocean Grove was a two hour drive through the city and then down the Geelong Rd to the Bellarine Peninsular.

The house we hired for the couple of days was great.  There were heaps of bedrooms, showers and toilets.  Each couple virtually had their own private shower.  There were two of most things, kitchens, TV rooms and fridges. The house was the best yet that we had used for this sort of Family Christmas get together for our whole family.  This house was also the most expensive!  There was a spa and a tennis court which was floodlit at night.

Trish and I arrived with James and Charli around 2pm on Friday.  We were met by the manager who showed us all the ropes, how to run the spa, the TV's the entertainment centres and ensured we knew where everything was.

The others began arriving an hour or so later. Everyone was present for tea and the BBQ was in full swing.  Chris' wife Wendy loves to cook and spend time in the kitchen.  She buys all the food, the ingredients and we all put in later on to cover costs.

I cooked the BBQ first night while Wendy prepared some treats and began to put out some of the salads she had prepared at home.

So we ate and drank.  And this seemed to be the practice for the rest of the weekend.

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Eggs and bacon were on the agenda for breakfast both days and our Christmas dinner was something to behold.

Cheesy cauliflower, potato bake, peas, onions, corn, pork, turkey and ham.  It was all covered with a delicious gravy.

In between times we went for walks, hit the spa, played with our new Christmas Gift toys, or enjoyed the tennis court.  The kids had a ball and many of the adults had too much to drink.

We were due to book 'out' at 10 am Sunday so from there all 12 of us headed to my brother's small home about 30 minutes away and kind of on our way to say hello.  Trish and I stayed there for the night while the others headed off to their homes.

It was great to catch up again.  We enjoyed a good chat and a few drinks.  The Fish n Chips we had for tea went down very well.  Trish and I slept the night in Geoff's new caravan where we slept very well.

For some parts of the weekend the weather wasn't too good but this didn't appear to impact on the enjoyment level of all. It was great to see many of the grownups and kids enjoying tennis under lights.  This ensured the kids slept well and that the adults got their thirst back again!

We arrived back at Kate's around midday on Monday ready for a well earned "AFD", an alcohol free day!