This morning as we sat at the breakfast table, I asked Leigh what he wanted to do today. We googled 'whats on in Melbourne' and found a family race day at Caulfield. There was an Easter egg hunt, pony rides, jumping castles, face painting and of course horse racing. Jack was convinced it was the perfect day out by the mere mention of an Easter egg hunt. Most of the day was free, the egg hunt was a $5 donation to a children's charity.
I did wonder how they were going to manage 400 kids and parents in an Easter egg hunt. While the idea of "free chocolate" obviously got the better of some adults, it was a good, fun activity. I do have to say though, it's not a good look when an adult is fighting their way through 0- 4 year olds so they can get to the chocolate eggs first and stuff 20 or 30 eggs into their backpacks. I know, you know, I would never condone violence, but I was heartened when Jack pushed one of these greedy parents aside so he could grab an egg or two! Jack ended up with half a red bucket full of eggs (which looked a bit empty next to the over flowing buckets and bags of parents around us) but on our way out of the hunting area the organisers and some other kids topped up Jack's bucket. He was very happy and even shared his loot with Lachlan!
We watched a couple of horse races. Jack was very enthusiastic with his cheering. And then of course he wanted a ride of a horse, so we joined the cue at the pony rides. After half an hour he got his helmet and sat on a pony for quick ride.
Then I spotted the block car as well as Scott Cam and Shelley Craft. Apparently they were shooting a challenge for the new season. We couldn't stick around long enough to see what the challenge was, but I will be watching that episode closely! Maybe I'll be in a background shot???
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