Post Christmas Photos

Under Dezi's desk makes a great hidey hole to play and charge a DS.

Thank you Nan and Pop!

Story time with Lilly

Pump it up

10, 9, 8 . . .

Blast Off!

Going out with a bang

Christmas Day

Jackson delivers my present.

DS from Grandma and Grandpa

Oh Yeah!

Batman and Robin

Santa

Some of the clan

Miss Em

Robin

Gracie

Dez

Madness

Baby Lilly

More Robin

Baby Beth

Dez and I finished Chitty Chitty Bang Bang yesterday and celebrated by watching the movie. Even though the movie has been playing all day, the consensus was that the book was definitely better. There were way more gangsters in the book. Dez said about the movie, "Oh God! Not another song!" Then we made some of Monsieur Bon-Bon's secret fooj. It was a little runny, though I'm sure that was more to do with the chef than the recipe. Besides it makes a good segue for our next chapter book, Superfudge.

Hollywood took us on his boat yesterday.

It was Jaiden's first boat trip.

We went to the sand dunes at Straddie,

did some fishing,

helped the tide come in,

and climbed a mountain

all the way up to the sky.

There was a nice view.

Then we slid down the mountain.

And climbed back up.

The ocean is on the other side of the dunes.

Sleigh ride

Just like Christmas trees in the snow.

Shells

Hang on to brother!

The fallen trees at the next stop made me kind of nervous.

Brett not catching any fish

The catch of the day

Tuckered out

Dezi at the helm

We went to visit Auntie Tiff at her new place on Mount Tamborine. She lives near the Botanical Gardens.

Japanese Bridge

Kookaburra Giving Directions

Photo by the Dezster

Rolling, Rolling, Rolling, Keep those Children Rolling . . .

Training-Wheel-Free Zone

The Party in the Big Shed wasn't as flashy as it was last year, but it was still nice evening out. We won a $20 voucher to the Castaway Cafe.

There were two jumping castles, and

Santa in a police car.

Unlike his mad dash to the front last year, Jaiden waited so patiently for his turn that he was last in line.

Lolli bags

Addy's first tear-free Santa experience

No, Santa, please don't go.