Hello, Here are some recent pictures. I am on holiday for 2 weeks just because its Christmas- so I get the time to bless you all with photos and news of our lives. We have been pretty busy around the house, as usual. Lots of projects sprucing up the yard and getting rid of old school concrete paths. We really needed a home for the crazy grape vines, so our friend Jamie helped us build a pergola. It has become very handy for dining outdoors on the hot, sunny days:

Here is Zoe enjoying one of her Christmas treats in the shade of the grape laden pergola. And yes, we will be able to lay in the hammock and bite grapes off of the vine!

Zoe being protective of her new squirrel!

We wanted to have a christmas tree, but didn't have the heart to cut one down, so we bought a fejoa tree and will be plating in the yard soon. It came complete with decorations (I mean the flowers) Here it is with our new Snowflake Bentley ornament from Jericho, VT (thanks mom!).

Joy and Brian getting ready for stockings!


Zoe, very keen on getting into her stocking.

Brian tending to Christmas dinner, Salmon marinated in soy sauce and maple syrup and grilled on the BBQ. BBQs on Christmas are a Kiwi tradition.


My firs trifle ever! Yum, it was good on christmas and even better the next day.

I hope that your holidays are restful and fun. I have to go weed my veggie patch, then I will post pictures of it! Enjoy the sunshine and/or the snow!