We had to say good bye to Australia today. It was Christmas Eve and so it was a happy day but also very sad to say good bye to the country that we called home for our whole year. We awoke early, packed up the last of our things and got a ride with Lisa to the airport. It was sad to say good bye to such great friends and we shed a few tears, but we were excited to be finally going home to our own home and to Oliver! We got a bit of a scare when we were waiting fo...

It was a busy morning getting everything all packed into the car and making sure I hadn't forgotten anything. After a tough breakfast with mom I tool Layla to school for the morning and Leanne and I got everything squared away. We picked Layla up at noon and drove in the cold to the airport. It was really hard to say good bye to my girls as I knew I was going to miss them so very much. I shed a few tears after waving to them before security at the airport and was...