Wanted : a house!!

So, we are getting married 4 months today or according to google countdown, in 119 days!! We are still busy getting things together and we have narrowed everything down to one big list.

We are still looking to rent a house somewhere in the Broadview/Clearview/Hampstead Gardens/Greenacres area. We have seen a few we like....

This was cosy but it only had one bedroom and the kitchen/bathroom/laundry all in one room didnt seem right....

This one had spectacular views but it was very breezy and there was nowhere to hang our jackets....

This one is more like it but there is nowhere to park our car and there is a dragon living downstairs! Theres no way we are gonna be tidying up after a dragon.

We do one day want to live by the beach where we can take the dog for a run, take the kids for a swim but we dont think having a bonfire in the loungeroom while we watch neighbours would be a great idea.

Yep thats right kylie, this house was used in Monty Python so they jacked the price up =(

So this one is still being built, we might come back when its finished.

So the search is on for a house. If anyone can help out, wed love to hear from you!

Introducing Mr and Mrs Miller!

We had a very special day on Saturday April 10th as it was the handsome Reggie, and the beautiful Annika's wedding!!

We arrived at the tranquil Gol Gol gardens..

What a beautiful place to tie the knot!!

Reggie's looking relaxed ;)

waiting...

She arrives!! YAY!

They both said I DO amongst many beautiful words and tears..

You may now kiss your bride... WOO!!!

Mr & Mrs Miller!!!

Searle and Shona.. just a couple of the wonderful bridal party!

The reception was beautiful too..

Nardia, one of our table mates :)

The cake cutting..

The first dance..

Congratulations to a wonderful couple, Reg & Anni!

Thanks for sharing your special day with us! Enjoy the US!!!!

xoxox

The story so far...easter style!

Happy Easter everyone! We hope you have all enjoyed a well earned 4 day break and got to enjoy the sunshine. We also hope the easter bunny was as kind to you as he was for us. He brought Clint a world record 14 cadbury creme eggs, we werent sure there'd be a basket big enough to carry them safely in to deliver. Kylie didnt do too bad for herself either, she got the kinder beuno and ferrero rocher she asked for.

On Good Friday we attended the morning services at modbury/para vista uniting. During the afternoon Clint had a marathon nintendo wii session with jessie while Kylie worked hard on preparing maps/gift baskets for the evenings youth group with the modbury uniting youth.

(just for the record clint is undefeated at wii tennis)

So for youth group we decided  to take the 14 kids on an "easter egg drop". We got the kids to make a card which had a message of hope and love and then bundle it into a small gift. We made 30 of them and then "hopped" into cars and drove to various church members houses and the kids jumped out and sneakily placed them by their front doors.

It was very entertaining watching them scale fences and opening creaky gates to deliver these little surprises!

The feedback from peoples reactions during the sunday morning service was very positive and proved to be very worthwile!

On the weekend before easter we both went to clints 20 year primary school reunion held at his teachers house. It was a great afternoon talking about that time and it was great to introduce Kylie to them. Everyone has changed quite alot (duh) but they were still familiar faces.

We have been very busy the last few weeks putting our wedding plans into motion and working towards our new life together. Lots of work still to be done and finishing touches to be put on things but it seems to be all coming together and we both are very blessed to have so many people in our lives that love and support us the way they do.

We have the reception venue booked and a photographer too which are huge ticks in our boxes. Its shaping up to be the best day of our lives!

Hopefully by the end of april, Clints place @ st marys will be ready to rent out. Theres still minor renovations that need to be done, including the painting of the bathroom/laundry. This is something we are both looking forward to doing as anything could happen really. Then we are looking to find a house to rent as newly weds in the broadview/hampstead Gardens area, so theres not much time left to go at st marys! how exciting!

So we still have a busy few weeks coming up including a visit to sunny mildura to attend our good friends Reggie and Annika's wedding. This will be a special day and we are really looking forward to it!

pics to come!

KUCA!

We have just returned from a weekend up at Barossa valley with 16 crazy kids from church. We all went to KCO, which stands for Kids Camp Out! They had an absolute ball!! Here's a couple of photos of us, but if u wanna see more fun you'll have to come to church to watch the dvd of all the happy kids :)

Fun times!!

A Day In The Park....

Wow, what a day! A huge thank you to everyone who crawled, drove, flew, walked or limped to our engagement party last saturday. It was a fantastic day and a great success! We are both so blessed to have such a great bunch of friends and family. All your love and support means so much to us, especially in this special time!

Another HUGE thank you to my aunty Alison for baking/making the best cake that anyone in the botanic gardens had ever eaten!

Our wonderful friends and family panoramic style...

We hope everyone enjoyed themselves as much as we did. Thanks again to those who made the long trek to be there and also for the very generous gifts, we appreciate it!

More pics to come!

the day clint got chopped at the beach

Well the rumous are true! The long, dreaded, knotty locks have been cut off by those present at Amie-Jade's farewell bbq down at the beautiful kingston park @ Seacliff beach.

Thank you so much for all the kind donations we collected for AJ's charity work and we managed to raise $165! A great effort from everyone at the park!

AJ is off to sunny South America on the 28th January for a month of sightseeing/touring and then to work for Operation Restoration in Bolivia for 2 months. Heres their website:

http://www.ywambolivia.org.uk/

 The money raised is being donated to this organisation. A worthy cause helping youths 8 to 18 off the streets. Good luck AJ we wish you all the best and we will keep you in our prayers! Mucho Gracias Amigo, dont forget to send us a postcard!

Heres how it unfolded.....

Thanks to Beth and Kylie for the plaits and making my dreadlocks worse than what they were! haha

We all got to say farewell and good luck to AJ...

Then everyone got their turn to chop a lock....

even kylie had a go...as much as she said she'd miss it, she secretly enjoyed it!

By this stage i was feeling it....

Loz almost made me cry but not quite....

I was holding back the tears here.....Kylie, why so happy?

Noooooooooo!!!!!!!!

and that was that!

p.s the water was awesome! Oh and happy Australia Day!!