yet another long catch up

it's been a while since the last post - been a little difficult to get a fast internet connection!

after leaving ubud, we caught a small boat over to nusa lembongan. finn thought it was great - especially as there was a little mouse on board! 

i'm pretty sure finn is going to turn into a watermelon before we get back to melbourne!

freya did a little surfing....

we spent about 5 days in lembongan then headed back to bali to a surf spot called balian - a little off the beaten track. it was a gorgeous spot. we had a beautiful joglo (a javanese style house) to stay in, which initially, i thought was perfect. however, it turned a little pear shaped overnight... before i went to bed, i saw a small frog jumping through the kitchen - "oh well", i thought "traditional bali living"... the next morning (around 5am) freya woke up absolutely covered in mozzie bites - poor love (i felt so negligent but had taken all the precautions possible!) . anyway, we were sitting on the floor playing when at least five large toads jumped under the front door! i shrieked and then noticed at least another three or four already inside! as PT swept them back out the door, more kept hopping on in, leaving slimy toad poo around the place (great with freya crawling about!). we ended up going to seminyak a couple of days early (and stayed in complete luxury for super cheap - really lvoe those last minute hotel websites!). we'll go back to balian when the kids are a little older!


selamat hari raya gulungan dan kuningan - this is a little like christmas but happens every six months... instead of christmas trees, the balinese put penjors at their front gates - they are supposed to be in the shape of dragons, with the head at the bottom of the bamboo pole and the tale hanging from the top. they are really beautiful! this street in the village we live in at ubud...

here is a ceremony on the beach in seminyak - celebrating gulungan... 

 we are back in ubud now - just hanging out.... freya got her first pair of shoes (i didn't realise they were squeaky until she put them on)....

i have so many 'love from finn' products and am super excited about showing you - stay tuned. xx