We celebrated our first anniversary this month (of arriving in Oz) and although the time has flown by, a lot has happened in that year - trips to New Zealand (including a 6.4 magnitude earthquake), Tasmania, Mornington Peninsula, Wilsons Prom and 3 transglobal flights!
Max has obviously changed the most as he was only 9 weeks old when we arrived and now he is a proper bloke hurling himself down the highest slide/climbing frame/clifftop he can find! Celia has changed too and not all for the better but I guess that's the terrible 3s for you. And as for us, Andy's hair has receeded a bit, mine has gone completely grey, but we've never regretted our move, and bar the first few weeks of understandable stress, we've loved our big adventure down under.
I've adjusted to being a fulltime mum and I can't think of anywhere better to do it. There's so much to do with the children and I have made such fantastic friends through the playgroups and mothers group I attend.
As for our future plans, we are still undecided but then we always said give it two years then decide and that's what we'll do.
The only other event worthy of note this week was my Huntsman spider encounter - I carried the beast in with the mail and got the shock of my life when this crawled out of a pamphlet onto the dinner table. Twenty hits with a Charlie and Lola library book later he was no more!
And for those sad people that actually follow this blog, a quick update on the outcome of our tribunal - the $5000 got reduced to $1750 so very happy bunnies!
Max has obviously changed the most as he was only 9 weeks old when we arrived and now he is a proper bloke hurling himself down the highest slide/climbing frame/clifftop he can find! Celia has changed too and not all for the better but I guess that's the terrible 3s for you. And as for us, Andy's hair has receeded a bit, mine has gone completely grey, but we've never regretted our move, and bar the first few weeks of understandable stress, we've loved our big adventure down under.
I've adjusted to being a fulltime mum and I can't think of anywhere better to do it. There's so much to do with the children and I have made such fantastic friends through the playgroups and mothers group I attend.
As for our future plans, we are still undecided but then we always said give it two years then decide and that's what we'll do.
The only other event worthy of note this week was my Huntsman spider encounter - I carried the beast in with the mail and got the shock of my life when this crawled out of a pamphlet onto the dinner table. Twenty hits with a Charlie and Lola library book later he was no more!
And for those sad people that actually follow this blog, a quick update on the outcome of our tribunal - the $5000 got reduced to $1750 so very happy bunnies!
