Sunrise.

From the rising of the sun to the place where it sets, the name of the LORD is to be praised. Psalm 113:3
We don't get these amazing sunrises very often so they just take my breath away when they do, isn't our God a wonderful Creator. Thankfully sun rise is getting earlier each day... yah...

(these photos are taken at 8.15am)

Australia Day in Scotland

Well yesterday we didn't wake up to the lovely warm sun as those of you in Australia. It was a dull wet and cold day, so there went any thought of BBQ's and Outdoor cricket. So we settled for homemade damper for lunch followed by a family film... Spy Kids 2... I think Mike enjoyed it just as much as Lexy. Than an after noon nap, then because we can't spent the afternoon at the beach the girls put their togs on and pretended to go to the beach in the bath.

Being in a cold wet country, make you really grateful for the outdoor lifestyle of Australia. I feel that the girls are missing out on so much by no being able to be outside most days. At the moment the only "outside" we experience is the dash from the front door to the car and back. We all say bring on Spring......

Linger in Him

I came across this post today, it felt very close to my heart. I'm going through a stage of discontentment and unsettleness. I'm yearning for what I can not have and not taking note and realising what God is doing now and here (even if it is very cold and wet). This post has challenged me to linger with God and listen and wait on God for what He has planned for me (and not what I want God to have planned for me).

I pray that you to may be challenged...to Linger

Random Photos from the past few weeks

See look, I can do it too!!!

Group Hug


SSSSHHHH we are seal spotting!!! But we had no luck today

Lexy's very tall creation, she was very proud to get it taller than Sarah, but really it's not that hard.
Yes Mum, I like my new coat but it's still freezing out here.....

All in a Days work

This feels so much like my life, I'm sure that all mum's out there will agree.

All in a Days Work.


Love Naomi

Christmas

Well we have had an interesting Christmas, with the exception of Christmas Day and New Years Day. Someone in our house has been sick. My best friend for most of last week was the couch where I spend a good part of my day, only venturing out to do the school run. My head feels ready to explode and I'm on the 10th box of tissues, my legs hurt and I can't breath.....and I think I have just managed to described half of the UK currently.

But apart from all the sickness we have enjoyed the Christmas season, It was chance to spend time with family and friends eating lots and lots and remembering that Christ was born this wondrous day for US. Christmas day was spent with the Matthews Family, we split the cooking between us so we weren't doing all the cooking alone. It was a lovely day, the only thing that would have made it better would have been to have Mum and Dad here.... well there always next year!?!?
Here are a few pic from Christmas Morning....... then the battery in my camera died.

So many toys!!!!!

Did I really have to get up????
(Sarah didn't finish work till 2am Christmas Morning, and the girls weren't going to let her sleep in just because of that... even worse she had to be back at work 11am christmas day)

I think I need a hair cut for christmas

This is what -8c looks like 3 days in a row

We have had a cold snap this past few days. I don't think the Temp has got over 0 degrees. Which means scrapping the car not just in the morning but quite possibly a couple of time in the day. So this is what -8 looks like

The view from our front door at 8:55am - this morning 19th Dec

Same shot at 9:32am ... yes that's right the sun is just getting up.

The heather in our garden

And I has to spend 10min scrapping the car of the frost

Our First Real Tree..... ever

It was very exciting for us on Saturday as we got our first real Christmas Tree. We invited our friends the Matthews to help decorate as we are all having christmas together.

Before......

And the end result... after 3 kids have been going at it for 30 min

After.....

Gauis, Alexis and Alyssa..... We tried very hard to get a good picture of all of them but this was the best we could get.

I love it... the tree doesn't look like that great centerpeice but it represents fun and love.

PS .. The tree looks even better now that it has had a chance to settle, because they come wrapped in net when you buy then they are a little cramped

Dressing the Christmas Tree

We wish you a merry Christmas

We wish you a merry Christmas

We wish you a merry Christmas

and a Happy New Year

I'm really looking forward to Christmas this year, It should be great fun with Alyssa being that much older. We are spending the day with the Matthew's family... they are studing at HTC. Gaius is one of Alyssa good friends.

It's christmas time

The girls had fun playing dress ups when we where putting up the tree.

Visit to Isle of Skye 13th-14th October 2007

Because life is busy (or I'm just lazy) I thought I'd just keep you up to date with photos and then quarterly put up a newsletter. So you can see a little more of us.

The Skye landscape.....

The People......

On the beach on the east coast of skye

Lovely !!!!

Beautiful !!!!!

Handsome?????

October 2007

Alyssa sleep in her door way

Alexis after a Light party (halloween alternitive)

Lexy and her best friend Rebecca

My beautiful Baby

Photos from Australia

Alexis and Alyssa having a ride in the trailer behind poppy's mower

Alyssa and I have fun at the park in Keperra, Brisbane

The Girls with Great Papa

And with Great Grandma - the girls are the only great granddaughters from 8 great grandchildren

Alyssa have cuddles with Poppy and Auntie Courtney

Alyssa having fun at the Park in Coolum with Auntie Laura and Kaleb.

"Let me help Aunty Courtney" --- Alyssa at Mum and Dad's House in Tamworth

Australia

I know that I have been really slack in not posting for the last few months. I had hoped to post when I was in Australia but time just got away from me and this last 6 weeks have been harder than I thought getting us to normal again and I have been sick.

I know that they aren't very good excuses so I'll just say I'm sorry for not posting.

My time in Australia was great we had a wonderful time seeing friends and family. Enjoying the sunshine and shocked that it got cold on us.

Here are a few facts about the trip

• 43 hrs on Airplanes
• 70 days in Australia
• Coldest day - -6.1 in Stanthorpe 18th July
• Hottest day - 24.5 in Brisbane 28th July
• traveled over 7000km
• traveled the New England Highway 6 times
• traveled the road from Tamworth to Sydney 6 times
• longest time in the same bed 10 nights

That just a little but I did so much more I'll post a few photos, as they say picture say a 1000 words

Naomi

I'm going on a Jet Plane

Well all I'm off today, I head to London tonight (Mon) and then leave th UK on Tues night, and land in Sydney on Thursday morning. I really looking forward to being home. Well I must run..... Talk to you soon

count down is on!!!!

I can hardly believe that it is only 9 sleeps till I leave in Inverness and 10 sleeps till I'm on a plane heading for the home land. I've been busy packing and organizing meal for Mike and Alexis to have till they leave. Life is so busy there is always something that needs to be done. I really so excited about a little R&R and lots and lots of Coffee. Well my friends I'll see you very very very soon..

Coming Home

Well the time for my trip home is fast approaching and I'm really looking forward to catching up with all my Aussie friends and family. At this stage I should be in Brisbane from the 2June- 7thJune and then again from 15thJune to 21stJune give of take a day or two. But if you would like to catch up then let me know.

It is only 3wks today till I fly from Inverness, but I have to overnight in London before fling to Oz, then Landing in Sydney on the 30th May. Mike and Alexis then arrivein Oz on the 30th June.

I'm really looking forward to seeing all my MATES!!

(we still have not got internet at Home)

Just Briefly

Well I must apologize for not posting recently , we have not had Internet at our new place and they are saying that it will still be another couple of week till we are up and running. There is so much that I would like to post on. But all my Internet access is from Michael's work, so time is kept to a minimum and blogging has not been on the "to do List". So I'll give you a few high lights from that last few weeks.
- We all went to a Colin Buchanan Concert in Inverness.
- Trip to Elgin to see the Dennis'
- Trip to Ullapool for Mike to preach
- Getting settled in our new home

I'll post some photos and more details when we are online at Home.

But I must run, I have to get Alyssa from Nursery
All My Love to you all and Look forward to see you in about 5weeks.

New Home ----again

Well this last week has been so busy. But we have finally moved house(for the third time). Our new place is small but it feels better (And it's not just the central heating). We look forward to this beening our home for the next couple of years. For those who have phone number it is still the same so please feel free to give us a call. I'll send out our new address by email soon.

Happy Birthday Baby

Did someone say presents. (if you look closely at the paper you'd think it was christmas)

The Cake














Blow baby blow

Well my baby was 2 last week (22nd). I have been so busy trying to pack and clean that I haven't had time to post about her birthday. For her Birthday we had a couple of her friends for cake, not a party just cake. It seem strange to think of her as 2, it just seem like yesterday that we were having treatment to get a new bundle of joy. Well my baby girl both Daddy and I pray each day for you and May this year be an even bigger adventure than this past year.

Farewell

Just now we have said farewell to our good friends Neil and Rachel. They came by this morning to drop off the key to their old place which is to be our new place. Rachel has been a wonderful friend to me since we arrived in Dingwall in Aug 2005. She has been such a blessing from the Lord and I'm going to miss her greatly. But I pray that as they move to Asia that God will bless them ever so abundantly.

I seem to have this affect on people, Rachel isn't the only one to leave. Two other ladies that became lovely friends with left and moved back to the USA. Really I don't smell, but if you want to leave the country maybe we should become friends!!!