Dried Mango

We have had a box of mangoes at home that have not been consumed as fast as they were ripening. I have had my mum's dehydrator out and we dried some mango. It was very easy, just took a while to dry and we now have dried mango. Now the mango is disappearing very fast!

Family Catch Up and Christmas Lights

Gary and Arlene were in Canberra for a few days so we caught up for a family dinner and went to see the Christmas lights in the city

We had dinner at Mr Shabu Shabu a Japanese restaurant where you could cook your own dinner on your  own individual stove- lots of fun and very nice. Charlie thought it was great fun.

Little Ben the two year old- my youngest nephew- who was full of beans and very cute!

Some of the cousins posing for a photo- even Lachlan agreed to the photo

  Then we wandered into the city centre and checked out the Christmas lights, there were certainly lots of them.

Bindi and Mia- Mia turns 12 in a couple of weeks and every time I see her she has grown a little more!

Arlene, Matthew, Ben and Gary- it was lovely to catch up with them.

Bill and I- glad I took my jacket it was quite cold with the wind blowing!

Family Dinner

Had a lovely time catching up with Simon, Bindi and the kids on Sunday night after arriving back from Melbourne. I just love Charlie's lego slippers! Bindi had the house looking very Christmassy and Bill spent some time helping set up Charlie's telescope.

Bill's Birthday

Bill had a birthday this week- went and met him in at work and we had a picnic in a park nearby. Amy made him a rocky road birthday cake!

Visit to Berwick

Spent the weekend in Melbourne and stayed with mum out at Berwick. She is very happy in her unit and the garden is looking great. It was a relaxing weekend, weather was cool and wet. Had a lovely time catching up with family on Saturday night and a friend during the day. 

Sister Missionaries Learn to Make Pavlova

The sister missionaries came around this week and helped us set up some of the Christmas Decorations so our house looks a little bit Christmassy! Also I taught them how to make pavlova so they can make it when they go home back to Utah. It was a fun afternoon!

Raspberries

Have started picking raspberries. This was my first bowl with a couple of blueberries as well. Am now picking a bowl twice the size as this- they are yummy on my breakfast in the morning if they make it in from the vine.