Mom's Arrived!

Hi Everyone!
I am so excited my mom is here. We have been having the best time together- I really missed her! Having her here though makes me miss my dad and sister even more. Its not the same without them. Ill give you a run down on what we have been up to. The first day we walked around Sydney- the Rocks and Circular Quay area, sightseeing. Sunday we slept late and then went down to Bondi Beach and did a beautiful cliff walk to Coogee Beach. Monday we did some shoppping and then went to the Opera House to see a Ballet- it was amazing! We got all dressed up (pictured). Tuesday I had an exam in the morning. That night was my programs Christmas/farewell party. It was very nice and fun. Yesterday we had a big day- we took a tour to the Blue Mountains outside of Sydney. We went to an animal park first (there's us with a koala), then took a tram down into the valley of the mountains, hiked around, and took the original coal train back up. Mom said that was the limit to her adventureness. We ended the day with a River Cruise into Sydney. Today we are gonna do some last minute shopping for Jules and then head to Manly Beach. Its a really nice ferry ride over there. And tomorrow we head to New Zealand! It will probably be pretty hard for us to get internet there, so dont expect many updates until Fiji! Miss you all though, and please write back. It was nice hearing from some of you!