Leaf: Rae, I have loved seeing the world through your eyes which find all the beauty and quirk in every place. And now we stand on the same bridge in a place we can finally call "Our Town". I love you Rae. (Pai, Thailand)

Rae: What a year, beloved friend! Your heart shines through your pictures and this has been such an amazing way to see more of you. Now, what next? (Pai, Thailand)

Leaf: With these two boys adoring her she's got a good life ahead. This is our first morning back at home. (Pai, Thailand)

Rae: Walking over a flower-lined bridge. (Chiang Mai, Thailand)

Leaf: Monks and merit making in the morning. (Chiang Mai, Thailand)

Rae: A pair of happy macaws. (Chiang Mai, Thailand)

Leaf: This was where I had breakfast this morning. It's so good to be back in Asia...the whole place and everyone is smiling at my baby and I. (Chiang Mai, Thailand)

Rae: What a treat to have Ian and Christy and their two girls with us for a month! They are so dear to our hearts and brimming with health, as you have seen. (Chiang Mai, Thailand) 

Leaf: I wanted to tell you…that I noticed that we had quite a wild selection of shoes at the latest family gathering. (Corrimal, Australia)

Rae: One day we'll drink Nepali tea together in this lovely café in Chiang Mai, where this wall is a feature. (Chiang Mai, Thailand)

Leaf: Hand painted Christmas present tags under the tree. (Corrimal, Australia)

Rae: When you sent me this photo, I couldn't resist the urge to show you our tree as well. (Pai, Thailand)

Leaf: Christmas- Christ was planted into humanity reflecting GLORY to us. A glory that before Christ came was too bright to look at with our natural eyes. Jai Yeshu Deva. Pranam. (Yarramundi, Australia)

Rae: It has been the sweetest Christmas Day but Isaac is keeping it real. (It's cream that he ate, threw, finger-painted with, and skated in.) (Pai, Thailand)