I just wanted to wish Michael a happy 19th birthday. My, how you've changed over the years and how time flies. Hope you had a great day!Sunday, March 1, 2009
Happy Birthday Mike!
February 26, 2009
I just wanted to wish Michael a happy 19th birthday. My, how you've changed over the years and how time flies. Hope you had a great day!
I just wanted to wish Michael a happy 19th birthday. My, how you've changed over the years and how time flies. Hope you had a great day!
She's here!!!
February 20, 2009
MY 5th grandchild is finally here!!! (Our 10th). We are so glad she and her mom are doing so well. No pics yet, but will come soon! Can you believe she had the nerve to come while I was out of the country? I tried to convince Kim she could pant until I got home, but 2 days was just too long:)
She was born at 6:12 pm. She weighs 8 lbs 3 oz and is 20 inches long. She has lots of dark hair like her sister. Her name is Halle Paige Adams.
Congrats, Josh and Kim (and Chloee)!
MY 5th grandchild is finally here!!! (Our 10th). We are so glad she and her mom are doing so well. No pics yet, but will come soon! Can you believe she had the nerve to come while I was out of the country? I tried to convince Kim she could pant until I got home, but 2 days was just too long:)
She was born at 6:12 pm. She weighs 8 lbs 3 oz and is 20 inches long. She has lots of dark hair like her sister. Her name is Halle Paige Adams.Congrats, Josh and Kim (and Chloee)!
Friday, February 27, 2009
Leaving Australia
February 22, 2009
Leaving Australia was sad. We didn't want to go home to the cold, dreary weather. Leaving Gary there was even harder. We did come home with an extra suitcase to bring home souvenirs and chocolate. Glenworth Valley
February 21, 2009
Saturday we drove to Glenworth Valley to go horseback riding. This was probably our favorite activity. We took a two hour ride into the country. Gary rode a Clydesdale that was one of the bullies of the group. Rach rode Peter who was another bully. Ty was on Oscar. He was pretty mild mannered and I rode Brody, who was spunky and didn't want to mind me. It was really fun, but when we got back, a huge outback thunderstorm rolled in and we barely missed it, but it was an awesome sight! We loved seeing parrots on the bird feeder and the 200 horses on the land. At a creek on the ride, we saw a Water Dragon just out in the wild. It was weird! Oh yes, I did see a Kookaburra!
Saturday we drove to Glenworth Valley to go horseback riding. This was probably our favorite activity. We took a two hour ride into the country. Gary rode a Clydesdale that was one of the bullies of the group. Rach rode Peter who was another bully. Ty was on Oscar. He was pretty mild mannered and I rode Brody, who was spunky and didn't want to mind me. It was really fun, but when we got back, a huge outback thunderstorm rolled in and we barely missed it, but it was an awesome sight! We loved seeing parrots on the bird feeder and the 200 horses on the land. At a creek on the ride, we saw a Water Dragon just out in the wild. It was weird! Oh yes, I did see a Kookaburra!
One More Beach Day
February 20, 2009 
We had to take advantage of the sun once more and go back to the beach. We had a lot of fun making sand "castles" and seeing which ones would still stand when the water came. The kids were talking about the foolish man building his house upon the sand. I was pleased to see that they remembered some of their past experiences as they named each "castle." BTW, the Colosseum made it the longest, with Timpanogos coming in next.
Afterwards, we went back to Manly Beach to get some more fish and chips. Mmmm, they were good! Ty and Rach fed leftover fries to the seagulls.
It was so weird to look up into the trees and see these parrot-type birds. Rach happened to be doing a report on the macaw, while on this trip, and learned that these birds have a mate for life. We always saw them in pairs.
We had to take advantage of the sun once more and go back to the beach. We had a lot of fun making sand "castles" and seeing which ones would still stand when the water came. The kids were talking about the foolish man building his house upon the sand. I was pleased to see that they remembered some of their past experiences as they named each "castle." BTW, the Colosseum made it the longest, with Timpanogos coming in next.Afterwards, we went back to Manly Beach to get some more fish and chips. Mmmm, they were good! Ty and Rach fed leftover fries to the seagulls.It was so weird to look up into the trees and see these parrot-type birds. Rach happened to be doing a report on the macaw, while on this trip, and learned that these birds have a mate for life. We always saw them in pairs.
Monday, February 23, 2009
Blue Mountains
February 19, 2009
Gary had been wanting to see the Blue mountains, so we took a 1 1/2 hour drive to spend the day there. It's really more of a canyon than big mountains, but they were spectacular. The famous "Three Sisters" was three rocks side by side that were explained by a legend of sisters that were turned to stone. We took a ride on a train that went down the mountain vertically, which was intense, but short. We walked around the rainforest and rode the tram back up. We actually saw some "Tarzan" vines in the forest. 
Gary had been wanting to see the Blue mountains, so we took a 1 1/2 hour drive to spend the day there. It's really more of a canyon than big mountains, but they were spectacular. The famous "Three Sisters" was three rocks side by side that were explained by a legend of sisters that were turned to stone. We took a ride on a train that went down the mountain vertically, which was intense, but short. We walked around the rainforest and rode the tram back up. We actually saw some "Tarzan" vines in the forest. Gary loves to take pictures of the scenery. Here are a few.
When we got back, we took the ferry out to Manly Beach for some out-of-this-world fish and chips!
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Aquarium and Parametta
February 18, 2009
The day started out rainy, so we decided to see the Sydney Aquarium. It's amazing to see the colorful marine life that we'd probably never see otherwise. It was the wrong season for snorkeling, so the Great Barrier Reef was out.
The day cleared up beautifully, so we took an hour ferry ride up the river to a cute little town called Parametta. In learning about life there many years ago, it was interesting to learn that it used to take 3 days to make that trip to Sydney on the water. As their vessels improved, the time it took reduced. Of course we got a picture of the kids with the captain for Ty's class (the raccoon, remember?) Anyway, we were able to get some pictures of the famous Sydney Opera House and the bridge. On the trip back, the sky looked really smoggy from the smoke that had blown up from all of the terrible fires in Victoria.
The day started out rainy, so we decided to see the Sydney Aquarium. It's amazing to see the colorful marine life that we'd probably never see otherwise. It was the wrong season for snorkeling, so the Great Barrier Reef was out.The day cleared up beautifully, so we took an hour ferry ride up the river to a cute little town called Parametta. In learning about life there many years ago, it was interesting to learn that it used to take 3 days to make that trip to Sydney on the water. As their vessels improved, the time it took reduced. Of course we got a picture of the kids with the captain for Ty's class (the raccoon, remember?) Anyway, we were able to get some pictures of the famous Sydney Opera House and the bridge. On the trip back, the sky looked really smoggy from the smoke that had blown up from all of the terrible fires in Victoria.
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