Santa's on his way

Just a quick note to let you know that rainy Brisbane is treating us well these days. The wet weather has meant the usual scorching heat hasn't yet hit us, although summer only officially began today (Dec. 1st). We're getting ready for our first full Christmas here, after our trip home in '08 and a sojourn north to Maryborough last year. We'll be housesitting for our friends in a nearby suburb while they vacation in Europe, and their house has air conditioning and a pool, much to the delight of Laura and Edie. It'll be as though we took a vacation ourselves - all we have to do is feed the dog.

Edie's been enjoying baking and decorating with her mom, getting ready for the holidays. She has been calling her snowman Ho-Ho, so perhaps she hasn't quite figured out the details yet. Her next surgery isn't likely to happen until May or June, but her spirits are high so we're happy to manage things as they are for the moment.

Bub number two is also incubating nicely. I would share our ultrasound photo but our scanner is broken and let's face it, a blurry image of an unborn child really only means something to parents and perhaps grandparents, especially when it's the 2nd child and the novelty has worn off from the 1st. Someday he or she might read this post, further contributing to his/her 2nd child syndrome characterized by lack of attention and general neglect. But hey, I'm a 2nd child, I can say those things out loud right? After all, there's no way Edie will hog all the attention in our household, will she? Hmmm.

All for now. Enjoy the photos.

December 2010