Surprise!

We attended an "engagement" party which turned into a surprise this afternoon - our friends Elizabeth and Jason went "all the way" and got married! Looking back on it, it shouldn't have been so much of a surprise - after all, who requests formal black tie for an engagement party! However, it truly didn't cross our minds. As you can see, we scrub up pretty well - even if we do say so ourselves.


Oscar was particularly pleased to get dressed up - he seemed to think that wearing a suit was very exciting... Can't say I share his enthusiasm! Rowena of course looked amazing in her black dress.

And so of course the happy couple... Jason looked splendid in his suit (and also a bit like a bouncer!) and Elizabeth looked wonderful in her wedding dress. I chose this photo (I took a lot - see earlier post re camera!) because these guys are happy and enjoy each other, and that's what it's all about in the end...

So the engagement party turned into a very special wedding, and we enjoyed ourselves immensely.

Under 8's Soccer - Match 1

Oscar's team is now established, he'll be playing for Ridge Hills FC "Liverpool" (the organisers name each team after the British league - cute!).

Match 1 was a Friendly against a team from the Pine Rivers FC.

This year could be a good one; the team has 8 members, which means the coach can cycle through the kids as they wear out.



First match was a good start! To half time our team were up 5-4 and the kids were running around like crazy, enjoying the feeling of being in the lead... although I may have mis-interpreted their excitement for the half time candy snakes on offer!

Back on for second half, the team continued to pile on the pressure, and although the opposing team managed to get another goal, "Liverpool" managed to sneak 5 more goals in leaving the final score at 10-5!!



We parents were very excited, and attributed the win to our support. Oscar put in a good effort and scored 1 of the goals, but he still has some work to do in terms of his teamwork. All up though, a great start to the season!