We are Tiff, Andrew, Emily and Lucy Gray. Emily is 7 and Lucy is 5 and they are both our biological children. We have another daughter Sophie who is with God, she would have been two in the March just gone. Andrew does internet marketing and I'm a stay at home mum.

We live on the Mid North Coast of NSW, Australia; in a beach town on the East coast of Australia about 4 hours north of Sydney. It is an amazingly beautiful place to live; relaxed but with great coffee shops and restaurants to cater for the tourist market in holiday seasons. We live on 8 acres about 5 mins out of town...so we have the best of both worlds!

Girl, Boy, Twins requested?
Requested a girl.

Age requested?
We are approved for a child ages 0-24 months and we requested under 12 months.

Child's names?
Something in keeping with our daughters' names - Emily, Lucy and Sophie...so something classical. We will wait to see the photo and keep it as a surprise until the baby joins our family.

Nursery theme and colours?
Still deciding but we have a white cot the girls used and we will use that again....I won't be going all out as I did with my first child;-) I am making a bright, colourful applique quilt at the moment and the predominant background colours are blue and pink....so I guess other things will team in with that!

Likes and Dislikes?
I like dappled light through gently moving trees and the dancing shadows on our family room floor. I like summer. I like dining out with Andrew. I like laughing with my girls. I dislike cooking and being rushed and selfish people! Andrew dislikes the current fashion of crime/forensic type television drama.

I also like reading (but not crime fiction), playing sports especially hockey (field hockey) and running, watching sport in particular Australian Rules aka Australian Football League (AFL) and watching DVDs. I also like playing with my daughters, shopping, relaxing at coffee shops, being creative with craft, art and sewing.

Andrew likes watching F1 and MOTO GP, reading about F1, watching sports especially AFL and cricket, drinking coffee and eating out and playing field hockey....if he had more time he would also surf and body board more than he does (which isn't a lot).

Em and Lucy love to play pretends, colour-in (especially Lucy), draw and dress-ups. Emily loves ballet and jazz and is quite sporty.

Hobbies/Collections?
Reading, watching and playing sport, watching movies, seewing and being creative, reading and learning about China...no collections, although we are starting to collect art and replacing our prints with originals.

The girls love camping.

Favourite fragrance or scent?
How to spell his name?!?!? Isse Miyaki, I think that's right.
Vanilla with candles or oils.

Favourite foods?
Most foods really - Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Thai, cheeses, a good steak, seafood (no oysters for Andrew!). We like to try new things and new taste sensations! Andrew's all time favourite is anything with melted cheese...certainly not a fave of mine though! We both enjoy good wine but aren't fans of sweets or desserts.

Favourite books or authors?
Good Harbour, A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth, The Bronze horseman books, Memoirs of a Geisha, Amy Tan books, Maeve Binchy, Nicholas Sparks, Colleen McCullough...historical fiction...I read a lot and I will read anything that has good character development and a strong storyline. I also love kids picture books and fiction and there are too many I love to choose a favourite or 2.

Andrew doesn't read a lot...although if he had more time he would...he likes fantasy - Lord of the Rings books, Robin Hobbs books and he also enjoyed Colleen McCollough's first man in Rome series and for an easy fun read he has enjoyed Matthew Reilly's books.

Favourite movies?
We both like a lot of the same movies. We like romantic comedies...the better ones that is, Love Actually, 4 Weddings and a Funeral type-Jennifer Anniston-Meg Ryan-esque! We also like British scam/heist type moveis such as Shooting Fish; Lock, Stock and 2 Smoking Barrels and we enjoy movies such as Oceans 11, Italian Job, Usual Suspects. I really liked Bride and Prejudice and Hero and I enjoy the English period movies such as Pride and Prejudice. Andrew loves Star Wars movies and some other sci fi and he quite enjoyed the Lord of the Rings movies too.

Favourite music?
More Andrew's thing than mine. He likes most music but not country or R&B. He likes 80s and remixes of pop and rock, INXS, Kylie, Madonna's newer stuff, Savage Garden, U2, Talking Heads, Rogue Traders...and the list could go on.

I don't listen to music a lot...but I do like Jack Jonhson, Nora Jones, Eva Cassidy, John Butler Trio, Savage Garden, U2...that's all I can think of.

Favourite colour or colours?
To wear - strong colours...pink, aqua, some greens and some reds.
To dress my daughters in - bright pink, red, some more pink...aqua for Emily and purple for Lucy.
In general - fresh spring colours.

Registered at a store?
Not a big thing in Australia, so no.

Favourite clothing item for a child?
Nothing frilly or lacey. Fun, bright, functional and practical but cute and trendy. T-shirts and skirts or a cute pinnafore...Pumpkin Patch is a favourite brand.

I am excited to be part of this swap...anything to help the wait be more fun and to help make our little one becoming part of our family feel more 'real'! Looking forward to reading about everyone's surprises and delight over the pressies!
We are committed Christians with strong personal relationships with God but I wouldn't call us religious at all. We aren't into Christian music or religious items.