Caroline Michael

Hi Family and Friends Still slightly jet lagged after arriving home two days ago, but wanted to share some photos from our UK trip with you. We had a super time. Olivia got to meet her Great Grandmother Mollie (who turned 89 while we were there), her Nana Linda, see her Gransha Hu again, and also meet my extended family of Aunts, Uncles and cousins - what a trip for her! She also saw snow for the first time (quite a treat and the first time it has snowed in England in October since 1934!) and she also met a horse for the frst time (and fell in love). Other milestones on our trip included her first tooth, standing up by herself holding onto a stool, saying 'Baba', then 'Gaga', and then 'Dada'. Couldn't convince her ... read more

Hi friends and family It's been a month since I posted some photos so I thought I should do something about that. As usual, the pics are mostly of Olivia :-) It's Mike's 39th birthday today and he's having a party tomorrow, so I'll include some social shots from that gathering some time next week. So what have we been up to since my last post in August? Well ... Gymbaroo (baby gym) continued for Olivia, and last Tuesday Mike came along to the last session of the term and took some great photos, so I have included these. We went away for the weekend to Bowral with friends Jaques and Bianca and their little girl Alicia. It was a lovely weekend of wine tasting and walking. My South African born friend Penny (from mothers' group) ... read more

Hi guys Hope you all had a good June. Can't believe it is the middle of the year already and winter (well 18 degrees celsius here - ha ha ha to those of you in the UK!) in Australia. As usual, life has revolved around Olivia, not that we're complaining, so our travel blog for June is naturally full of photos of her. She's now 4.5 months and a happy little girl. Life is starting to return to normal for her parents :-) and we're getting out and about more. Looking forward to seeing friends and family in the UK in November (will let you know my plans closer to the time) and in South Africa in January. PS: Congratulations to my sister in law, Caroline and her husband Anthony on the birth of little Nicholas ... read more

So sorry it has been a while since I updated our blog, but life became rather hectic, as you all know, after Olivia's arrival on 13 February. I wont scare you with all the details, but the birth was (apart from painful of course) the most amazing experience ever. Now our little munchkin is already three weeks old and growing fast. Here are some pics of her over the past few weeks. She's been a real pleasure - very calm baby - she sleeps really well. We're very lucky. I've also included a photo of Mike on his boat - taken from our balcony ... as well as a much larger boats (sorry Mike) - the QEII and the Queen Victoria. The QEII was leaving Australia for the last time to retire in Dubai as a ... read more

Well, I can't believe the time finally came around for ME to have a baby shower! Lisa arranged for a group of my friends to join me for a typical British high tea at the lovely Queen Victoria Building Tea Room this afternoon (see www.thetearoom.com.au). Sarah, Heather, Michaela, Janine, Bianca, Lisa, Trudy, Hannah and Georgie were there and we had a lovely time gorging ourselves on savoury and sweet treats, champers and a variety of teas ... very lady like - how things have changed! Our baby girl was spoilt rotten with some lovely gifts such as cot sheet sets, toiletries, cute clothing, and toys. Mum-to-be was also spoilt with lovely bath and skin products and a voucher for some nice new lingerie when the bod is back in shape (can't wait). And, at 2pm the ... read more