Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

Hope your celebrations have been joyous. We have enjoyed lots of fun with Bertrams and Days. We have enjoyed reunions with friends and the girls have had plays friends Sarah & Natalia, Aimee & Jade, Holly and Darcie and look forward to others in the new year. Christmas Day we headed back to Mordialloc Baptist Church which was fun and familiar. We then went to Penny and Christiaan's for lunch and then back to Tamsin's for the Day family shenanigans. It was great to have all the cousins together. Zoe remarked "Isn't it so great we are all together again." I agree with you Zo-zo!

On Boxing Day we headed to Pomonal and had a day of Grandma and Poppa to ourselves before the Bertram gang arrived. Once again it was cousin heaven! We enjoyed lazy mornings on the deck, good food, great games, horsey rides, tree climbs, cricket (some love it), and plenty of visits to the hen pen and bunny cage over at the neighbours, swims at Halls Gap pool and even a trip to the Halls Gap Wildlife Park which was greatly appreciated by our little animal lovers. On our way home we detoured to afternoon tea and easy conversation with the growing Brook family in Kensington. Best wishes for the Feb baby, Sarah,Stewart and Henry!

PS. Suggestions for names for the Brook baby.

I'm thinking Edwin for a boy! or Leo.

For a girl ( if Milly is now not an option) perhaps Ellie, Sally, Ally, Abigail, Tabitha, Emmeline (with the intention of calling her Emmy if it somehow morphs into Milly that's not your fault) or Matilda (with the intention of calling her Tilly and if it morphs into Milly , again not your fault).