Last week we spent catching up with Jonathan's family and hanging around at home. Then on Friday we headed off early to go snowboarding! It was just Silas, Jonathan and me, and we headed to a slope called Mountain High. It was just over an hour's drive to get there, and we arrived easily before 9. We joined the queues for lift tickets and rentals, and I booked into a lesson at 10. I just got organised in time and left Jonathan and Silas to finish getting their g...

Five things that are better in Australia: (These are just my opinion and for fun!) 1. Butter. I didn't realise that in Australia we choose to buy unsalted butter for cooking, but everything else is salted. Here it is the other way around. That means even spreadable butter is plain. It isn't the same to enjoy a buttery piece of toast here! Thankfully we brought the Vegemite ;) {Perhaps that is one thing here that could be termed "healthier"?!} 2. Chocolate. Thi...

Thursday was American Thanksgiving, and Carl and Jonathan's mom turned the internet off J ood idea!! This year it was at Jonathan's mom's house (good for us!) - we slept in (of course - seeing we barely went to bed) and had a late breakfast, perfect for the mid-afternoon feast. Jonathan's Nana and Papa came over, as well as his U. Bob and A. Shelley. Josh Clover arrived in the night for most of the day so there was quite a crowd. We had a big feed of turkey,...

We arrived at Los Angeles International airport Tuesday morning at 7am local time. Fortunately it wasn't earlier, as customs don't open until then, and for us, the less waiting time the better with the kids. We got lots of nice treatment across the airlines seeing there were 5 of us, and in all the customs/security lines with prams. We always had barriers opened for us so we could join a short queue, take short cuts and get sorted faster. Nicer for the other peop...

Sunday we drove down to LA for the meeting at the Verdugo Hills ecclesia. This is where Jonathan went to Sunday School as a little kid, and his grandparents and U. Bob and A. Shelley still go. It was a nice meeting, the order was different again to any meeting I've been to (not been to one in the US before) beginning with a seated prayer (the rest of the prayers are standing, including the memorials which is the same in Canada) and the memorial hymn before the em...