Dancing Queens

Sweet Haven had her first Dance recital. It was so much fun for us to prepare for and to watch! She did a great job singing and dancing to "up in the trees".

Rusty Holden Ute

This is how Father Christmas arrives down under! Quite amusing. Aussies love their "utes" aka: el caminos...

Aunty Michelle and Uncle Tony in Perth

They have arrived and we are so HAPPY to have them here. So far we have been hanging out close to home. Too tall Tony, Aunty M & myself took our first kite surfing lessons...too much fun! John was one lesson ahead of us. I think we're all hooked. You wouldn't know it by the pics but we did actually get to go in the water and get dragged about- which is a lot more fun than it sounds! We can't wait to get kitted up.

This weekend we are off to Rotto, then Xmas day at home and off to Margaret River for their last weekend with us.

Merry Christmas Everyone!! xxoo

The Tree!

Well we made it out to the swan valley and chopped down our own australian pine at Joes Tree Farm. It's a beaut. It was hot and dusty and we wore flip flops and the flies were out in sticky droves. Did i mention it wasn't snowing, blizzarding or even a faint bit chilly? We forgot our toques, mitts and jackets...but we pulled through. The kids are very excited to decorate the tree!

Rottnest Island

We spent the weekend at Rottnest or "Rotto" as the locals call it. It is such a charming place. We snorkelled and took the kids on a glass bottomed boat tour- quite cool for them. Smith provided fun and frolic on saturday for the Smith Family Christmas Party. A great time was had by all. Rotto is neat because you can't drive so you either have to walk, bike or take the local island bus to get around. We spotted quokkas with their joeys...mini marsupials that the island is famous for- as well as an abundance of peacocks wandering about...The kids loved that the peacocks kept wandering in and out of the ice cream shop. Note the pic of Bronto enjoying a full on ice cream high. The Island has a laid back atmosphere and the beautiful thing is it is only a 25 minute boat ride from Fremantle. We look forward to heading back with Michelle and Tony Dec 22-24!

Christmas Kindy Concert December 2007

Haven performed like a little rockstar in her year end Kindy concert. She even got to introduce Aussie Jingle bells...sooo cute. Afterward we had a picnic in the schoolyard with a sausage sizzle, which naturally was Bronto's favorite part.

Sailing the Swan River

Who knew there was such a learning curve to sailing? Apparently it isn't so for the 8-year-olds out there kicking my butt...Johnimpey seems to grasp the concept of wind as a motor as well. It must be my genetics. It is not for lack of trying that I do not succeed...Ok so maybe i haven't reviewed ALL of the knots and terminology. We had H&B out with us and our coach on thursday night. They were great little passengers and were cruisy throughout the twilight sail.