Scott and Bailey

Scott was really looking forward to catching up with Bailey while he was in Melbourne.

Belated Christmas in Melbourne

After arriving in Melbourne we all gave out our presents. It was a quiet Christmas for Mum and Dad this year as we spent Christmas in Sydney and Deb & Ian spent Christmas in Thailand with his parents. Luckily technology allows us to keep in touch and we were able to Skype each other on Christmas day; although we did have some trouble getting it to work. While we were in Melbourne we were able to catch up with some old friends and just spend some time relaxing with family which was very nice.

Trip To Melbourne

After Christmas in Sydney, we hopped back in the car for the long trek to Melbourne. Rachelle was attending a conference in Melbourne and so hitched a ride with us as well.

Christmas with the Woldhuis'

Christmas this year was in Sydney with Tamara's family. After church, we started to open presents - we were all very spoilt. We now have a webcam and were able to talk (and see) with Mum and Dad in Melbourne and Deb and Ian in Thailand (they were visiting Ian's parents for christmas). We all had a big lunch and then played some games in the afternoon.

Gingerbread Houses

Tamara decided it would be fun to try and make some gingerbread houses for some of the family. They proved to be quite a challenge and even required some work from the resident handyman. But that wasn't the difficult part; they still had to be transported to Sydney and Melbourne. After some very smooth driving they made it to Sydney with only minor damage - let's hope the last ones make it to Melbourne.

Our Christmas Tree

Seeing as though this is our first christmas as a married couple, we needed to get a new christmas tree. Previously, Scott had a 'batchelor' tree (about 30cms tall with no ornaments) so we are both happy with the new tree we have.