September holidays

Just back from a week's camping up the coast. We met up with Mom & Dad, my aunt, Pam, who has just turned 60, and her three sons, some of whom we hadn't seen for up to 13 years.

Camping downunder

A very intricate farm which his great-aunt helped him with

Enjoying the sunshine Boys in from an attempt at fishing

Here's the whole family at an impromptu Indian-themed birthday dinner

Mel & Rob - what can I say?3 not-so little Indians

Our MC Moonsamy, also shaker of the dice during a rowdy game of Cranium

Pam enjoying the 'exploding' flower on yet another birthday cake. We seemed to have one every day, thanks to Mom. Greg gets aquainted with Rob as they work on some art togetherLand of stunning sunsets...and probably sunrises, but we don't see too many of them

Fun on the farm

Talk about a grin from ear to ear
They couldn't get out of bed fast enough the first morning to see these ponies right outside our cabin.
We did a 14 creek 4WD trip through a beautiful valley. This was our mid-morning stop.

April Antics

We had such a great time down the coast over Easter we decided to head south again to a holiday house on the water. The 6 days of rain did not deter us from having fun and we had some beautiful outings on the boat and trips into the national parks. Millie came along and proved herself a great family dog. She is an angel in the car, loves boating, the beach, splashing in the waves, playing fetch and disguising herself in the sand.

We did a few dolphin spotting trips at sundown and got very excited when one swam under our boat but it was difficult to get a picture of them. These namesake discoveries were a nice surprise for each of them.

Finally, one above the legal length!

Cavekids

I love these next 3 shots of the children. They were so absorbed in the rockpools and could have spent hours there. The only girl (apart from Mum) who is allowed to kiss me

Bet you can't do this with your tongue!Serious drinking business
Just to show those of you in colder climates that we do occasionally have to wear long sleeves

An outing in March

Don't know who is more of a softie, him or her

Olivia on one of her school's 'extra' mural activities. The great part is the parents get to join in on some of them. Malcolm braved the saddle this time.
At one of the country markets near the stables

The closest these two will ever get to cuddling

These late nights out are just too much for me

My Easter Eggs won't even fit in this basket!
The girls enjoying an early morning walk - Easter weekendBreakfast at our rather 'shonky' shack.

Not that the boys minded

Our invasion up north

Day 5 of our trip to the UK. We survived the 3 flights from Aus remarkably unscathed and could never have anticipated that a long haul trip with 3 children would go so smoothly. Since our arrival we have spent our time with Malcolm's family in Hampshire, getting used to the new time zone, the cold and the accents once more. We have had several family gatherings and walks together as well as a trip to the circus on Saturday. Tomorrow we head off up north to see friends in Hull.