Family Christmas at Jack & Alex's

It's Christmas at Adela & Isaac's new home...

Alex & Jack did well readying it for our family celebration (but missing & remembering our Tasmanians !!!)...

The Ladies did us proud, including Dianne, Aaron's Mum who sent the Pud!

 

And the sauce....

Agnes tucks in...

Bill entertains while they wait...

Joce & Aaron eat...

Adela & Nana's "Jingle Bells"

and Adela's OWN song for Christmas "Once there were Dinosaurs" !!

then Pressies....   & Jack got the Raspberry Pie... ???

Aaron e-aids !

& Sandra roses (already planted !)

Lois... something for sorting Steve OUT !

Agnes Swiss Francs for her holiday... (funny money ???)

Jess & Gill...

Adela another type of cutting edge....

 She also provided a thirsty Raindeer...part of a tabletop lego exhibition she made

Santa had a different sponsor...

But the latest word was from the midst of us all...    including Mel in this, together with Andrew, Toby, Zoe, Will & Liv, +, ++ !!

Testing

Testing to see where this goes. It used to get noted on email and facebook.

Jack & Alex, Isaac & Adela's Moving Day 14.12.13

All Hands on Deck !
And a good time was had by all... working like billy-O !

 The natives are warming up while they are waiting for the Keys....

 Les drives in the trailer

 Gathering together...

The Keys to The DOOR...

The REMOVALIST !!!

 Who's for this one ?

The Ikea Bookcase looks much smaller in this house 

(through the lead-light window)

The new (huge) Fridge....

Collecting all the unclippings...

 Fridge in place, we are ready for sustenance


The new Australia-Made Product ARRIVES !!!!!

 The shed and the timing is imminent.....

 TV is awaited by the WATCHERS

 YES we are IN, at the James' House !

 Adela & Alex fine tuning

Isaac tries out the local slopes.....

To Craig's Hut with Steve & Lois

In our High Powered Machines...   ?  -
no, those are the Austin 7s we saw on the way -

Steve & Lois led a 4x4 convoy to
Mount Buller,
and the High Country,
3 hours drive north of Melbourne


It is what they are good at..


organising people...

It started as 3 vehicles...

Full of Salisbury's, Billie's, Harvey's

and Grahams/Morrison

But grew to 10 all up...

We met at the foot of Mount Buller

beside a cool stream

which was fun for the kids

Jessica and Gill...

Whilst all the adults caught up with the latest..

And the summit of Buller above glowed in the sunlight -

it's been quite warm for some weeks, now.

Then collect your radios

and "start your engines"...

Upwards, the track varied 

from where you competed with the Mountain Bike Race 

to where it was steep and rough - 

real 4x4 country

Steve was in his element

and Lois was in her car...

and we were getting near

to our destination...

Craig's Hut :

Real High Country

where horseman

are special

and Gill gets first in the queue

to pat his horse...

before he leads off...

down the track and

Lois & Linda get a photo-op..

Jessica and Jonathan in a Snow Gum

and camera-shy Steve 

is  caught between picnic groups...

Sandra and Agnes digest theirs, and the view

Having got up

to the High Country

it was time to go down..

Clive admires 

the Billies'

descent...

(at the quarry...  
- boys & toys ! )

and  

for Steve to say Farewell

to the "Man from Snowy River" ?

at the top 

of Mount Buller..

(Actually that was the winner of the local Sculpture Prize ! )

Nevertheless

although he will deny it...

Steve (& Lois) deserve a round of applause

from us all.
Thanks for a Great Day !

With the last 'gong' going to -  the girls, of course !