After a busy last week, we were all set to go on our weekend away at the Snowy Mountains, NSW. What an absolutely beautiful place. I could definitely live there I think. So after I win the $90 million Oz Lotto Jackpot tonight (hee hee) I think I might just buy myself a place....hmmm well we can all dream right?
We left on Friday mid morning for the scenic 2.5 hours drive to Jindabyne.
We stopped off in Bredbo for a lunch of pancakes and hot chocolate. Yum!

(I am starting to realise that we go out for meals too much, judging by the amount of food posts on my blog:0)
And then we stopped in Cooma to hire some equipment. We had decided to hire tobaggens before our trip, and I was pleasantly surprised to see that they were only $8 for the weekend (I was expecting much higher numbers) So we got three to cover the small and BIG kids! We also toyed with the idea of ski's for Luke, but decided that we would perhaps come back later in the seaon and Luke could try skiing then.
From Cooma we went on to Jindabyne, where I was blown away by the place, its just stunning, with a huge lake and then the snow capped mountains, a winter paradise...
We stayed at
Lake Crackenback which is simply stunning. We stayed in one of their two bedroomed chalets, as friends of ours also came up for the weekend. I was surprised just how big the chalets were. They were self catering, so it had a full kitchen, a laundry with dryer and wahing machine. A diningroom, TWO lounges with big flat screened TV's and two huge bedrooms, plus two bathrooms. The downstairs one had spa bath and the one upstairs had the best shower I think I have ever been in!
This was our bedroom, which had stunning views of the mountain
Did you see it? OK go back to the bedroom photo and look... Do you see it? No? OK look in the top right hand corner...do you see it next to the curtain? I didn't see it either when I took this photo. But then I went to look in the cupboard turned around and saw this
I screamed. Loudly! In fact I am sure they heard me 5 chalets down. you would think that nearly two years living in Australia, I would be used to them...NO! Although in the rational side of my brain, I know Huntsman (that is what this spider is called) are harmless and keep the fly poulation down, they still give me the creeps. So my hero husband armed with a dustpan and little broom shoos the spider into the dustpan and takes spidey outside to set him free and roam around to scare the folks at chalet number 11. Good plan? Well we thought so until
Yip those darn crows swooped down and scooped spidey up like he was a little mid afternoon treat. Sorry Spidey!!
On Saterday, after a huge buffet breakfast at Lake Crackenback, we drove up to Perisher which is in the Mount Kozioscko National Park. We only went to the toboggan slopes, and didn't really have a good look around the village, although next time we go, we plan to stay for longer, maynbe a week and then I hope to explore every nook and cranny of Perisher and Thredbo.
On the way to Perisher I looked at Luke to find that he had accessorised and was looking oh so cool!!
Here is Luke touching the snow for the first time.
Craig and Hannah, who joined us for the weekend along with mom, Belle and cute baby Amelia, whose photo I posted a couple of weeks ago
Hannah, very excited to be in the snow!
Hannah pulling Craig on the Toboggan.
Hannah
Bell with Amelia
Being pulled up the hill by their dad's
Going down the hill, must be the best thing ever!!
A not very flattering photo of me coming down the hill with Luke. But it captures the moment haha.
Bel and Amelia coming down the hill. bel looks terrified but she secretly LOVED it!
Snow Angels and Family photo's although Luke looks a bit odd in the first one...
Note to self: $12 Big W faux ugg boots is NOT adequate snow gear!!
'Mom can I eat the snow?'
"well i suppose so, as long as it's not yellow!'
Our conversation as this photo was taken
Views of the snow capped mountains
All in all it was a great weekend with great friends. Look forward to going again REALLY SOON!
xx Candice