Whew-another year has passed…….

Again, it’s been some time since we’ve updated this blog-life and times with three young girls, a dog, two fish, two guinea pigs and four chickens.

Sequoia has started high school at Mater Maria Catholic College (one of the token pagans). She’s in the advanced classes which is good as it’s challenging her and she’s loving it and thriving-has a large number of new friends and is happy.

Bodhi is in year 4 at Kamaroi and Cedar is in year 1. Both are very happy. Bodhi and Cedar are surfing a lot.

Sequoia and Bodhi are still playing soccer, both in division 1 teams-Bodhi is in a mixed team and is the only female player in Avalon Club’s U10 mixed teams-which is testament to how well she plays.

Bodhi and Matt went on a surf trip together for a few days to Crescent Head and had amazing waves.

Car camping was the preferred style:

Bodhi was getting 300m (300yds) rides and had a great time.

Bodhi’s surfing has progressed a lot in the past few months since she got herself a new 5’2″ Rusty shaped by a local shaper Aido. A great little board, which was Aido’s son Izaac’s board (Isaac got a new 4’10″!).

Cedar has been surfing an old 6’6″ Aloha given to me by a mate of mine:

then moved onto a 5’10″ Al Merrick Flyer and has now moved onto to a 5’5″ Simon Anderson (known as The Sticker Board).

Jenna has a full-time job as an English teacher at Pittwater High School and is enjoying it-although challenged by the juggle of all the facets of her life.