New Home

*We are moved into a new home and the grass is mown.
*Loving that the push mower is not only environmentally friendly but fun (at least for now!).
*Baby check ups are going well, the baby is a normal size and healthy.
*Looking forward to unpacking the last box.

Oh Baby

A quick update on our little baby while I am at it.

Growing on the outside:

And growing on the inside:


27 weeks now and getting very excited about meeting the little one, who is stretching and yawning and rolling inside!

Vanuatu: the rest

The rest of Vanuatu. Mainly in photos.
There was:
::sunset watching,
::exploring,
::walking,
::swimming,
::treasure hunting,
::a bike ride to the aquarium,
::feeding the turtles and sharks at the aquarium,
::coconut throwing,
::a couple of trips into town,
::visiting the markets,
::eating ice-cream.
Enjoy!

Vanuatu: daily routines

In Vanuatu we stayed at a beautiful bungalow at Tamanu...on the beach.

In front of our bungalow were two fantastic sun-beds, just for us.

Which had an even more fantastic view from them.

On which we read, relaxed, listened to music and I even did some knitting (but with 80% humidity and 30 degree days, the knitting was in short bursts only!).

We treasure hunted on the beach almost everyday, which resulted in an excellent collection of shells on our balcony. 

After a hard day of swimming,relaxing and beach going, we washed the salt away in the open air bathroom.

After which we made the long trek from our bungalow to the restaurant (behind Adam) and enjoyed a delicious meal.

It was a very nice routine that we got into. With no television or Internet, we really enjoyed nature, talks and relaxation everyday.

Vanuatu: preview

A quick preview from our trip to Vanuatu.

I think I will draw on these images to relax during labour! What a beautiful and relaxing place it was. More pictures to come.

a quick trip

To Queensland. Enjoy.

a bit more knitting, and a break

One more knitting project that I finished up today. The pattern comes from 'The Big Book of Kids' Knits' by Zoe Mellor. Now we have a new little addition to our bed.
I changed the face to include some scrap fabric. In part to hide the messy seams, and also just because it looked cute.


I am flying to Queensland tomorrow to visit family and then Adam and I head to Vanuatu shortly thereafter. So things may be a little quiet on the blog for awhile. As I ate lunch today (complete with an umbrella in my juice to get me in the mood!) I planned and dreamt about my holidays. We will be in Vanuatu for a week. It is the first time we have ever stayed in one place for a whole week. We usually hire a car and zoom all over the place. Adam is calling this our babymoon and it involves a week of beach going and relaxing before we have a new little being in our lives.

While eating lunch and reading about Vanuatu I made a list of what I plan to do there and thought I would share:

1. Sleeping
2. Eating
3. Daily swims in the ocean
4. Snorkeling
5. Baby bump bonding
6. Reading
7. Relaxing
8. Playing boggle, cranium, the pig game
9. Drawing
10. Relaxing
11. Enjoying good company
12. Talking
13. Exploring
14. and did I mention relaxing?

I am looking forward to all the adventures March is bringing my way.