I'm an Aussie resident!!

Here's me in front of the building that houses the Australian consulate in Auckland, New Zealand. In my passport is the infamous residency visa that has been in the making for the last 11 months! Now the hard part begins with all the paperwork I get to do here to become a legal resident - bring it on!!
It was VERY blustery in Auckland when we were there. But I LOVED it!!

New Zealand - Sonja's Visa trip

I (Sonja) LOVED New Zealand. I want to move there. Scratch the idea of moving long term to Australia, I want to move to New Zealand! But alas we'll be here in Australia for a while. Here are some pics from out adventures on the north island of NZ.

Fun at Healesville Sanctuary - July 31 2009

For Sonja's birthday we went up to a wildlife Sanctuary to see some Australian flora and fauna. We saw all kinds of unique animals and we got to pet kangaroos. Check out the video of the rarely seen Lyrebird. It imitates all different bird sounds to fend off its enemies.