Something new..

I am now playing netball!

What is netball you say? Well, netball is like basketball, but a simpiler version, and mostly played by girls. There is no dribbling and no running with the ball, and no backboard on the hoop! I'm not sure on all the details of the game yet, but I will learn! All my sister-in-laws are playing, as well as Heath and Cody (we're playing a mixed team). I'm excited to start exercising and learn a sport I've never played before.

First game is Monday!! More posts to come...

Its your Birthday!

Happy Birthday to my Hunny! He turned a quarter of a century on Sunday.

He is number 11. He plays for a local AFL (Australian Football League) team, the Yeronga Devils. His team mates call him "Heater" because he can turn on the heat and run really fast!

His birthday treat, complimentary from Lonestar. Yum!

You are talented, smart, handsome, funny, athletic, and fun! I love you heaps and heaps!

Bachelorette Party!

I decided to throw Courtney a little Bachelorette Party in Brissy before she leaves! It was a pretty eventful night.

The Bride-to-be and Mommy-to-be

All the preggers women...which was most of our guests! haha

Courtney got me a stripper, so I decided to return the favor! (This is our friend Sam that Courtney doesn't know...she really thought it was a stripper)

The partay girls

Garuvas...beautiful restaurant! We had our own private little room and we got to take off our shoes, kick up our feet, and relax!

Courtney and her two new sister-in-laws!

All the pregnant people went home and we stayed out and partied!

Sexy ladies!

I love dancing with my clubbing buddy!!

Happy Bachelorette Party Court! Wish I could come to America for the wedding....but I'm glad you're going to be living in Australia with me for the next couple years!

xoxo

To the most wonderful woman in the world

Happy Mother's Day! As I have been reflecting about my mother on Mother's Day, I have remembered all the times she has laughed, cried, and given me good advice. I am so grateful for a mother who supports in me in everything I do, even if it is moving half way across the world. She is hardworking, understanding, wise, kind, and full of service. Thank you for being the best mother anyone could ask for!!

How grateful I am to be her daughter!! Hurry up and get to Australia!

Go Broncos!

Friday night, Heath got free tickets from work to a Rugby game. It is a professional league and the team in Brisbane is called the Broncos. Thanks Heath, for getting the managers to love you and give you free tickets :)

Everytime the Broncos score a try, they have fireworks and a bronco run around the stadium. A try is whenever the team scores (similar to a touchdown I guess). Yay!!

After the game, we caught a train home. (We caught a bus there) This is the first time I've ever caught a train in my life so I was pretty excited!

Brad and Lechae....Brad is not excited because he takes the train everyday. Lechae is happy because she is 6 1/2 months pregant!

Home is Where the Hart Is

Its been a month since we've moved into our new place and I still haven't posted pictures! So I cleaned up as much as I can so I can show my family where I live!

I'll just preface the house and say that it is a classic example of an "old Queensland house". To the looks on the outside, to the walls, to the tiles (or no tiles) to the old style bathrooms. But we love it and have made it as cozy as possible so we can call it Home.

Welcome to Chateau de Hart/Allen! James and Amy Allen live in the upstairs part of the house. It has its own kitchen, dining, bathroom, lounge, and bedrooms so its separate from the bottom part of the house, where we live.

Front lounge room...

Here is the new kitchen that the boys put in..

Bathroom

See the mirror on the floor? $10 on ebay! We bought that to replace the other tiny mirror.

The is the view from the bathroom window.. Heath and David cleaning up the backyard. He's such a hard worker :)Dining/Theater room

Back yard

The yard and patio have a lot of potential! Its on our list of thing to fix up.

View from the back part of the yard.

Last but not least, the bedroom. It needs SERIOUS attention but we'll get there :)

We do enjoy our big walk in closet, but I'll show pictures another day when we've organized it :)

And that is our home! Lindsay and Lucy, there is plenty of room for you and your families to visit!!

Can't wait for Mom to visit in June :)

Golfing

On a lazy Saturday, we had to get out of our humid, sticky, hot house so we decided to go to the driving range (believe it or not, its actually nicer outside than in our toaster oven apartment)

I was all over my short game!

Heath was better at driving :)

Just like my own dad, Heath tries to play golf every week. He was thrilled when I asked him to go to the driving range!

On a side note...

I've been busy cooking new recipes from 4 new recipes books that I got for Christmas and my birthday. Thanks James and Amy for my muffin makers and measuring cups!