Weekend away in the middle of the week!

Eldon and I were very fortunate to be able to slip away for a couple days last week while Mom looked after Rhys at home! The company Eldon works for had a plane going to Cairns for maintenance so we (meaning Eldon did all the flying and I tried not to fall asleep!) flew it over and then stayed on for a couple of days. Little did we know that our little holiday was going to be extended...Just as we were holding to get on the runway on our way home, Eldon's boss called and asked us to change our flights plans and go direct to Townsville instead of back to Mount Isa. So we flew to Townsville and, after a few confusing hours, I went to a hotel and Eldon went on to fly another 5 1/2 hours on a run for the company. So we had an unscheduled night in Townsville and flew back the next morning. I hadn't been flying with Eldon for some time so it was pretty fun to do it again. It was scorching hot on the ground inside the plane while we were doing checks and getting clearances etc...now I know what Eldon goes through every single day at work! I had sweat dripping off me and pooling behind my sunnies...yuck! The headphones make it so much hotter! Once we got in the air, the air vents kept us at a reasonable temperature. It was nice and bumpy on the way home but not enough to make me sick, thank goodness! We were so glad to get home and see Rhys and Mom...this was the first time I'd ever been away from him overnight!!! Oh man did I miss him! Anyway, he had a great time with Nana.

This is the plane we flew over, Cessna 402

My hubby loves posing, can't you tell?

Me in front of the marina just before we got soaked in a rain shower

We sheltered from the storm in a gelato store...hmmm bad idea?

Eldon with our Thai meal, "Elephant steampot" (no, we did not eat elephant)

Looking back at the coastline as we flew into Cairns

This is the cloud reflection on the ocean...very cool

Flying back into Mt Isa...you can see one of the smelter stacks right in front, the mines are right behind it

We are alive!!!

It's been so long since I blogged, I've got to remind myself how to do it! We are finally home from our extended holiday to see both our families. I have a million pictures as you can well imagine, so I am uploading them as we speak to our Picasa photos (click here to go to our photos). I will be playing catch up as soon as I can, but I won't be able to put all our pictures on here, so if you want to see the lot....have fun!

Rhys is doing pretty good for all the travelling he has done and all the time zones he's been through! We arrived home on Saturday and so far we've had two rough days but it's getting better. He has outgrown a lot of his clothes that I took on vacation, so I am sorting those out and trying to see what he can wear! He has started rolling over and now he just wants to get moving. It's a bit frustrating for him but at least he likes being on his tummy now. He turned 6 months yesterday...can't believe how time has flown! We started him on solids early because he was so interested in it...guess he takes after Mom AND Dad! :)

Hope everyone who reads this is doing really good...looking forward to doing some blog catching-up soon.

Darwin Trip and update

We are back from our quick trip to Darwin and we are wishing that we had another few days away. But first, a quick update on the baby. I had another scan on Wednesday last week and then a Drs appt on Thursday. Scan went well; got a very good picture of the face (amazing!!). Still don't know if it's a boy or girl so don't ask! :) It also looks like my placenta has started moving, so it is good news all around. It looks like we don't have to go to Darwin (barring any other complications from now on) for the birth which will be much easier. I was told to give it another 4 weeks of "rest" before I started doing any exercise or "strenuous" activity....I think by that time (I'll be 30 weeks) I won't feel like doing much anyway! :) I can barely bend over to put on my shoes so I think my yoga days are past. I meant to look for some slip-on shoes in Darwin, but ran out of time. We did get the major things accomplished in Darwin though, baby shopping!! Here are some pics from our trip:

Mode of transportation: We planned our trip around one of Eldon's work planes going up for some servicing in Darwin so that we could save a bit on air fares and also have some room for freight on the way home.

Eldon putting our "freight" in the plane in Kununurra.

Dodging storms and showers on the way there.

My very own handsome pilot!

View over Darwin city and suburbs as we cross Darwin Harbour on our way in.

Our rental car (tiny Hundai Getz) loaded to the max with baby stuff and Eldon stuffing his face with KFC!

Me....25 weeks 6 days....ever expanding in more than the belly

Just the two of us still

The workers in Darwin, Linda and Rowanne.

We had a lovely time in Darwin even if it was too quick. The workers are having a mission there for the first time in several years, so it was really good to get the gospel meeting on Sunday evening. They are coming down for our special meetings in May so that is t

he next thing to look forward to. Darwin baby shopping proved to be pretty sparse but at least they have one baby store and the likes of Kmart and Big W (like Walmart) so we did end up with most of the things we need. Now we just have to wait for them to get back to Kununurra. We loaded up the Airvan which we flew up in, but it has so stay in Darwin for a week or so for servicing, so we flew home on the jet. Hopefully all our stuff will arrive safely in one piece when the plane is returned to Kununurra!

Home for the Holidays Part 1

Hi All, Sorry this has been so delayed....I've been working to get it perfect! :) This is Part 1....Part 2 is on the way. Don't forget to turn the volume up!

Trip to Darwin

Well, we are back from our lovely long weekend to Darwin in the Northern Territory. Darwin is about an hour flight from Kununurra. It was very humid and warm, and we had lots of rain while we were there! We stayed at a flash hotel/casino and had a really nice room and all the goodies that come along with it. We caught up with some pilots that Eldon knows from Kununurra and met a really nice group of friends.

This is the hotel from the beach at night. You can see a nice storm brewing behind it.

I loved the pink sailboat!

Our friendly neighborhood goanna walking across the lawn by the pool.

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