Letter No. 4: Gawler, Australia

So not only did we receive our first piece of International mail, but it came to us all the way from Australia! 

Freja is thrilled! Ola... less so.

Heather sent us a little packet of things from Gawler, Australia, including a card, a letter, three pictures, and a page from a street directory.

Heather works at the Gawler Public Library, and sent us pictures not only of the library, but also of the South Para River and a Kookaburra. This then led to us spending too much time (or not enough?) of watching videos of a Kookaburra "laughing":

This also prompted Ola to run around the house shouting, "I'M A KOOKABURRA!" before she squatted down on the floor and began cackling at a high volume. Also, have I mentioned that she's two years old? Yeah, that should probably go in there somewhere. 

After the videos, and the pictures, and the look at the wall map to see just how far away Australia is (compared to Boiling Springs, Carlisle, and Reedsville), Freja sat down to write out her reply:

Dear Heather,

I want to fly on a plane and see where the Kookaburra lives. I want to play outside and hear the Kookaburra laughing at Daddy and Mommy and Ola and me.

I like your library. I want to work in a library, maybe when I grow up, because there are books.

Thank you for your letter and card and pictures!

Love, Freja

1... 2... 3... "AUSTRALIA!!!"