Arizona

The windy scenic roads of Sedona, it is truly a
beautiful place. We managed to have a quick
getaway to Arizona before Les left. We had a
great holiday, hiking site seeing and generally
relaxing in the wonderful Cabin we had.


Sunset is the perfect time to see the mountains



Dylan was very excited to be in the zeep, but
only managed to stay awake through half of it.
And yes it was the off road bit that was incredibly
bumpy that he fell a sleep on.



We took a great senic helicopter flight which
Dylan was very excited about he thought it
was pretty good being able to wear the headset
and talk to the pilot.


Dylan was having a fun time practicing
"freezing", we had be trying to teach him to stop
when we say freeze and he was having a great time
practicing his very stylish stop.
He was quite the adventurer that day, we went
for a hike in one of the many canyons in the area.
Les carried Dylan all the way down the trail, but
on the way back Dylan wanted to hike with
Mummy and Daddy. He certainly did a really
good job, hiking or running most of the way, a few
tumbles, but a dust off and kisses on the boo boo's
and he was off again.
It was great to spend some family time together.

Cherry Blossom festival

We enjoyed an afternoon in DC at the cherry blosson festival. We met up with Amanda, Charlie and baby william, it was a little chilly but lovely to see and to catch up with some friends. On the way back stopped off at the Zoo to see the lions and then for a bite to eat at Spicies.

Skiing Holiday in Denver

We kicked off the year with a weeks skiing in Denver. It was wonderful to get away as a family for a little vacation. We all had a great time, Dylan seemed eager to get on some skis - maybe next year. We had a great few days on the slopes, starting with 6inches of fresh snow and barely anyone on the slopes, definitely a good time of the year to ski.

Enjoying a final evening in Melbourne with Bernie, Mum and Dylan. We went and had dinner in the city, in the evenings they have this great fire display, it was pretty impressive. We all enjoyed an evening together wondering around.

Dylan meets his other cousins in Swan Hill at Tamara's and Daniels house. A lot of fun was had by all. Dylan's uncle Terry was quick to ensure that he was supporting the right footy team and teaching him how to cheer, go the blues.

Senic spots at the Prom

Bernie and I enjoyed a walk to Squeaky Beach while Mum looked after Dylan. There had been a few storms so the trails were a little water logged. We braved the icy waters to get out to the beach so we could enjoy some of the fantastic scenes at the prom. love this place.

Wild Life of the Prom

Saw pleanty of animals while we were at the prom. Kangaroos, wombats, wallaby's and all types of birds including roselas, galas and kookaburras

Really Enjoyed getting down to the Prom, it is one of my favorite places in Victoia. I use to spend a lot of time down there, hiking and diving with Friends, so it was great to now enjoy it with Dylan and my family. We managed to get some walks in on Wednesday before the weather turned bad. Even got mum 4WD (the pushing kind) on the beach which was pretty fun. Dylan seemed to enjoy being in the outdoors all snuggled up.

Start of the Road Trip in OZ

Picked up Mum today she came into Melbourne, Dylan has now got to meet both his Grandmas which is great. We then packed up and headed on our big roadtrip, very tight squeeze in the car, but Bernie got it all in. Our first stop was to catch up with an old Uni friend of mine, Gayle who got in contact with me again via facebook, it was great to see here again. We finally got down to Wilsons Promotory the southern most tip of Austraila, later that night. It was a pretty good trip, Dylan was great travelling once again. We even had to stop off and enjoy some American cusine (actually coffee only) along the way. Stayed in a house right down at the Prom, which was a good thing as the weather got a bit wild and woolly.

Started the first few days in Australia catching up with Family and Friends. Bernie Drove down to Melbourne and Lyn flew in for a few days to see us also. Dylan Loved meeting his Aunties and I certainly appreciated all the tips and help on Motherhood. Spent a nice day, first having Brunch with Greg before he headed of to the UK and then visiting some old haunts. Enjoyed a great Turkish lunch down on Sydney Road before a sad goodbye to Lyn.

Trip to Wisconsin

We were off on our trip to WI to see Les's family last weekend. Dylan is clearly a flying pro, he seemed to enjoy his first flight, chatting and just chilling out, it must have been all those flights that I did while I was pregnant. It was a great trip, Dylan got to meet his Cousins, Aunts, Uncles and Grandparents, I think he managed to charm them all. We also had Dylan't baptism which went really well, Dylan was the classic baby, crying through the ceramony, but all said and done it went pretty smoothly. Les and I were also able to catch up with some old friends which is always great.

Michelle back in Oz

While Les was chained to his desk prepping for the Fall MBA exams Michelle escaped back to Oz to bring our new news to her Mum and sisters. Being the Aussie winter (they actually do have a winter, kind of) the girls booked a B&B at Lake Mountain. This was Michelle's mum's first experience with snow, and she even strapped on the snowshoes! Michelle (and bubbie) joined Bernie, Tamara and Daniel for a cross-country ski.

Of course, no trip to Oz would be complete without a visit with good friends in Melbourne. Michelle caught up with Rod, Lauren, Paul and Dave.

She finished off the visit with a road-trip to the old 'hood: passing through Seymour (her birthplace) on the way to Mildura (on the mighty Murray!).

Christmas in Oz!

After two years away we returned to Oz for the holidays. Michelle arrived by way of New Zealand (and a four day lay-over with Olga and Paul),

Les met up with Deggs in Sydney before we were reunited again (if only briefly) before Michelle was off to Melbourne and Les went up the coast to Nelson Bay. Alas, we met up again in Muldura for a traditional Aussie Xmas (Bar-B-Q, swimming pool, backyard cricket, and the biggest bloody portable esky (beer cooler) we've ever seen. Good times...