It's official

Ok, so i've come to terms with that fact that my wedding ring is gone. Let this be a reminder to all those out there with wedding rings that you should not go work in the bushlands of Australia and think that it'll be ok to wear your ring. It will slip off (probably) and get lost in the bush. :(

SO, I get to pick out a new ring. Should I A. get one exactly the same so that it replicates the original and honors all the hard work Jeremy went to to get it, or B. Pick a new one totally different? HELP

EKKA!

I've been meaning to post about the "Ekka" for awhile. The Ekka travels all over Australia and a month ago it came to Brisbane. It's kind of like a fair but BIGGER.We did our usual garage saleing on Saturday morn, then packed up lunch and headed south to Brissy! The night before, Greg arrived and was pretty tired, but we all had a lot of fun!

This is us on our way! Jeremy and his new woman....;)

Traveling music...

They have "show bags" that you can buy and in it is a bag of goodies that you could buy each for less than the cost ofthe bag itself, but it attracts a lot of attention inside the tent...It's kind of like an expo. We bought some YUMMY strawberry ice creams that have strawberries in the bottom of the cone! mmmm....:)

Mum and I got some soaps.

Refueling with some chocolate milk!

I stopped inside some China market place to feed Kylee and soon enough I had people stoping and smiling at Kylee. It was really funny! The Chinese women just stood in front of us for like 15 min and just laughed and played with Kylee. HAHA. I guess Bill thought it was amusing and took a pic.

They do an agriculture tent where people compete for the best lay out of their crops. This whole display is made up of produce. This is just one of many and this isn't even the coolest one! They had ones that had moving parts and smoke and stuff. It's just so cool. The best part was the free honey tasting booth! Yummy!

Then we headed to the show that started at dark...this was the coolest part

Chariott racing....REAL chariotts and it was really cool!!!!!!!!!!!

This is a 1950s truck that had a jet engine on the back of it that drove around the track and blew fire out the back of it. It was really loud and hot and it went around the track like 15 times just blowing smokey fire. It was cool like the first 2 times haha,

These are Toyota Hilux trucks. THIS WAS SO COOL! In this picture, they're driving FAST around the track but they're one or two inches apart from eachother, then they'd peel out and spin around and then go backwards and stuff.....I guess you'd have to be there to see how cool it was.

Then two of them drove around the track on two wheels on it's side. It was really cool!

Among other things, we were VERY tired as you can see, we're both yawning. I didn't even know that Bill was taking this picture! And Kylee feel asleep sitting up with me covering her ears.

After the fireworks, we headed back to the car to head home.

We had a great time and I would recommend the Ekka to all those who visit AUSTRALIA!!!!! Who's coming?!!!!

LOST

After looking in the usual spots, I realized I've lost my WEDDING RING!!!!!!!! AHHHHHH~!!!!!
Even though it's covered with insurance, I'm still very worried because I want THAT ring! HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Our apartment in Australia

Our Kitchen Our view (and Greg's room- Greg, Jeremy's brother, is staying with us for awhile and since we have only two bedrooms, he gets the closed in patio as a room:))

Our Living room

the "Toilet" -People don't say 'I need to go to the bathroom' here, they say "go to the toilet". It makes sense because the toilets are usually seperated from the "bathroom"

The bathroom (and behind me is the washroom)

Kylee's room

Our bedroom

The view from our bed...

Well, I know these are probably boring, but I don't really care! So here they are.

Sausage Sizzle

Sausage sizzles are a part of the Australian culture. Just pack up the "bangers'(sausages kind of like a hot dog, but real meat) and some bread and tomato sauce and head to the beach. Invite a few friends along the way (Greg and Nanny were the only ones who could come this time)

It doesn't hurt to fry up some zuccinis, tomatoes and onions to add to the meal... all you do is take the sausage, put it on a piece of bread (similar to a hot dog bun) slop on some sauce and eat up! As you can see, it was really yummy!

The man's job is to sizzle the sausages. The beaches have been equipped with barbeques at every picnic spot. Just push a button and the plate heats up! (you have to bring your own man though, they don't come for free!)

Verdict...Success! Just pack up what's left, take a quick night walk on the beach and head on home.

What a wonderful life!:)

Peanut butter, jelly and SAND sandwich!

We decided to pack a lunch and go down to the beach for lunch! It was lots of fun! It's been a HOT spring here is Australia and we have taken advantage of it! The fountains are really fun! Kylee loves her daddy!

PBJ&S sandwiches! The "crunch crunch" is the best part! After the first freak out about the sand being everywhere, I decided to surrender my losing battle with sand while at the beach. Eat up Ky!!!!!!!

Me and my girl!

"our beach" King's beach.

Happy Anniversary!

Yesterday was my 2nd anniversary. It was a wonderful day. It's so fun to think about how different things are compared to two years ago. Jeremy and I both agree that we've both changed and grown a lot since then (for the better). I'm so lucky to be married to Jeremy, he is a great husband and father and most of all, he's a great friend. I love him so much, heres to the future!
Well, enough with the soppy love stuff, Kylee had her first swimming lessons last Thursday. She did so well!! They do a class for babies to help them learn how and when to hold their breathe and how to grab onto something when they're under water if they drown. I thought I'd give it a try. Here are some pics....

Verdict: We love it! I wish every day was Thursday so that Kylee could have swimming lessons!!