I'm glad.. finally, my brother's book is published! My sis and brother in law helped to upload it and my dear hubby designed the cover! Family is important and they play a special part in our lives. I always say, it's My Family Resource Center. I'm blessed!
Caylie really enjoys her time here in Melbourne. She loves to read outside, under the warm sunshine on the deck. Joey BBQ delicious steak for dinner. Caleb enjoys the warm from the grill and the fellowship with Ebbie and Joey too.
We went for dinner to celebrate Ryan's birthday. This is the actual day. The kids had lots of fun playing in the game area.
Caylie had her hand painted for free! It's a beautiful butterfly.
Very beautiful scenery. Lovely. Very breath taking moment. As I watch the sunset, I begin to admire natures beauty and I'm in awe of the scene. It's real and it's not a poster! What an awesome God.
Dayson found some bones, like a sea creature bones. Looks like a frog or something. He found it in the sand on the beach and he was so excited. He said, 'Look mommy, I'm an archeologist'. Then he started to do more searching of branches, etc. He was having fun!
Visit to the Wild Life at Philip Island. It was a great experience!
Koalas and Kangaroos. So cute.
The Kangaroos are so gentle and lovely.
It's the 2nd night of Planet Shakers Conference at Hisense Arena. It's just a few minutes before it starts when my hubby hand me an Iphone 4 (with the help of Ebbie and Joey) and said "Happy Birthday, It's yours!". This is a pleasant surprise! My birthday is not till in a few days time, but I guess he wanted me to enjoy it earlier. As for me, I'm just happy to receive it!
This trip has so far been a bonding time for the kids and their cousins. You know, here in Melbourne McDonalds they serve a drink called Freezy Coke or Freezy Fanta.
It was freezing cold out at night and we went to St Kilda to see the penguins. They were so cute! We had a good time. It's hard to take a clear picture because it's dim. The kids totally enjoyed themselves.
each front. It's great to have the mall just on the beach! Lovely! The cousins really had a good time together. We parents became cameraman.
Before the day was over, right after the pool party, we went (for the first time) to a drive in movie! Interesting and enjoyable experience! We watched the movie 'HOP'. What a day! Totally blessed!
After church and lunch, we went to join Ebbie and family at Ryan's Pool Birthday Party. I learn a lot from that event and I totally enjoyed it. I watched how the Program Leaders chaired the pool games. I admire their professionalism and creativity. The indoor pool is a heated area, so it's warm and good inside.
Here's Caylie trying on of the games. She swings on the rob then jumps into the water! She's brave! And she enjoys it! She went a few times.
We took a night flight, arrived Melbourne at 8:10am. Our kids managed to sleep through the flight but not us. So we were tired when we arrived, but the Melbourne air and meeting Joey, Ebbie, Ryan and Noel gave us life and energy to last through the day.
Everything seems to be going smoothly, till we were held back at the boarding gate due to one of our passport. We recently renewed our passport but one of it was not perfectly done. It was out of alignment and the officer had to ensure that we did not forge the passport. We didn't realized the photo was not exactly in the middle. Due to the imperfect production, we were held up for half and hour. It was a good thing I brought all our old passports and the receipts of our new passports!! The supporting documents helped to certify the passport. Lesson learned: The next time you do a passport, check to make sure the main page is done in perfect alignment to avoid problems!
This is a picture of Dayson's improvisation. His daddy blew up the plastic bag as balloons for the boys to keep them occupied while we were buying groceries. When we arrived home, we were surprise that Daddy's "balloon" became Dayson's bolster! He looks comfortable hugging it to sleep. You will never know what ideas children can come up with all the time.
