Chandler's Overseas

We have some exciting news.... Jen is 14 weeks pregnant! See below an ultrasound of the baby at 12 weeks. A benefit of the healthcare system here is that an ultrasound is performed monthly. You can therefore continually monitor and see your baby develop! 'hi-5' from Baby Chandler! We are both extremely excited and can't wait for June to arrive!

Pete is loving the digital SLR, especially due to the enhanced features that enable him to take photo's like the below... The moon from Wendywood , Johannesburg The highveld is a high plateau region of South Africa which experiences summer rainfall with substantial afternoon thunderstorms in November, December and January. The thunder and lightning never fails to impress, especially as the roar of the thunder cracks directly above you! During November to January the average monthly rainfall is 115mm, whilst this reduces to 5mm from June to August. Pete took the below photo's from our house during a typical thunderstorm using a long exposure setting on the camera. The impressive highveld lightning

Jen's domestic side has appeared this December through some Christmas baking. Much to Pete's delight she made both mince pies & a Christmas cake. Pastry making is now perfected! In lieu of spending Christmas in a Muslim country (Jordan) we are having an early Christmas dinner tonight with some expat friends, complete with a full roast and egg custard. Yum! The final product, batch 1 of many!