happy christmas

happy christmas one and all! we've just had a splendid, summery christmas here in port macquarie, Australia. becca's first hot christmas!

we've been having a wonderful time here with family and friends. my sister rachel and victor's wedding was wonderful, a real celebration full of australian and karen/thai traditions.
we have also seen a lot of the country. since being here we have been to the family farm, down to melbourne, driven more than any sane person should, lots of beach, fun meals, walks, chats, pressies, christmas feasting and pinata (today!) etc. we ended the day today watching an amazing sunset from the roof of mum and dad's.

tomorrow (boxing day) we are off to the beach for brunch with my aunty nancie and cousins and their kids. we then only have a few days before jetting back to London.

checking in: singapore airport

well, we've made the first leg of our mammoth trip to Oz. Becca is just having a lie down on the floor while we wait to board the same plane we have just disembarked. it feels nice to be able to stretch our legs, and even pop out to an outdoor space to get hit with the singapore stinking hot and wet air. very humid.

i think this next flight is about 8 hours, then we drive from sydney to port macquarie and then family, wedding, fun!

little edster

we've had the pleasure of spending a lot of time with little eddie lately. we babysat one day, for the whole day which was such a joy. he is such a delightful little fella, and kept us entertained all day (AND we didn't have to bribe him with biscuits!!) we took him to the fish shop where we get our tropical fish which he loved. it is lovely spending more time with him, and he is really familiar with us now which is wonderful.