Dunfords Down Under Diary

MERRY CHRISTMAS & A HAPPY NEW YEAR to you all :o)

Hope you're all well, and having a brilliant festive Season, obviously Santa came here first, very very early on Chloes time schedule!

Chloe got more than she can shake a stick at, as you can see from the Pics below, not sure she knows which way to turn, but there's a month of lego building coming my way, ..... though i don't mind cause it's all castle stuff :o)

Weather remarkably cool, almost feels like an English Christmas - hurrah

All settled here just about, house sorted, job sorted and going well, only really my car to buy at some point, we're still looking

Any hoo, hope you're all well. and enjoying your Christmas :o)

Lots of Love

Ken, Anja, Chloe & bump :o) xxx

Pic 01 - Odin's first Public Appearance
Pic 02 - Carol's in the Park - Dayboro
Pic 03 - Our Christmas Tree - it'll grow next year :o/
Pic 04 - Odin not happy at early Christmas Morning
Pic 05 - Finger puppets - i feel a show coming on
Pic 06 - First of the big boxes for Chloe
Pic 07 - And Daddy can play too - hurrah
Pic 08 - Yet more Lego - yippe :o)
Pic 09 - Christmas fairy -Thanks Grandma
Pic 10 - Think Chloe has her eye on Mummys new bag - Thanks Nana
Pic 11 - Who needs the beach - Thanks Grandma "D"
Pic 12 - And 4/5ths built present - Thanks Santa :o/
Pic 13 - And Santa didn't forget the pooches either
Pic 14 - It's all too much for Molly
Pic 15 - And for Odin
Pic 16 - And for mummy, though that could be the new back massaging chair!
Pic 17 - Odin repleat from christmas pressies, on the sniff for being naughty, so getting kicked out
Pic 18 - And it was raining, he he he, a bedraggled-ish Odin

Hello folks

How you all doing???

All fine this end, should get visa through this week, hurrah, then we can set up phone and broadband, and actually talk to people, very futuristic :o/

I've sorted photos now, there was a sizing issue, past, present and future photos all been updated, so you should be able to view no problem, either click on the titles or the null, I'll get there eventually.

We have a new member to the Dunford household, Odin, and he's very cute, see pics below. Seeing as Anja changed her mind on naming our first son Odin (if we have a son that it!!!!), i had to get the name in some where.... he doesn't look very fierce at the minute, but I'm sure he will live up to his name eventually! :o)

Any hoo, it's really wierd having bright sunny days, 28c heat, and walking into shops adorned with christmas decorations, and spray snow on the windows, doesn't ring true some how, oh well, we got a tree and that'll be going up soon.

Have attached pics below, including our first UK house guest, the valley we live in, and our new family member, oooh, and molly got here safe and sound too, if a bit shell shocked :o(

Any hoo, Love to all, speak soon

Ken, Anja, Chloe, Bump Molly, and Odin :o) xxx

Meet the new family member - Odin
Odin 02
Odin 03
Odin 04 (needs resizing)
Odin 05
Odin 06 (needs resizing)
Chilled or what!!!!! :o)
Our first UK guest - Tatty Jilly
Dayboro High Street
Our Valley 01
Our Valley 02
Our Valley 03
Our Valley 04
Our Valley 05
Our Valley 06

Hello all

Sorry for delayed update, difficult to get web access at minute, still awaiting visa, and hence phone lines, broadband etc.

Container arrives in 2 weeks, that will have taken just over 5 weeks, not too bad at all, thought it would be months! :o/

All ok here, Chloe in her element, bump doing well, and I'm annoying Anja admirably :o)

Any hoo, we'd like to say a big thank you for all your wonderful wedding gifts, and if you look at the attached photos, you'll see the gifts have gone to good use :o)

Bedroom Furniture - null
Anja's Truck - null
Anja's Truck again - null
Another Truck Piccy - null
Chloe's Room 1 - null
Chloe's Room 2 - null
Chloe's Room 3
Anja's 2nd Pride and Joy after the Truck
Anja's Fridge
Fully Loaded Kitchen, thanks :o)
Our lounge 1
Our Lounge 2
Our Lounge 3
Our Lounge 4
Outside Dining :o)
And the Centre spins too :o)
My Pride and Joy :o)
I Love my TV :o)

Hello everybody

How are you all?

Well, we got here ok, the flight wasn't too bad, there were three 6.5 hour stints, with an hour at each stop, all in all a pleasant flight, air etihad were very very good

settled into the house, which is a great house. Located in Dayboro, Pine Rivers Shire. The village is very quaint and pretty, and located in what i have to say is one of the most picturesque valleys I've ever seen, feel very lucky

Chloe has already made a friend, 2 houses up the street, a little boy who'll she'll start school with in January, so that's all good

Settling in ok, buying all things for the house, building furniture left, right and centre, got the most amazing fridge, it's huge, oh and a big TV, so I'm chuffed to bits

Landed to 30c heat, which then got up to 35c at the weekend, that was hot, though the locals say that is unseasonable. we went to the beach on saturday, it was awesome, the sea was so warm :o) This week has dropped to 24c, so feeling the cold now - strange or what!!!!

Any hoo, intend to update this on a weekly basis, will be passwording the comments though, to stop spammers, if you contact me on email, will pass on the password, don't put your email addresses on here though!!!!

okey dokey, till next time

take care

Ken, Anja, & Chloe :o)