Fremantle with the cousins

A last minute message this morning lead us to Fremantle for a day with nearly all of the Goodlet cousins. Aaron and Katja are here for the holidays (for the first time in 3 years due to the pandemic issues) and everyone is ready to party. Our first stop was having a ride on the Big Wheel at the Esplanade Park. We have been on just once before - and the kids were so excited for a turn!

We split the 13 of us into 2 gondolas (they didn't count Alex as a "person") and we had the best time. So many laughs. I am petrified of heights, but for some reason the ferris wheel doesn't bother me. I honestly think I am more scared of falling than heights, so when I don't think about that - it seems to work a bit better for me.

The monkeys in our gondola.

We then wandered across the road to have lunch at Cicerello's - because is there even another option?

Alex loved looking at the fish in the tank like many generations of my family have before him.

Next stop - the whalers tunnel under the round house. I am obsessed with this tunnel, our favourite wedding photo was taken in this tunnel, many years ago. It's a gorgeous black and white silhouette against the closed gate.

I love exploring Fremantle with my kids, knowing that so many years ago, I was here doing the same things.

The end of the tunnel has been closed in and a guard added at the top since we last visited, I am so glad that it wasn't there to spoil my wedding photo hahahah.

I love this place. So much.

We even walked down to the beach at the end of the tunnel and the kids all had to get their feet wet. Of course.

We went into the roundhouse too and posed like the crims we are. Gold. I always laugh at how alike Jared and I are. I was handed the prisoner number prop to hold and looked at Jared's and said, "but they are the same number!" Everyone lost it laughing... he's just said the same thing.

Cheeky little monkey giggling away behind us while we had our photo taken.

I love Freo. Best day with the family. Old buildings all over the place and photos to take by the truckload.

One last stop - Monument Hill Park. Alex ran off 4 times, with Maddie chasing him, before he lay on the ground and watched the sky with her. I love it when that kid is calm. It happens every now and then.

Today was a good day, to have a good day.