Valē, Nanna

On Christmas eve, Nanna (Mum's mum) passed away in hospital. She will be sadly missed by us all. Her funeral was held in Toowoomba today, but unfortunately we couldn't attend. So we had a quiet morning here at home in remembrance. The photo above is a couple of years old, but shows the whole family together and happy.

Christmas Photos

Here is a small selection of photos from our Christmas Day. We all had a great time, even if we were run off our feet the whole time (hence the lack of photos).

2008-12-25, Christmas Day 2008

We had Christmas lunch at our place, with Jess and Kelli cooking up a storm (and only breaking one glass platter - Jess still has a bit cut down the back of her leg to prove it!). After lunch there was a brief nap time allowed, then it was down to Jan and Graham's place (who were in Townsville for their Christmas) to dive in their pool with the kids. After splashing about there for a couple of hours we headed back home for a quiet dinner comprising of lunch leftovers fried up on the barbie, along with some prawns that Brendan and Jess bought along.

All in all, a good day was had by all!

Merry Christmas everyone!!!

Tis that time of year again - Dec 24 to be exact! And it's a beautifully warm 32-degree day here in sunny Cairns. It's almost warm enough for me to be bothered closing up the house and putting the AC on, actually. It's shaping up to be a warm day tomorrow as well, albeit slightly overcast. We haven't had any serious rain this season yet, so hopefully it will hold off for one more day.

To all our friends and family all around the globe, near or far, we'll be thinking of you all tomorrow, and hope you have a lovely Christmas day planned where-ever this may find you. To those lucky ones who have some time off (I'll be working on the non-public holidays this year, unfortunately), make sure you enjoy the break, however swift it may go. We hope to catch up with everyone in the coming year!

Happy Christmas everyone!
And a very exciting New Year!

love,
Matto & Jess!
(and Badger!)