i miss my beautiful sister and her lovely family...

my little drummer boy

Caleb was the star of the Christmas program. solo and acapella. he performed monday, tuesday and twice on wednesday evening. he was asked if he wanted to try out for the part, auditioned and got it, praticed for several weeks before christmas and had an absolute blast doing it. he says he wants to do it again next year.


more christmas to come...

christmas morning

we started the morning by reading the Christmas story and acting out the parts with our nativity

and then came the presents...

the biggie

we gave each of the 4 kids toilet paper rolls with letters on them to unscramble to find where the last present was hidden.

they did well
m: mom
e: bed
c: room
a: closet


that's where they found our newest addition to the Sutton clan, Aussie the hamster!

happy birthday Jesus

my illegal post: merry christmas

memories

elijah made this angel at school and put it up in the window. i so enjoy when my kids treasure something they have created and find the "perfect spot" for it!


THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CALEB AND ELIJAH

A

B


can you guess which clothes came off of which kid? go ahead, add a comment and cast your vote. I can't imagine many of you would have any difficulty determining who did what here. so amazing how different God has created each of them! and how precious they both are!

Mommy... please come home.

Ok... it's been 15 long days since mommy left for Australia and we miss her a lot. We're a little worried that she'll love the warm weather, the fun new experiences, her wonderful sister and brother-in-law and that cute little man Francesco. So we've made a little video to reminder her of what she's missing.

Mommy, please come home.



And here's a little reminder of what else you're missing.

Day # 11, a note to the kiddos...

it is way past my bedtime so i will only post a few pics from my trip to Cleland National Park today. i love you all and missed you heaps today! heaps is a word they use in Austrailia to mean "lots". i love you each so much and wish you could have been with me today.

xoxox
mum (they say mum instead of mom) :o)

Damian, Amy, and Francesco


Cleland National Park


tazmanian devil


not sure what this is?



dingo (these are wild and vicious dogs)


koala (i got to pet this one!)


pelican


kangaroo & emu



i am feeding a joey, i have video too!


echidna


a beautiful family



sunset at glenelg beach


ok, maybe it was more than a few pics, hope you have fun looking at them! love you all! missing you xoxo

Day # 9, monday

On the tram on the way to Central Business District (downtown) Adelaide


Festival Center


Central Business District of Adelaide, this area is one square mile


St. Peter's Cathedral


solar panels near the Festival Center, Adelaide is referred to as the Festival State


Elder park, downtown Adelaide


aboriginal art mural in downtown Adelaide



a gum tree, amy says they get much bigger than this


a pelican gone fishing...


these black swans were getting a little too close...


Elder park in downtown Adelaide


he is so sweet


Austrailian rules football is called "footy"


these are the pigs by the fountain at Rumble Mall (an outdoor mall)

Day # 8, francesco's christening day

i was a litte preoccupied being the god mum and other exciting events. i will post the pics when i get them from others cameras.

marco made profiter rolls for us from scratch! they were fabulous.


uncle david with his profiter rolls


nonna rosetta and rosetta, she just goes crazy over this little guy


uncle marco and francesco


albatross at grange beach


thank you amy and damian for the time and memories i have had in australia and with your beautiful son! what a lovely time it has been. i am so grateful.


this is a delicious meal rosetta prepared for us, called biscotti, bread drizzled with olive oil, cherry tomatoes, a cheese similar to mozerella (bocinchini), prosciotto, and olives. it was excellent!


damian, his brother marco and sister marissa