Saturday, July 4, 2009

Pilmeni Night

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In the words of little Elliot - “Happy Birthday Dyadya Valera…here’s a special necklace just like mine!”. Sooo cute.

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The Russians gathered to fill themselves with pilmeni and…

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…to sing happy birthday.

Thursday, July 2, 2009

Happy Birthday Papa

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This is the time of the year where we have three birthdays in three weeks.  Today was Valeri’s turn…and as with every other year, he shaved.

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The special present this year was a new and working coffee machine. He was so happy with the coffee, that he drank more than he should have causing palpitations.

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That night we went out for a man size feast!!!

Friday, June 26, 2009

Happy Birthday Dedu

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We celebrated a quiet birthday for Dedu Victor. Babu had just arrived home after a long stay in Melbourne, so it was a double celebration. Bella also said it was the school disco night, so that makes it a triple celebration.

Sunday, June 21, 2009

Camping – The next morning

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Morning! We had survived a very windy wet night and we woke up to a freezing morning and Becky wasn’t rushing to get out of her sleeping bag.

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The boys put on the kettle…

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…Nik started the fruit platter…

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…and Franco started the damper after some requests from the kids.

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The kids searched for sticks to make damper on a stick.

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Bake on the fire, then remove the stick and fill with maple syrup. YUM!

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We packed up camp and did a little more exploring. What a weekend!

Saturday, June 20, 2009

Camping – Evening Adventures

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That evening we stoked up the fire for the cold wet night ahead.

Let the challenge begin.

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In Franco’s corner – special lamb ribs in tomato sauce with pasta.

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In Bill’s corner – lamb roast, beef roast, pork roast and veggies.

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Waiting!

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Voila! Dinner is ready. Thanks Franco and Bill for a memorable meal.

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Talking about memorable moments… the Salami Boys came back from the pub with a bang and spoilt our fun…or was it just the beginning of our fun?!?

Camping – Day Adventures

Here we go again…another work camping trip. What’s different…Becky came along to check out what all the fuss was about.

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This year it was in Dwellingup. We arrived, claimed our plot and Franco helped us set up our tent.

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Bella and Becky went for a walk to discover the surroundings. In 2007 this area was devastated by fires, but it was interesting to see the black bark trees with beautiful green leaves.

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Then we hit the road again. We started to follow the 4WDers and soon realised we should take the easier path…

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…which led to peaceful waters.

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We arrived back in camp for a quick afternoon nap in our cosy tent.

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Nik turns 9!

Our little boy is growing up!

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Nik woke early to open his presents.

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We took him to a special breakfast at Hillarys, where he had pancakes.

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We then walked to the lighthouse for some reflection.

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The day ended with a group of school friends, movies and pizza!