Katy's B-Day

Happy Birthday Katy!!!!!!!!
Monday was Katy's b-day. It was a very fun day! In the morning Joey and Carrie made a wonderful breakfast and we all had ate together. Then Joey and Carrie gave Katy some presents from them and from her parents. She got a sweet Jacket, some awesome jeans, some new basketball shoes, deodorant, soap and some other things as well. It was really cool to see how happy it made her to get presents. I also got her some flip-flops. Here in Australia they have a very popular brand of flip-flops called Havianas, its one of the Aussie things kind of like Veggie-mite. Katy really wanted some so I got her a pair for her birthday.
After she got her presents we went to the grocery store so we could get some food for the next couple of days. I think Joey and Carrie liked shopping as things are different here and they liked seeing how the stores were a little different.
After shopping we grabbed some food and headed down to Phillip Island for the afternoon/evening. Once we got on the island we stopped and got tickets and went to the Phillip Island Chocolate Factory. I was hoping to get Katy a birthday cake, but they didn't have any. So we each got a little taste test of chocolate and headed on our way. They did have a 20 kilo chocolate Easter egg in the store, but we just admired it and decided not to try and sneak a bite. (20 kilos would be 44 pounds, so - big egg)
Then it was off to the Nobbies, where we could see the rocks that have the largest colony of fur seals in Australia. The scenery there is beautiful. Katy and I have been there 4 times now and like it more and more each time we go. We were there right at sunset and there were some pretty big waves crashing against the rocks. It was so nice.
From there we went over to the Penguin Parade. On the way over Carrie and Joey were able to see their first Wallaby (small kangaroo). We saw about 5-10 wallabies. Some were standing and staring at us and some were hoping around. I think they enjoyed seeing them hoping back and forth. From there it was over to see the penguins. This time there were more people than we have ever seen there before. It must have been because it was around Easter and school holidays. When we got to the viewing area, where they have the stands where you sit and watch the beach for the penguins to come out of the water, there were no spots to sit. Luckily we found an area in between two rows of seats and grabbed a spot to sit. After watching them come out of the water for a while we went back to the boardwalk and watched the little fairy penguins waddle by. The are pretty cool to see. Joey and Carrie said they had a good time. The penguins are another thing that even though we have seen them a couple times we still really enjoy them.
After that it was off to Red Rooster (Australian chicken sandwich place) and then home.