Pea, Down Under at 17 weeks

We've been busy! But we just slowed down a little this past weekend. We left the Knolls up in Silvan around the Dandenong mountains last Friday after a few late nights of dinner at Wayne's friends' houses. Then we went in to Melbourne for Friday and Saturday nights, where we spent the nights with our good friend, Caitlin. Saturday was Pea's very first Australian Football League (Aussie Rules Football) game! It was, of course, confusing for both of us at first, but we got the hang of it come the 4th quarter; and we had a blast! Sunday was Susan's parents' 60th wedding anniversary, and the whole Nelson clan got together for a delicious lunch. Everyone was very congratulatory, and as I'm showing more and more, they were excited to see the little bump. Both Pea and I felt good after that dinner, too =). Then we headed off for Warrnambool to stay with Timshel (Dylan's brother), Shelley, Reuben, and Grace, and the kids are looking forward to their new cousin. Now we're in Smokey Town, where we can just relax and help out in preparation for the wedding on Saturday. It's chilly and rainy, but it's nice weather for laying low - which is what I need after last week's busy agenda!

This week's photo is from the Cudgee Creek Wildlife Park; Cudgee is where Timshel and Shelley are building their house, and the wildlife park is just a 3 minute walk down the dirt road. It's a lovely, well-kept secret. It's off the beaten path and run by an older married couple that just wants to preserve the natural wildlife -- something worth donating towards. Anyway, Shelley had this great, silly idea to take the week's "bump shot" in front of wallabies. So, here it is ... there weren't any people around, so although I'm exposed to the outdoors, it wasn't as revealing as it may seem ;).