Holiday Wrap up

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6 weeks is a long holiday right? Haven’t really had a chance to update over that time because life is pretty hectic and also I have a 9 yr old who loves being on the computer!

    Holiday highlights:

Went to Dubbo with James and Rowena, stayed in a great place with 3 pools and plenty of space and went to Western Plains Zoo over 2 days. It was a great break and the kids had a ball with Oscar, especially Amy, who loves him dearly.
kids in Dubbo 2010

on the hippos at Dubbo
We took a day trip down the coast. Had lunch under a beach umbrella, kids boogie-boarded, and I got extremely sunburnt. Not a good look to have skin falling off you while you are at work!
Us in Dubbo 2010

It was Holly’s 9th Birthday. She had a few friends over. Justin took them to the movies, and we ate a lot of cake!
Holly's 9th Birthday

On Australia Day we headed out to Casuarina Sands and had a BBQ while the kids swam in the Murrumbidgee River. It was blissful. We went back again on the weekend and the girls boogie-boarded there. No waves, but some great space to get some speed up.

Jessica mastered riding her bike without the training wheels, and Amy is learning to ride hers with the trainers. Big milestones for both of them, and both equally proud of their achievement.

The rest of the holidays were a jumble of swimming, friends over, going to friends places and more swimming. I even took the kids into work to test their hearing because I thought that over the break they had lost some – it turns out they were just ignoring me!

It was super to catch up with Laura and Giri, home from the UK at last; Gavin and Louisa on hols from Melbourne; and the ENTIRE family over here on New Years Eve where we took this amazing photo of us all. 4 generations, 12 kids and 26 of us in total (including James and Sascha’s baby bump).
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Back tomorrow!! xx


Oh My..

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Haven’t the holidays been LONG!

Today is the first day back at school and I have to admit that I am pleased. The hols were great, but I am a bit overdone, a bit tired and cranky, and in need of house order again. Having said that, this morning we got up and were on time to get the girls to school. We walked out the house to take some pictures and locked the keys inside. With no time to spare, we ran/sprinted/walked down to school and arrived late. We couldn’t find classes, there were people everywhere wanting to know why we were late, I just wanted to cry!! Not a great start. Thankfully it wasn’t Jess’s first day, that is tomorrow when I shall surely shed a tear or two.

So here are my 2 big girls, Holly (year 4) and Meg, year 2, off to their first day.

Meg and Holly
on first day of school 2010

And here are my four beautiful daughters.
Girls before school 2010

Will post a pic of the new Kindergarten girl tomorrow.

xx