2010...

Oops...I suppose it would have been better to say Happy New Year a while ago :} Sorry to those who do check out this blog once in a while...it is my intention to update much more regularly but...life is busy (...and I think I've used that line before). This is a good thing I suppose and means we're settling well here in Oz and have lots of things keeping us occupied!

Oh, how we miss you "Woods Coffee" :(

As for an update...

We are all doing well! God is good! He has blessed us with so much in the last while. We have wonderful friends, a great church life and good christian school for the kids. After our six week summer break over Christmas and New Years, the kids are back at school again. It's always sad to have holidays come to an end but I can't say I mind the peace and quiet once in a while at home during the day.

Elyssa has started at middle school which means she is up and out the house earlier than the other two. She leaves for the bus stop at about 7:30am and returns about 4pm. She seems to love the new adventure of middle school and is quite happy with having a class of about 55 kids. They've divided it into two homerooms (which I know isn't the Aussie term...but can't think of it now) :) and she is with some of her good friends so...happiness!

Shayna and Braden are back at the primary school with Braden starting 3 days a week at Pre-Primary (which is Kindergarten in N.America) and Shayna is starting year 4. They both love to go...for the learning (maybe) and for the social life :) Shayna just celebrated her 9th birthday yesterday and had lots of fun. Tomorrow she is having a combined party with a good friend of hers that has a b'day 4 days before her. They decided on a Hawaiian Monkey Party theme...for you that know Shayna...I am sure you're very surprised! Hahahaha!

Little Justin is up to no good...just kidding. He's doing great but on his way to no good as he's just starting to crawl :) It's so fun to see him growing and learning...he just loves to discover things right now. He'll touch anything that feels different or interesting and it's so fun to watch him "thinking" about things! He is growing so fast...no real surprise, he's about 21 lbs which is ??kilos and he LOVES to feed himself. Ahhhh...poor me! :)

Brad and I are doing very well...He is loving his work, which continues to be busy and "full on"! I am enjoying the great climate here and spending lots of time outdoors. We've met some great friends and are of course busy with all the things that kids bring into our lives!

We are all SUPER EXCITED about the fact that my parents and Elyssa's "bestie" Heidi are coming out to visit for 3 weeks. They'll be here next wednesday! We have lots of fun planned for them while they're here.

So...until later (which hopefully isn't toooooo long) :)

The beautiful "frangapani" from our backyard tree