Ok - once again, it's been a terribly long time since we updated this blog. This time it was my dad who confirmed that our slactitude had not gone un-noticed (actually, it's great to know that at least someone still keeps up with it!). So here goes:

Our first semester ended in a flurry of activity, and once it concluded, we headed to Australia, with a two-day layover in Malaysia on each end. We had a restful and rejuvenating time catching up with our Australian family.

(family Chrismas get together in Perth)

(uncle Ashley getting some attention....)

(Nathan had had enough of pictures by this point....)
(One of our gifts was a dinner train ride south of Perth)

(Kim, Melissa, Nathan & Madison on our horse carriage "adventure"

(Madison and Mel checking out one of the horses)

The farm was looking pretty good this year!

(we even had a couple unexpected visitors....)

(celebrating our birthdays at a steak house out in woop woop (in the middle of nowhere))

(this is where we spent the majority of our vacation - wonderfully peaceful and relaxing!)


(we were treated by several wonderful views....)
(catching up with James - a friend of ours from Cambodia, now working in Kuala Lumpur)