The time has come around again for the Dawson family news. This year seems to have gone incredibly fast and I find myself on Christmas Eve putting together some words and photos.
2010 has been an unusual year for a few reasons, the most notable being the dramatic earthquake that Christchurch suffered on September 4th. Incredibly no one was killed, mainly because it ocurred at 4:36am. Two hours earlier or later and the casualties would have been in the hundreds. We were relatively unscathed with some cracks in the house but some residential and central city areas were devastated.
The year has been full of our usual activities with the kids' sports including cycling skiing, football, cricket, and tennis.
We had a camping trip at Hanmer Springs over Easter then later in the year a ten day trip to the Gold Coast in Australia with much fun being had in the theme parks. More recently we enjoyed a four day weekend in Sydney which coincided with Chris becoming a teenager.
Chris has now finished Intermediate School and starts at Christchurch Boys High Scholl in February. He is apprehensive but excited about it.
Lucy will move into Year 5 at Thorrington School next year.
Dee has been working part time as a teacher aid at an early learning centre which she really enjoys. This has allowed us to do a couple of Australia trips.
I've been trying to keep up the cycling while my dicky hips will still permit it. Keeping up with the children is the main challenge now!! Work has been busy and will probably involve a couple of trips to Europe in the next 18 months.
We're away camping the day after Boxing Day which will be nice as we seem to getting a hot summer with many days around the thirty degree mark. We were seriously looking at moving house a few months ago but the earthquake has slowed things down until damage issues are resolved.
Enjoy the photos and feel free to take the mickey :-)
Have a great Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Lots of Love
Pete, Dee, Chris and Lucy xxx
Lucy in the surf on Bondi beach, Sydney.
The local wildlife!
Surfers Paradise from Burleigh Heads.
