We are here...

and have been for the past 2 weeks and I know I have been bad and not updated at all about our trip.

We arrived to the worst dust storms in Sydney in 70yrs.....check out the photos...

We have spent time in Tamworth with my folks, it was so cold there that I had to go and buy Jumpers and slippers. We then moved on to Toowoomba to my sisters house, where I have been for the past week. We have been busy doing wedding stuff, programs..printing and re printing, and wedding favors.

Today we made it down to Brisbane and are staying with our good friend the Beckers, they have 4 girls. So with 6 girls and Markie the house is busy but they are all getting along really well. Here is a picture of the girls after a swim this afternoon, they had to have a bath because it was so cold...

Neighbours

No not the TV show!!!
We have been spending a bit of time with the Neighbours over the Holidays, the kids get on really well. Alyssa plays with the little boy A. and Alexis plays with the bigger girl E. We went to the indoor play ground with the kids last week, and then on Saturday we went and saw E. play in the pipe band down the High St.

Lexy on the Climbing wall>

Markus did not like the ball pit!!!!

Alyssa had a blast, she had sweat dripping off her when we left.
It's great having a teenager around she loves Markie and great at supervising the others!!

What can you do with 2 empty coke bottles???

We went to the Highland Festival last weekend, they had Luis Palau speaking, great family activities and band playing. We had a great time with some of Mike's students, these are the pictures of Alyssa playing along to the bands. It was so loud that you could feel it in your chest, and she found a great way to pass the time and entertain us to...Just wish I had the video camera.

Got to love that face...

Catch up...Sports Days

We had Lexy's school sports last Monday and Alyssa's on the Wednesday. I think that things like this are to see just how competitive the parents are, because the kids have a blast sitting with their friends talking and playing to their hearts content.
On Monday the weather was good (if 14c and windy is good) so they could have if outside. Lys, Markus and I went down to watch. Lexy did really well , she took a 2 1st and a 2nds. And not to forget all the participation stickers.
On Wednesday it was a rotten day it was really windy and wet, so they crammed us all in the hall for the nursery sport, this was for the 3 and 4 yr old so not so many people. Mike was able to get the morning off work and join us. Alyssa had a blast and she tells me that she won EVERY race because she got a sticker for every race, she took a a 1st, 2 2nds and a 3rd. Mike talk me into doing the parents race this year. We had to go about 20 meters with bean bag on our heads and holding an egg and spoon. I raced well if i say so myself, taking 2nd. Yay to me. Mike did the dads race and took 1st, but I have been told that he cheated by holding the egg. I couldn't see so I don't know, but that could be right!
Here are a fews Picture of the days, I have video too if I can ever work out how to put it on you tube!!

Go Lexy... forgot to take my camera to school so was only able to get the after shots


Well done!

Markus Slept threw and good part of Alyssa's sports

Lyss and her friend A doing the buddy race...apparently the 3 leg race is too dangerous to do now!

The Monkey race, I love this Picture, Alyssa is the one just over the finish line with the black leggings on, love the legs mid air!

Run baby, run

Look at us!!!

Wow so grown up!!

I hate...

waking sleeping children. I had to wake both Markus and Alyssa to take lexy to met the bus to go to the roller-bowl. Now Alyssa is grumpy!!

Early Birthday

Because Alyssa hasn't been able to share her birthday with my family we decided to celebrate her birthday 2 weeks early with Nana, Auntie Court and Uncle Zi. So Sunday the 8th became her birthday for 2009. We had presents and cake, it such a joy to see her little face light up at the excitement of being 4.

Her favourite gift is a toss up between her new scooter and her "electric" guitar.

Happy Birthday My precious Princess

Yes I'm still here....

Well I was told today that I haven't posted in a while and my reply was the weather has been so nice here who wants to be sitting at a computer. We have had some great weather over the last 3 weeks day temp.s from 12-25c (54-77f for you americans out there) We have spent a lot of time outside enjoying the sun. So here are a few pic for your enjoyment.

Fort William

Mike has been doing a lot of preaching of late, and one of the churches that he as been to a lot over the last couple of months is in Fort William. It's about an hour and a half drive from our place, south along the Loch Ness. It is also home to one of Scotland highest peck Glen Nevis as pictured above. We always enjoying going down, the fellowship and music are great...preacher ain't half bad either. :)
Mike and the girls feeling the cold looking up to the mountains.
and with Glen Nevis behind
And me with my girls

Rosemarkie Beach

Some of our weather has been so great that one afternoon after school we headed to the beach. We met up with some friends and had a whale of an afternoon not getting home till 6.30pm but it was all worth it.

Lexy had such a wonderful time, one our friends had a little girl aged 5. This worked really well because I always get the complaint that my Friends don't have kid for her to play with. That day everyone was happy.

Looking across the firth to Fort George
Love this Pic
I think Lyssa loved laying on the sand because it was warm. Note.. the temp was about 25c but the water was freezing...it comes from the north sea...so not swimming just wading happened
Lyssa and Guias in the water edge
My baby fix...Gideon... I get cuddles and smiles and then give him back and get to sleep all night. LOL :)

Out of the mouths of Babes

Coming in from school today Alexis was teasing Alyssa and I was trying to control and explain that this was not nice or acceptable behaviour. Alyssa pipes up and says

"you made Jesus Sad"

need I say more??

Absolutely Incredible Kids day

I learnt through Mari's Blog that today is Absolutely Incredible Kids day. So here are my wonderful, adventurous, loud, loving, sweet, and busy kids.

MY GIRLS

Alexis Jayne...is going to be 8 next week. She was our early blessing in married life, arriving 5 weeks after our 1st Wedding Anniversary. She is a real thinker just like her Daddy. But loves to be creative also. She has made some amazing things. I still can't believe she is going to be 8.

Alyssa Kate.... is 3 yrs old. A very much prayed for and wanted baby. But God made us wait 3yrs for her to enter our family. She is a bundle of energy, I think that maybe we could power some small country because of how active she is. Loves things pretty...and things HER way. But we wouldn't change that for the world.

We hope and pray that God will bless us with more Incredible Kids.

I think we may have been here to long

Today is a lovely day the sky is blue, the sun is shining bright and it is 11 dregrees C. And while driving home day after have a wonderful and encourage visit with one of the college wives. Alyssa pipes up from the back seat, "Mummy, I don't like the sun. It's to hot and hurts my eyes". In all her 3yrs of life she may have seen about 300 day of sun. Just not the kind of thing that an aussie kid should be saying. How will she cope if we ever move back.... O dear I dread to think.

We had snow!!! At last!!!

These are the amazing sights that we woke up to yeaterday (Sat). We were all excited to finally have some snow worth playing in. Our last big snow fall was in March 2006.

This is the same photo from my last post, just this time no sun but plenty of snow

Alyssa was only 13months old last time we had good snow and didn't like the cold wet feel one bit, but this time round it was a totally different story. We couldn't get her inside, and this morning (sunday) she has little red cheeks from the cold and wind.


There was just no stopping her.

Lexy and her friend (not pictured) had great fun in the snow, making snow men and throwing snow balls at each other.