The 'Ember Months

Back Down Under, we made it just in time for Eamon (MrH's younger brother) and Rochelle’s wedding.

Then it was straight back into routine and our adventure quickly became a distant memory.  Here are the highlights from October to December, saving a few things for separate posts coming after Christmas. 

The fun centre piece I made for Halloween

Although we already celebrated Halloween twice, we couldn’t let it just pass.  We donned our Wreck It Ralph costumes one last time (I traded Taffyta for Sargent Calhoun) for the Lithgow Halloween Festival.

Lithgow is approximately 2.5 hours away
and has the strangest weather.  It was gorgeous out
then suddenly we came to a halt because it hailed!

King Kong

The next day, MrH and I were surprised with a lunch date, just the 2 of us!

Bilpin is famous for their mountain apples

My favourite cider

Mount Tomah Botanical Gardens - it's warratah season!

The last Friday of October is also Teachers' Day in Australia.  I like to combine these with Halloween goodies.  This year, the teachers got these adorable pencil cases I picked up in America.

MissE took part in her school production of The Wizard of Oz as a crow over 4 nights (November)

Me: So what are you in the play?

MissE: a crow... thank goodness I'm not a corn.

Me: What?

MissE: A corn.  They just stand there.

MrH ran Tough Mudder again.  Well, based on the photo we aren't sure he actually ran it since he was too clean.  Ha!

And we finished November by celebrating Thanksgiving at TGI Fridays.  I am so grateful that they have this available now.  It never felt the same, cooking and eating on the Saturday!  I did try to get the Thursday off... as an American and all, but it didn't quite get the 'okay' I was hoping for.

Suddenly it was December!  MissE received her Orange belt in taekwondo AND was awarded with another trophy this year: Outstanding Student Junior (Contact) Sparring.  She is doing so well and we look forward to her starting to compete next year.

Not many to go to black!

Outstanding Student Junior Sparring

She also finished Year 2 - fastest year yet!

There's a lot of happy in this photo!

Until next time... there's more to come to finish 2016: my 4 day trip to Singapore and Christmas, of course!