Australia... part 2

I just wanted to post a few more pictures of some of the activities we've been doing while in Australia. This picture was taken at the airport when we were leaving. One of the big reasons I wanted to go to Australia is because in the 18 years that Clinton and I have been married, I've never met Clint's oldest brother Alistar. Well, when we got there, Alistar was on the Eastern coast of Australia driving a truck back across the country. Well, each day we were keeping updates on where he was to see if he'd get back in time. Sure enough, 15 minutes before we got on the plane to leave, Alistar walked into the airport! I finally got to meet him!! This is a picture of everyone who came to see us off. I have to say... most of these people we had never met before, but we felt really loved by all these great folks while we were there. Thanks so much Armitages (and Thomsons!!).


This is David, Clint, Diane and Alistar... 4 siblings.

Clint and I also got to go to the Indian Ocean.. how cool is that??!!?? Although it was winter, the temperature wasn't too bad, so I talked Clint into taking off our shoes and socks and getting our toes in the ocean... hello! It's the Indian Ocean- we couldn't pass it up! A wave came up behind us though and got us all wet! The other picture is Clinton getting caught by a wave as he was standing on the rocks.

Zach had a blast with all his cousins. These are the two that he hung out with the most. Deborah (14y) is in the red sweatshirt and Becky (18y) in the black.

We also got to watch a rugby game on TV- Australia Wallabies VS. the All Blacks. Clint was dressed appropriately in his All Black gear...

But his brother David came in with a Wallabie's jersey on! Whatever David!!! Thank goodness he was joking- but All Blacks won- so all is good.

Another fun thing we did was make vinyl signs. I took over the vinyl already cut, and we bought boards and paint over there. They all turned out so different, but so cute. This is Vanessa and her 3 cute kids :)

This is Rita... David's wife and our sis-in-law. It was just so fun to see her again.

We had an absolutely amazing time in Australia. Zach even saw a Kangaroo the night before we left on the side of the road... but I never saw one :( Next time for sure!!! Now it's off to New Zealand and more fun. This is the plane we took from Auckland to Napier where his parents live. More tales from New Zealand to come!!