Be Warned a Huge Photo Share

It has been a crazy crazy week. Most of our week has been taken up looking for one of these
We are hoping to go on a little adventure later this year for about 4 months, and since there is a lot more choice in Brissie of finding a van, our days have been pretty busy searching the internet looking for one and then going out to check them out.
However we have managed to catch up with a few friends during the night and on Saturday our really good friends Dan and Jenni from Rocky ended up coming on a road trip with us to Kingaroy (their old stompin' ground) to check out what we thought sounded like the perfect van. Unfortunately, it was a little overpriced for all the extra work we would need to put into the van to make it suitable for us to live in for 4 months. Still it was an enjoyable day out in the country.
We have also managed to catch up with our adopted missio family from PNG who are home on furlough at the moment. They will be heading up to Rocky to stay with us for a week of two next week, and before moving into the house they will spend the next 3-4 months in. It was so exciting to catch up with them. WE love their kids and think of them as our adopted grandkids. It was so exciting to get some cuddles and hear all their stories. We met up with them at mutual friends, and whilst we were sitting at the table chatting, Joel made this.
Thought it was ever so cute.
Of course I had to take a photo of him with it too.
Emma was only a baby when they went back to PNG last time, so were not sure whether she would remember us too much.- but we got cuddles and lots of chatting from her as well. Wondering if it had something to do with the fact that her older sister was telling her how that at Uncle Steve's and Aunty Karen's we get lollipops, and iceblocks when it is hot, and they have Fruit Loops for us too. (Got to be able to spoil grandkids sometimes, especially when we only get to see these guys every 3 years or so)

Sarah has a friend who is studying to be a Personal Trainer, so late Friday afternoon but Steve and Sarah had a boxing session with him.
Steve got a compliment once he had finished in that the PT commented that he hoped he was as fit as Steve when he was his age. Mind you Steve is still feeling the after affects of that workout today.
Sarah got right into it too. She is also having trouble sitting down. Obviously they have both used muscles that they don't normally use. Both enjoyed the work out heaps though and it was nice doing it in the cool of the evening in the front yard.

Whilst we were touring the countryside yesterday, Sarah got creative and did these paintings for her newly done up bedroom. The photo is not good but they look AWESOME in real life and I am so proud of her. She really has got their home looking lovely.
This morning we had our last sleepin for the holidays, Steve is at a work conference for the next couple of days, we need to leave early on Wednesday to head home, and then it is back to work. We slept in until 9am this morning, and then went to PERK's at Garden City for the BEST Banana Pancake Brunch ever. Sarah and Colin introduced us to them when we visited in early December.
Pete was heading off to the BDO with a new hair cut today. Bit of a drastic shock for us. Then really I don't know why we should ever be shocked by Pete. He dropped in to give me his elephant costume to mend. He attended a fancy dress Birthday Party last night and his tail fell off.
Finally a Photo Collage from 2009. Some of the highlights of our year, month by month.

JANUARY 2009

FEBRUARY 2009
MARCH 2009
APRIL 2009
MAY 2009
JUNE 2009
JULY 2009
AUGUST 2009
SEPTEMBER 2009
OCTOBER 2009
NOVEMBER 2009
DECEMBER 2009
And finally just to dust off the end of 2009, a few of my favourite single layouts from the year.
And now for a quieter couple of days, to shop and do some girlie things whilst Steve is at his conference before we head home.