I am a volunteer guide for the colony of penguins that live nearby. I advise people not to take flash photography and stay back from the penguins, answer questions, and so on. It was a beautiful night and the holidays, so there was a lot of crowd control tonight. This is what it looks like when penguins want to cross the path.
I got to see plenty of penguins tonight and nobody was a jerk, so it was a good evening.
We spent the afternoon on Christmas in our Ugly Christmas Rashies at the beach. It was a great way to get out some energy.
The kids had fun burying Sarah.
The kids are having a great time again this year completing their advent calendars.
They love doing the tree that Grandmother made for them, and the Jacquie Lawson one on the computer from Grandpa.
We all went to the Australian Ballet Company production of Nutcracker.
It was different from any of the other ones we’ve seen which was a nice change. It was well danced and everyone enjoyed it.
Colin and Laura and I are taking sailing lessons this week.
Part of sailing is rigging down the boat at the end f the day and storing everything away.
Colin was invited to a movie birthday party to watch The Grinch.
Its at a Children’s Cinema. Great plan! Quieter, halftime break, low chairs, and a slide! 
Singapore airport has some lovely Christmas decorations up. I’m not sure one would ever find snowmen adjacent to tropical orchids in real life, though.
The kids and I went camping for 2 nights this week. It was scheduled for rain, but that doesn’t matter too much if you are out in the surf anyway!
We hiked 6km, played on boogie boards borrowed from neighbors, and have had a good time getting to know the new tent and a new favorite park.
Wilson’s Prometory is a great National Park.
Laura may be turning into a beach bum. She loves going to the beach.
Presentation Evening is the school concert and awards ceremony that every school does each year.
Colin sang with his class.
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