Just a quick message to tell you that your parcel has arrived safe and sound. Thanks for the pressies even though I haven't opened ours yet. I am relaxing after finishing work on Friday - hooray!!!
Have a great Christmas. Love and kisses. Mum and Jim.

Hi you two, so work has finished for a while lucky you, we are busy now with only a few days left before xmas. So have started journey back to Sydney. Was watching a programme about New Year in Sydney, the firewoks are supposed to be the best in the world and they reckon there will be close on 25,000 people there for the celebrations so stay close to each other or you may get lost. Well here has been quite cold but the snow has gone thank goodness. On Sunday we went and bought the xmas tree and I decorated it while Dad played in the garage building his model plane. I got him lessons to learn how to fly them for xmas so he has been going for lessons on a Saturday. Think he quite enjoys it but its a bit harder than he thought. Well as Amy told you they lost her luggage on her trip back from New York , she phoned last night to say they had found it but as yet they haven't been able to check it. Pen is OK but I'm going to chop of her tail if she doesn't stop knocking my xmas tree around. Anyway have a good trip and we will speak to you on Sunday when your xn=mas day will be nearly over. Hope you manage to sort out the mob keep us posted on situation. Must go now or I shall be late for my appointment with the doc [only a check up] Speak to you soon love Mum and Dad.

hi guys, well this is the only chance ill get to send an email b4 xmas as i have to come to my bros to use there pc. glad you are both well, have a great xmas and new year. ive been made senior in my room at work. bye for now, take care xx

Yay!!! So you survived the banana picking and had no bug bites of any kind!!! He he!! Glad you are back to enjoying yourself!! Anyway went to New York for the weekend!! Was brilliant did so much shopping and bout loads of pressies etc!! Went to see Chicago - brilliant and went to the best Chophouse in Manhattan!! Had so much fun but then on the way home the airline lost our luggage!! Keep your fingers crossed that all my (MANY MANY) pressies make it home before Christmas!!! Anyway have a fab Xmas - by the time we speak yours will be over i guess!!!! Love you both and make sure you have a fab time.
Axx
P.S. I suggest you buy each other some new t-shirts for Xmas looking at those banana picking ones!!!!

Oh and I hope when you saw the kukkaburra, you sang the song "kukkaburra sits on the electric wire, jumping up and down because it's bums on fire, ow kukkaburra, ow kukkaburra, sore your bum must be!"

Hello! The truth actually is that Jim forgot where he had put one of Mum's Christmas pressies and had to search for it yesterday. AND... I bought one of Mum's pressies for him this year! I am sending you and Katie a little Christmas gift to your account. It is to be used for something nice (the zoo!). Missing you loads!

Hello You's Two's Well Travelled People!
We've been looking at your photo's and trying not to turn green - it looks so beautiful and warm. It is definitely a bit brass monkeys here today. Love the look of your camper van! And all the great scenery and animals you are seeing - why didn't you take us with you? Young people today are soooo selfish!
Can you get Phil and Pete a job on the banana farm? How many GCSE's do you need?(!)
Your dear Mamma is coming to us for Christmas dinner with Jim and Grannie M which we are loking forward to (think they are too!) so we will drink a toast to you both and wish you a really lovely Christmas and lots of happy memories to come in New Zealand.
Special Christmas wishes from Grannie M (she really enjoyed speaking to you last week Steve) and embarrassing love and kisses from the Old Aunty and Uncle and "respect" from P & P.
HAPPY CHRISTMAS! xxxxx

E O,

Long time no speak( I mean write). Mummy is so pleased that her little boy no longer has to get up at the crack of dawn to round up the nannas, ah. Big news here I've actually bought your mum's Xmas pressies before Xmas Eve! Bigger news is that Marmi has been to the vets but you dont need to worry he is now back at home minus some teeth. Though not the long, sharp, bitey ones.

We are getting the decorations up now and we'll be sure to take plenty of photos for you.

Have fun over the festive season.

Love from Us. XXXXXXX

Hello, just a quick note to say Hi. We're still having the heatwave here! You should see my tan... Hope you are enjoying not working and having a great time. Can't believe you've been gone so long! Love Callie x

Hi all, We see you found the message board again after the website people decided to change it. Anyway we have now finished the bananas and have some money to complete the trip. Congrats to emma hope you have a nice time sorry we wont be there. Will keep you all posted about our trip back down to Sydney for new years.

Hey. Hope your both having a great time, sounds like your having great fun. Everything in Redditch is the same. Getting married on the 8th April, cant wait. Love Emma

Hi peeps
You need to go to Brisbane and look out for Ant and Dec!!! Im a Celebrity has just finished. Wish we were having lovely hot weather. Then again we didnt really get any snow in Redditch just a bit of a sludge!! My kids are bein horrible. Cant wait til xmas to have a break. Doesnt help that the parents keep forgetting to give their adhd kids their medicine - Bloody nightmare! Any way mateys Hope all is going well. Just a word of advice for new year in sydney - get to where you want to go early ie 10 in morning. You need to head for the park area to get the best views plus u can sunbathe all day then while u wait. RU still doin the bridge climb?
Oh yeah Kat ur on for Disney but i still think we should drag the guys along to hehe - make them suffer! Well Chris is hopefully picking me up soon so im off. TTFN Fi xx