Nelson Nelson Aussie Tour '08

Yipee! They are officially here and have been experiencing life down under. The kids are over the moon to have grandma and papa and aunty and uncle around. We spent our first five days together in Margaret River and are now back in Perth. So far the prairie chickens have sampled copious amounts of wine, snorkeled with the fishes and cruised the open seas. Here are some pics of our adventures so far...

Margaret River

We spent two nights in the Margaret River region, staying in Yallingup at the Wyadup Brook Cottages. We visited the Flying fish, Howard Park, Brown Hill Estate and Laurance Wineries. We also made a stop at theHapp Pottery Studio and Sensei Pots.

Check out: http://www.happs.com.au/pages/pothistory.html

The pottery at Happs was gorgeous. Will definetly be making some purchases there in the future...

Also checked out and purchased some prints by photographer Christian fletcher-

http://www.christianfletcher.com.au/

Now the kiwis have headed home and we are sad and lonely...boo hoo. Lucky for them my husband just walked through the door with a big fat kite...maybe a melbourne rendez-vous sooner than later?

Thanks for a fantastic couple of weeks and a great Christmas guys!!! Our kids will not soon forget you! xxx JJHB

Swan Valley Wine Tour

We went to the swan valley and visited the Lancaster, Houghton and Jarrah Ridge Estate Vineyards. We had a customized tour that took 21 adults and 10 children to the vineyards, the chocolate factory, a brewery and an icecream shop. It was a stellar day.

Feliz Navidad

We had a quiet Christmas Day...It began with the customary opening of stockings from Santa and then on to the prezzies under the tree. Everyone was spoiled. The day was spent lazing around the pool and then for Dinner Tony's parents joined us for turkey. Johnny did the turkey on the bar-b...It was about 40 degrees on Xmas day...a mild 44 degrees on boxing day...ahhh.

Rotto with the Kiwis

We had a fun weekend at Rottnest with M&T. We rented bikes and toodled around the island, swam with the fishes and enjoyed drinks at sunset. The kids are taken with their Aunty and Uncle and are enjoying all of the hang out time.

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...