Happy New Year

We are still home in Australia enjoying some downtime as a family of four before I head back to work in the not too distant future. Although not all of us are relaxing in the sun (on the rare occasions it shows up... bloody Victorian weather), Naz is still working this month at the fire brigade and is spending a lot of time travelling between the beach house and work.

We enjoyed a fabulous Christmas and New Year with family - lots of kids, food, drinks, laughs and the usual interesting moments.

Our Internet access has been very intermittent but I will try and put up a few more posts this week of our time in Australia.

Cousins

BBQ Season Begins!

Finally the weather is cooling down - by cooling down I mean today was the first day under 35 degrees in 6 months. 
It was still a very warm 34 but by 5pm it was cool enough to move outside, enjoy a gentle breeze and our first proper BBQ of the season in our new backyard. It was beautiful while it lasted but unfortunately by 7:30pm the humidity had rolled in the breeze departed, sending us back indoors.

Finally able to enjoy this beautiful space as a family

Not sure if it was the angle, the light or the silly trying not to laugh face , but I can see so much of Naz in this pic of Piper

Happy Australia Day!!!

Top 10 things we are missing this Australia Day!

• Friends and family of course.....
• A drunken Russell or two
• BBQ with real snags...... real snags MUST have pork in them
• Sunshine.... the cold snap hitting the UAE has not yet passed (I am wearing boots and a jumper)
• Backyard cricket or football
• A day off work....typing this from my office :(
• An excuse to be drunk in the daytime..... in fact we have not yet got our liquor license so drinking anytime, anywhere is illegal for us
• Sam Kekovich and lamb
• Triple J's Hottest 100 Countdown..... GO Alpine and Christian!!!! (I have podcasted this and I am listening live via my ipod in the office)
• Dim Sims on the BBQ..... no Dim Sims over here at all