Christmas Catch-up

Here's a few shots from our first summer time Christmas...

Thanks to all the family and friends, and Skyline, for helping make this Christmas memorable!

One fabulous occurance that I didn't get any pics of was being able to open gifts and share memories w/ family and friends on Skype!  Thanks for sharing part of your days; it was good to be with you!

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Darian just opened his stocking gifts... 

my gift from my sweet girl...  she added one of her nicknames...

Perhaps the first time I've opened gifts in a tank-top... but I'm still sporting the snowman pjs!  :-)

I think this was B's favourite gift... (well, one of them)... she loves to wear it, even if mac-n-cheese is not so popular over here...  Thanks, Aunt Jane!

Opening the box from Skyline!  :-)  Each of us had a bag of goodies! Thanks to all for the love and connections that were sent in this package!  We are truly blessed to have your support and love! 

(I'm impress we were able to wait for Christmas morning to open this!)

Okay, I'm sure this isn't Shawn's favourite pic... but how could i resist?? 

(and can you see in the mirror... Brenna's holiday greetings w/ her new window makers?...

"mErRy cHrIsTmAs!")

Wordless Wednesday

Merry Christmas to all!!

Tuesday's Tangent...

I remember an assignment from my early school days....  to describe something so an alien visiting from another planet would understand what you're talking about.   I think that I even used this concept when working w/ one class to describe 'popcorn'...  Pretend you're writing for someone who's never seen, heard, smelled, touched it before...  someone not from our planet...

Sometimes that's what I'd like to say to people I come in contact with...  pretend I'm from another planet and don't have any knowledge of what you're taking about... start at the very beginning...  'cuz really, I'm not from around here.

St. Nick in Oz....

At Brenna's last Surf Life Saving Club gathering, they had a special visitor!!  Santa came in... 

The kids, in their SLSC uniforms, running out to meet the Big Guy as he rides the waves in...

Santa riding in on the "rubber duck" to greet the kids....

Santa making it safely to shore.  Brenna's to the very left of the pic... ;-)

Santa talking w/ the kids...  Isn't it great that he's wearing his red and yellow surf life saving club hat!  Safety first.  Brenna's in this pic too.  She's got her "rashie" on to keep out UV rays and keep away board rashes.

Santa even took some time to greent he little ones... 

What a fun morning!

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See Brenna and Darian on Santa's List

This was so easy and so fun!  I checked and both kids made it on the good list.  ;-)

Here's Brenna's http://family.go.com/santas-list/video/131834-celtickendra/

Here's Darian's http://family.go.com/santas-list/video/131788-celtickendra/


You can send your picture to Santa and see which list you've made this year too.

Friday Flashback...

My sweet little sis...

over 20 years ago...

Who tolerated me dressing her up and making her pose for countless photo shoots. 

We have numerous shots through the years, guess I was going for the western look here.

It was fun having a little sister to dress-up, well, fun for me anyway.

Happy Birthday, Jane!

Love you!

Aussie Jingle Bells

Enjoy!




but please note... a "thong" = flip flops :-)

Thanks to my neighbor, Joy, for sharing the video with me!

Thankful Thursday

Technology is a wonderful thing.  It's amazing that i can chat face-to-face with family and friends across the world through the internet!  Being able to stay connected across the miles brings me much joy.  The process boggles my mind, but i don't need to understand it to appreciate it... and i sure do appreciate seeing familiar faces now and again.
:-)

Wordless Wednesday

Friday Flashback...

Sharing a moment together

We were spinning in circles and hanging upside down.

Brenna's 3 years old.