Outback here we come!

So, it's official, Adeline and I are now going to become the new Croc Hunter and his daughter Bindi! We are officially moving to the outback! Daniel got accepted to teach at a small school in the town Tullamore. The town has a population of 300 and has one school k-12 with about 85 students for which Daniel will be teaching music and PE. The nearest large town is Dubbo, which is supposed to be the home of Australia's best wildlife zoo. Adeline and I are really looking forward to that!! We are all very excited to this new experience. God has really answered our prayers with this job and we know He is leading us in His direction. Thank you all for your prayers!

Love,
Daniel, Amber and Adeline

New Friends!

Adeline and I made new friends, Meg and Roman, and they are wonderful and sweet and we love hanging out together! And today we went to the beach! The kids didn't have too much fun but Meg and I had a great time laughing trying to carry the towels, bags, beach tent and babies! It was a sight to be seen! When one baby would cry the other one would...they really felt for each other! I can see they are going to be great friends...just like thier mommies!

Our Night with the Kangaroos

Today was John's 60th birthday and after our lunch celebration at the house we decided to visit the kangaroos! Check out the great pictures! One kangaroo was so big that when he stood up he was taller than Daniel! Some of them were pretty tame as you can see Daniel and Adeline made a friend but some of them were pretty forward and would try and grab the bag of food right from our hands. The girls, Wendy, Adeline and I were pretty uneasy with the size of some of them....but overall it was a great experience. We even saw a joey feeding from his mother.

We also went to the beach and Addie is really getting used to the sand now. She really had a good time!

Happy Birthday John! I'm so glad that we could all be here to celebrate with you!

Amber, Daniel and Adeline

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Pictures of Adeline

Here are lots of fun pictures of Adeline! Enjoy!

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Our House

Here is our house. It needs a little work but it's comfy and cozy.

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Trip to Sydney

Oh my goodness! What a trip! We had an appointment to meet the immigration officer on Friday at 3pm. We had to take the train to Sydney which takes about 3 hours. We decided to spend the night in Sydney with Nikki, Daniel's mother, so we ended up taking everything with us...including Adeline's bed and car seat...while walking all through Sydney! It was crazy! Everyone was laughing at us and staring as you can see from the picture above...Daniel was loaded down!

The immigration officer laughed when we got there asking us if we were moving in and oh well, you forgot the kitchen sink. Well, Thursday night we realized that part of the train was closed. That meant that we had to transfer off the train to a bus and then back on the train. It was pretty miserable. But Adeline was a beauty! She never cried or whined all day and went until 5pm until she finally fell asleep. We have to best baby!

Anyway, the meeting went very well. After we get a few things in to the officer it will take about one month! That is great considering we thought it was going to take up to 6 months. We were very pleased with the results!

So Saturday was a pretty lazy day. It was Daniel's Aunts birthday so we headed out to her house for a birthday celebration and then we went off to the beach. Sunday, John, Adeline and I went to the beach to try and get Adeline a little more familiar. She did wonderfully! I was so happy, she finally got immersed in the sand without even a whine!

Oh and by the way, here is a picture of the kangaroo and Adeline that I was promising and a picture of Wendy, Johns girlfriend!

I love you all and miss you!

Another day at the beach!

Well it was another great weekend with friends and family. On Saturday we went to church and I was able to meet some of Daniels' friends from school. It was great to catch up with people the knew Daniel and all the ladies were very friendly. I am very excited to have made some friends and arrange play dates for Adeline.

After church Daniel and I went to Catherine Hill Bay Beach. Of course Adeline hated every minute of it, but Daniel and I had a good time searching for sea shells, finding sponges and examining the blue jellyfish that washed upon shore. YIKES!

After the beach we headed out to Avondale and Daniel gave me a tour of the Adventist college. It wasn't as beautiful as Newcastle University where Daniel went to college but we saw lots of interesting creatures on the campus....including a possum! They are a lot cuter than the opossums in America!

Not to much else exciting this weekend. But this Friday we are taking a trip to Sydney for our appointment with the Australian Embassy! Wish us luck and hopefully there will be some fun pictures of Sydney!