BabyMoon

Like a honeymoon, the babymoon is a holiday. It is a last hurrah for a couple before the birth of their child.

Natalie organised a really nice week away for us up on the Sunshine Coast at Coolum back in September.

During the time up there we soaked up the early spring sunshine, went wine tasting (only a little for Natalie) and went to the Australia Zoo, the legacy of Steve Irwin.



Above: The southern end of the main Coolum Beach.



Above: Natalie enjoying an ice cream sundae at the Big Pineapple.


Above: Just how much can a koala bear? One of the furry critters at Australia Zoo.


Above: Natalie meets one of the locals



Above: Peter finds a new friend.


Above: Feeding time at the Zoo.

A year on

I have now been in my job one year.

It feels good. I feel settled and the company is going well.

My role is a really good one and I am confident in it.

Happy days!

The countdown is on!

Natalie is due in less than three weeks.

It is an exciting time for us.

Natalie finished work last week and so is a lady of leisure - as much as you can be when you feel like a whale (her word, not mine).

We don't know whether it is a boy or a girl, so that adds to the excitement. And with Christmas only a month away it means an exciting Christmas for us.

Cricket for me is now on hold. I have played four matches and had a pretty good time with the bowling taking 9 wickets in about 19 overs (spread over the four matches). With us winning our grade last year and going up a grade I thought my bowling would be less effective than in the past. It seems though that I might be a little more accurate this year and the batsmen a little less patient when facing me.

Anyway, with regards to the baby: stay tuned...

New House - finally

Finally we have pictures of our new place here.

For the last few months we have been busy painting and preparing the place. If moving house is a big job we made it significantly bigger with us painting all rooms of the house apart from the laundry and garage.

It has taken longer than usual because we have been painting primarily on the weekends. But the place looks great now that we have it done.

Next job is the garden, which while not too bad requires some TLC.

Above: The Nursery - which will be getting a work-out soon enough.



Above: The front of our place.



Above: Our backyard - which is surprisingly large for a duplex.