2015

Here it is, our year in review including photo montage and best of lists. Since our return from our U.S.A trip in October, we’ve been caught up with year-end festivities and some home renovating. We celebrated Thanksgiving in November and very much enjoyed our time with the family. We are so grateful for each other, our friends and family near and far and our eventful year. It’s been an exciting 2015.

Lots of recognition for Phil's work and his choirs. Kids have grown more and have had their share of milestones: chicken pox, school camp, cruise ship, snorkelling and losing first baby tooth. We were able to do a bit of travelling this year and we survived. We are grateful that the kids appreciated and enjoyed our adventures. Nicholas has finished year 3 and swimming. Catherine has finished child care, preschool and dance. And Phil and I have completed our 4th decade this year. Our family life continues to keep us on our feet.

We hope that everyone is having an enjoyable and relaxing festive season with your loved ones. To our family and friends who have had a tough year, you are in our hearts and minds always. We have much hope that 2016 will be a better year. Our love to you all. Happy New Year!

Best of 2015

Watch
Movies
N: Paper Planes
C: Cinderella
P & A: Birdman, Begin Again
Family: Home

TV
N & C: Bushwhacked!, Odd Squad
P & A: Mad as Hell, The Weekly, Utopia, Catfish, Louie

Live
N & P: The 26-Storey Treehouse

Eat
Family: The Crab Pot (Seattle), Snapper (Canberra), Hyatt Dinner Buffet (Canberra)
P & A: Temporada, Ivy & The Fox, Parlour Wine Room

Read
N: The 13-Storey Treehouse series by Andy Griffiths, Weird But True Fact! National Geographic Kids series
P: To Rise Again at a Decent Hour by Joshua Ferris, The New Yorker
A: The Rosie Project & The Rosie Effect by Graeme Simsion, Telegraph Avenue by Michael Chabon, Sputnik Sweetheart by Haruki Murakami

Listen
N: Justice Crew – Live By The Words
C: Frozen – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
A, C & N: Kelly Clarkson - Piece by Piece
Family: Bastille - Bad Blood
P & A: Daniel Johns – Talk, Hozier - Hozier

Go
Drive: Kosciuszko National Park, Beechworth
Fly: New York, Vancouver and Seattle

Do
N: Paper planes, handball, draw
C: Dance, sing, draw and paper cut-outs
P & A: James Turell Perceptual Cell, Canberra Segway Tour