Merry Chrissy!

   Yep, they really say that here.   We've gotten fairly used to the Aussie tendency to shorten and add different endings to words, but some still make us laugh.  Merry Chrissy.  Can't say that with a straight face.

   We've had a hard time getting our brains wrapped around Christmas being in summer.  We really wanted it to feel like summer, yet it hasn't.  Sydney's unusually cool and rainy weather has continued all month.  Christmas Eve and Christmas, however, have been beautiful and so we spent lots of time down at the beach.  Mia was eager to surf on Christmas but a cyclone across the "Top End" of Australia caused dangerous surf conditions down the east coast. 

Stockings were hung by the kitchen with care.

Native Australian banksia

The kids' favorite "wobble" game on the paddleboard.

Christmas is exhausting for everyone.

A few snaps of the beach on Chrissy - 

Hoping the stunning weather continues!