Hey guys, sorry I haven't posted for a while. Been very busy with floods outside my house, and this bloody awful weather....Obviously I am not jelous of you...! Hope you are all okay, and Holly has had a great time!

Lots of love, Lou xx

P.S. The sums are getting harder to solve before I can post my message...!!

hi babes, (trio) glad to hear that you have got over your bad experience, i think that going back was the right thing to do, as it stands it sounds like you had a wonderful day.

Everybody here is fine, dean is uncontrolable, he came down this morning singing only twelve days to oz.

Hope you had fun at the zoo, i can only imagine what it is like, quite sad that steve irwin wont be there.

Anyway, have to sign of now to get ready for work.

take care, holly have a good flight home.

speak to you soon, miss you loads, love mum..xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Hi you three the photo's look awesome - just imagine living on that island how fab would that be!!!

Looks like you had a fab time which more than made up for the first attempt at the island - those photos tell a different story!!!

Hope you enjoy Brisbane and the zoo - time to chill and treat yourselves.

will blog again soon take care all of you love always debs xxx

hi guys how come you 2 manage to update your blog - but muffy always seems to have problems???haha

Its awful wot happened to you on the island - I wish I could be there to have a good go at the agent!!! am equally angry at the irish guys - but like muffy said on the phone can see what their game plan was and the agent was wrong putting them with you as your itinerary was different from theirs. Mind you their itinerary would have suited me to a tea - beer and beach wot more could a person want on an easter break, haha. Good job too that you got some freebies - and they at least seem very good. I hope you all had a good trip today and breakfast and lunch was nice for you all. I pressume you travel to brisbane soon?? to drop Muffy off. Thankyou both soooo much for taking care of her I know you've done a marvelous job in helping her to build up some fantastic memories. Whilst I know she is looking forward to sleeping in her own bed and a private shower - I know that she wishes she was staying with you for the rest of your trip!!

Take care all of you will blog again later xxxx

sorry to hear you had a rough time but you both came out the other end ok now you can carry on with your trip in peace glad ur both ok though miss u loads take care you lot dean is so excited he can't wait to be reunited with his sister. bless him lots of love all

Hi Kirsty and Lee,

Sorry have not made contact for ages, just don't know where the time goes oin fun filled Portsmouth! Had a quick scroll through photos and blogs, sorry about the irish incidents, hope they are all sorted by now. Had some snow on Saturday, didn't lay thank god. Laura was disappointed. She is counting down days left at school, 28 now!

Australia looks great, am naturally quite envious, I am sure you will be pleased to hear.

Love, Marianne.xx

just rememer, what doesnt kill you makes you stronger!

love Steph xx

hi babes,(trio) i had great fun reading your blogg and looking at your photos, they are brilliant.

I am so jealous of hols firing that shotgun, as you know i would have been well up for it.

I can believe that lee is now an accomplished digeridoo player though, i would think that that was right up his street.

I was talking to auntie gill and she says how excited charlie is about coming out.

So between us we have two very excited kids who are driving us mad with their counting down of the days hours and minutes, but it is nice though.

I still cant believe that in less than three weeks both of my kids will be on the other side of the world, do you think they are trying to tell me something,lol.

Anyway signing off now be careful when camping on fraiser island,no talking to any strange dingo's,lol.

lots of love and missing you loads,mum and dad.xxxx

Hi just seen so of the photos in australia and they looked wonderful. not quite as good but i'm off to Oxford for a few days to lookafter my mum so a few days off work can't be bad ,take care of yoursleves have fun love jackie

hey people how u doing im still at work working late as w are so busy lol its six oclock atm so hopeing to be home for 7 i really cant wait now its only 20 days and me and char are so excited xx speak to ya soon xxx

Message from Mum to Mum, They were both absolutely fine when they got to my house. enjoyed 10 days of recharging their batteries and were ready for the next stage when they left. Any problems whilst in Australia, we are a short flight away and our door is always open. love Steph xx

I so told you that you should have stayed here in Perth with us, soooo much cheaper from the sounds of it, and we're still getting 33 degree sunny days. I have severe withdrawal symptoms since you left and have not touched tequila since (apart from a few margaritas in Freo last weekend). Wish I was there! Have fun

Love Steph xx