Lilly, Ella and H...

We've really enjoyed catching up with the Cribbs again now that we're back in Perth. Here's a lovely snap of the 3 kids being towed around the back yard in Harrison's clam shell pool.

Milkshake madness

After Christmas we had a trip to Albany. We visited whale world (a weird "theme park" paying homage to Albany's quite recent whaling past, and attempting to cater to the green dollar at the same time). Best thing about it was the superb scones for morning tea, and this photo of Simon and Harrison simultaneously inhaling their milkshakes.

Christmas with Grandma

Harrison thoroughly enjoyed his second Christmas. He understood exactly what presents were for (him, mainly), and loved all the Santas in the shops and in catalogues. We had our nativity scene up, and he used to go for the figurines and say "wise man", "donkey"... Grandma was staying with us, and even though it was very sad not to have Grandpa as well this year, it was lovely for Harrison to be able to give her a good morning cuddle every morning.
Here's a photo of them on Christmas morning....

A new year

It's been quite a while since my last post. Since then we've had a couple of visits from family and friends (Simon's parents, Michele and Mul, Simon's mum and Marg and Neil, Lindy and her girls...), and a couple more are in the offing (my parents, VJ again, Simon's mum and aunty Audrey). We spent Christmas in Perth (much cooler than Brisbane!), and tripped around the south west once or twice after Christmas. We've been back a couple of times to Brisbane as well. Today is the first day of semester for both of us, so life is getting a bit hectic. I should be moving to part time work in March sometime, which will relieve a bit of the day to day work/family pressure.