You ask how expensive is it...

I went over to the DFO (Direct Factory Outlets) and there was a Nine West. So I took a picture of a shoe and its price tag. Again, this is at an outlet!

Tiger Woods & Adam Scott

We went to the Australian Masters Friday while in Melbourne and got the opportunity to see Tiger Woods as well as Adam Scott whom I think is just good looking ;) I believe the pictures here are of Tiger at hole 16 which also backs into hole 2 for a double green.





Adam Scott practicing his putt.

St. Kilda

This bayside suburb of Melbourne is now one of the main tourist destinations and is renowned for its picturesque bayside setting, close proximity to the city, beaches, music venues, restaurants and cafe lifestyle. Too crowded if you ask me!!!

Witches in Britches

We ran across this theater restaurant in Melbourne. Just a bit freaky if you ask me!

Our tram (trolley) wreck

Just another day in Melbourne doing some sightseeing when our tram aka trolley was hit by a car! We did not even feel it happen and everyone was okay.


No damage to the tram.

Drivers of the tram and car filling out paperwork. No police involved.

Melbourne Christmas Tree & Us

We miss everyone and are thankful for all of our friends and family.

Pre-festivities before lighting of Christmas Tree in Melbourne

I "smeriously" wish you all could have been there to see this! "Look at her butt, it is so big." Wes and I could not quit laughing at this girl! Every time she turned her butt turned with her ;)


Oh yeah, the Power Puff girls put on a performance!


Even Bart and Homer joined in the fun.

Cool Pictures

We closed down the entire alley of restaurants this night in Melbourne. Wes is sitting at the table in the background. Thought the picture turned out pretty neat.






I took this picture outside our hotel window one night. Reminds me of Ghostbusters for some reason :)

Odd buildings in Melbourne

Flinders Street Station

Flinders Street Station is the main train station in Melbourne.

The Fairies Tree

From 1931 to May 1934 - Victoria's Centenary Year - Miss Cohn worked on the delightful likenesses of fairies, dwarfs, gnomes, a marvelous jackass, koalas, flying foxes and a host of typical Australian animals and birds. She used all the natural irregularities and curves to transform the tree trunk into a thing of beauty.

Her intentions are best described in the foreword to her book, "The Fairies Tree", inscribed on the tree's plaque : "I have carved in a tree in the Fitzroy Gardens for you, and the fairies, but mostly for the fairies and those who believe in them, for they will understand how necessary it is to have a fairy sanctuary - a place that is sacred and safe as a home should be to all living creatures."

The carvings were done years after the death of the tree and so the problem of the trunk's preservation presented a problem. In 1977, the trunk was extracted from the ground for chemical treatment and the removal of rotted wood, and during the process, a mummified brush tail possum over 40 years old was found perfectly preserved within the trunk. The tree was remounted on a concrete base to prolong its life.

Model Tudor Village

Read the first picture so that you will know the story behind this model village.
It is located in Fitzroy Gardens in Melbourne.

The Regent Theatre

The day we arrived in Melbourne I noticed outside our hotel window that a line was forming and a section was blocked off with velvet rope. So of course I just had to know what was going on considering our hotel was next to the Regent Theatre. I walk down and Tori Amos is signing autographs.

So far behind

I guess you all have noticed that there have been no new blogs in quite some time. Honestly, there has not been that much going on here in Brisbane. We have been hanging out at home mostly trying to save up money for our wedding in Hawaii. We did get the opportunity to go to Melbourne last weekend and I will post some pictures from that. One of the highlights of November other than the Melbourne trip has been that Tanner and Jackson finally arrived to our home in Brisbane. I am not sure who was more excited, us or Tanner and Jackson. They seem to be doing well and adjusting just fine. Tanner still wakes up at 5am and Jackson still wants any food you will give him. We are going into summer here and the days are getting more hot and humid and the critters are out and about. Lots of lizards and geckos! We also found out the owners of the house we are renting are moving back. Our lease is up mid-late January and then we will be moving. The move has its pros and cons, hopefully in the long run the pros will out weigh the cons. I believe that is it for now and will post some pics from Melbourne.