16th December 2016 - 6th January 2017
Being away from home and the ones you love for an extended time really pulls at your heartstrings. For all the amazing adventures we have had so far, there have been days with tears for the want of being back with our family.
After almost 9 months on the road, couldn't wait to get home and hug and kiss our everyone and have lots of fun with the grandies.
We split our time between Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast. It was go go go!
This is our Christmas Photo Album.....
Arrived at Brisbane Airport, to a massive bear hug from Joel. The smiles say it all. Well after I had to send the Air Hostess back onto the plane to get my book and wallet I had left in the seat pocket!!!!
Day one and off to Twin Waters Resort where Juz & Bec and all the gang were having a few days holiday. To say the kids went crazy was an understatement.
One very happy Grandma.
Then a splash in the pool and spa.
Fun at the Kawana Christmas Carols with Lani and Sienna.
Cubby house camping....
Slip and Slide.....
Skate Park.......
Movies......
Pretend cooking and playing restaurant....
Swimming at Thompsons Beach.....
Georgia Grace being...well...Georgia Grace!
And, of course, having a chat with Santa.
And then, the big day!
Chelsea and baby Willow.
Dez and Grandad Col.
It's not Christmas without crackers!
The Venter contingency.
Auntie Rose, Grandad and Uncle Phil.
Johnny and Kerry.
Jo and Kevin.
Dez and Kevin.
Mandy, Mark and Willow.
All the gorgeous Griffith girls - Karen, Mandy, Willow, Georgia Grace and Bec.
Two of my favourite boys.
Thanks to Auntie Rose for the Christmas "props".
A full on, fun filled week in Brisbane. Now off to the Coast.
The first couple of nights with Meg. Nothing like some quality Mummy time. Not to mention the delicious food!
Jamie enjoying drink o'clock on the beach.
One of my favourite beaches. The beautiful Point Cartwright.
All the pretty trawlers at Mooloolaba.
And happy days. Finally a belly full of Good Food Fellas deliciousness!!!
Dez and Meg tucking in.
We had four absolutely brilliant, fun filled, action packed days with our mates Phil and Dee Devaney. Jaxson and Chelsea also came up for a beach stay with us. It filled us with such happiness.
There was so much to do.....
First stop, morning tea and a treasure hunt with Meg.
New Years Eve at La Balsa Park, overlooking Mooloolaba and the fireworks. Philby made sure the kids were all kitted out with their glow stick accessories.
Including himself ha ha!
Point Cartwright beach 2 minutes walk one way. La Balsa Park and the River two minutes the other way. Perfect.
The kids couldn't get enough of the surf. This was supposed to be a pre-dinner walk on the sand.
"Can we just get our feet wet?"
Then a bit deeper!
Oh, well....might as well go all the way!!!
Time for some SUPing!
The kids were born naturals. So...time for Grandma to have a go. I was most impressed that I managed to stay upright and on board for at least 10 minutes!
And of course there were refreshments.
This was hilarious. The words "I really must fix this chair" were literally just out of Phil's mouth, when the chair collapsed. Yep...needs fixing now!
Joel's Lani came to play in the surf with Chelsea.
Finished off with icy poles. Gotta love summer.
A visit to Kawana Dental to see all the gang, and have a teeth cleaning with Hygienist extraordinaire, Jorge. Really miss that awesome gang.
A few drinks and some "karaoke" after a jam session for our mate Jim's 50th birthday. Another fun catch up.
It had been go go go so we had a night "out" at our holiday club at Golden Beach, overlooking Bribie Island.
We came and went from "home" and Joel's family, consisting of Joel and Laura, Lani and Sienna and Jo and Wayne (Laura's parents). So good to be back in our Wurtulla / Currimundi zone.
So incredibly happy for Joel and Laura who got engaged on Christmas Day!!!
Bike ride time along the lake.
Sienna.
Lani and Sienna.
More beach fun at the Currimundi Lake mouth with my wonderful friend Tash and her kids and Lani and Sienna. I don't think we stopped talking all day!
Tash with Jack and William.
Tash with Lani and Stella.
All the kids loving the Lake.
There were so many more fun times with friends and family, but no photos to show it. We boarded the plane back to Perth feeling well loved and full of gratitude for such a wonderful family, and great friends. That being said, my hanky was pretty soggy for most of the flight. So hard to leave everyone behind.
However....new adventures await!
Being away from home and the ones you love for an extended time really pulls at your heartstrings. For all the amazing adventures we have had so far, there have been days with tears for the want of being back with our family.
After almost 9 months on the road, couldn't wait to get home and hug and kiss our everyone and have lots of fun with the grandies.
We split our time between Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast. It was go go go!
This is our Christmas Photo Album.....
Arrived at Brisbane Airport, to a massive bear hug from Joel. The smiles say it all. Well after I had to send the Air Hostess back onto the plane to get my book and wallet I had left in the seat pocket!!!!
One very happy Grandma.
Then a splash in the pool and spa.
Crazy boy!
We had our Sunshine Coast Christmas Day at Twin Waters for breakfast. Joel, Juz, Bec, Meg and all the kids. Jo and Wayne, too. Harland as usual happy to have his photo taken???
Fun at the Kawana Christmas Carols with Lani and Sienna.
The first week in Brisbane doing all the fun stuff.....
Cubby house camping....
Slip and Slide.....
Skate Park.......
Movies......
Pretend cooking and playing restaurant....
Real cooking....
Swimming at Thompsons Beach.....
Georgia Grace being...well...Georgia Grace!
And, of course, having a chat with Santa.
Love that they all still get excited about Christmas and Santa.
And then, the big day!
Christmas Lunch was a wonderful, lively affair at the Lighthouse Restaurant, Cleveland. A beautiful three course sit down lunch. Made even more special with all the extended Griffith / Venter families.
Chelsea and baby Willow.
Dez and Grandad Col.
It's not Christmas without crackers!
The Venter contingency.
Auntie Rose, Grandad and Uncle Phil.
Johnny and Kerry.
Jo and Kevin.
Dez and Kevin.
Mandy, Mark and Willow.
All the gorgeous Griffith girls - Karen, Mandy, Willow, Georgia Grace and Bec.
Two of my favourite boys.
Love these smiles.
Thanks to Auntie Rose for the Christmas "props".
A full on, fun filled week in Brisbane. Now off to the Coast.
The first couple of nights with Meg. Nothing like some quality Mummy time. Not to mention the delicious food!
Dez and Valerie. My ocean floating buddy! So many laughs and good times. One of our brilliant beach stays.
Jamie enjoying drink o'clock on the beach.
One of my favourite beaches. The beautiful Point Cartwright.
All the pretty trawlers at Mooloolaba.
And happy days. Finally a belly full of Good Food Fellas deliciousness!!!
Dez and Meg tucking in.
We had four absolutely brilliant, fun filled, action packed days with our mates Phil and Dee Devaney. Jaxson and Chelsea also came up for a beach stay with us. It filled us with such happiness.
There was so much to do.....
First stop, morning tea and a treasure hunt with Meg.
Including himself ha ha!
Point Cartwright beach 2 minutes walk one way. La Balsa Park and the River two minutes the other way. Perfect.
The kids couldn't get enough of the surf. This was supposed to be a pre-dinner walk on the sand.
"Can we just get our feet wet?"
Then a bit deeper!
Time for some SUPing!
The kids were born naturals. So...time for Grandma to have a go. I was most impressed that I managed to stay upright and on board for at least 10 minutes!
And of course there were refreshments.
This was hilarious. The words "I really must fix this chair" were literally just out of Phil's mouth, when the chair collapsed. Yep...needs fixing now!
Joel's Lani came to play in the surf with Chelsea.
Finished off with icy poles. Gotta love summer.
A visit to Kawana Dental to see all the gang, and have a teeth cleaning with Hygienist extraordinaire, Jorge. Really miss that awesome gang.
A few drinks and some "karaoke" after a jam session for our mate Jim's 50th birthday. Another fun catch up.
It had been go go go so we had a night "out" at our holiday club at Golden Beach, overlooking Bribie Island.
We came and went from "home" and Joel's family, consisting of Joel and Laura, Lani and Sienna and Jo and Wayne (Laura's parents). So good to be back in our Wurtulla / Currimundi zone.
So incredibly happy for Joel and Laura who got engaged on Christmas Day!!!
Bike ride time along the lake.
Sienna.
Lani and Sienna.
More beach fun at the Currimundi Lake mouth with my wonderful friend Tash and her kids and Lani and Sienna. I don't think we stopped talking all day!
Tash with Jack and William.
Tash with Lani and Stella.
All the kids loving the Lake.
There were so many more fun times with friends and family, but no photos to show it. We boarded the plane back to Perth feeling well loved and full of gratitude for such a wonderful family, and great friends. That being said, my hanky was pretty soggy for most of the flight. So hard to leave everyone behind.
However....new adventures await!
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