HAPPY 2nd BIRTHDAY ZACK, have a brilliant day. Hope you get lots of lovely pressies to open and lots of yummy cake to eat:-)

So sorry to miss you yesterday, I rang the extension number and got through but no reply. you must have moved on already. I am not sure where you are, presume you are near an airport to fly to Australia. I am looking forward to hearing all about Richard and family. The pictures of New Zealand are terrific and there are so many I need more time to study them. I am hoping you have popped a bottle of Cloudy Bay in your rucksack for me. It seems you have skipped around in your camper van and seen a great deal of both the islands. I am feeling miserable today as it was my first day to help Emily out with the little ones and I have gone down with a cold and chesty cough. It is the last thing they all need so I have not been able to help out. It is maddening. It is Zack's birthday tomorrow as well. Dad has got it too but he is playing golf today at Castle Combe, bet he is exhausted I feel awful.
Aunty Marie is taking me to London on Wednesday( late birthday present) so I had better improve by then.
Hope Simone's mum is enjoying her stay in Coppull. Have they found the Springfield pub yet? Forgot to tell you we liked it there. A gorilla and a robot visited when we were there, but we left before the Karoke!! chickens! Lots of love to Richard and all when you meet.

Hi
Not long before you meet up with Richard &co, they are in the new house now, surrounded by a sea of mud! as usual with new houses.
Enjoy your visit, please give our grandsons a hug for us. you look to be having a wonderful time, we have enjoyed following you round. We fancy NZ but not sujre we will have time at Easter, as we have only 3 weeks as we are taking Matthew. all being well.
Malcolm says to tell you MU won the Amsterdam trophy
love to you both M & K

PS - I've sent some more pics to jimbobmufc etc.

Hi There! Glad to see you are enjoying NZ and all it has to offer (fish and chips and wine by the sounds of it!). I imagine you'll be sad to leave but at least on your holiday you know your not far away from a new adventure.
Everything is going really well here, Jacob is a good little boy and seems pretty content most of the time, apart from the occaisonal projectile vomit!! Poor Emily always seems to be holding him at the time!! Even night times are only distubed about twice. Emily is recovering really well but cant pick up Zack for about two more weeks. Zack has taken to Jacob aswell but still likes to be the baby which means more milk than usual!
We've had to buy a new car to fit in our new pushchair/Tank, which we pick up tomorrow.
Man Utd finally signed Carrick for £18.6m!! Premiership only two weeks away! Not that I'm counting.
Lots of Love Nick, Em, Zack and Jacob

Hi everyone.

Welcome home to Ian and Sally. We hear that you have come home to good weather.

We are in Queenstown at the minute, and its a bit colder here. Lots skiers and snowboarders around. Went to Milford Sound yesterday. We will try and update the site before we leave NZ in a couple of weeks.

Off to have Fish and Chips for lunch...yum.

S and J x

Hi you two

Just got back from Afghanistan safe and well, Caz showed me your site, hope you are both ok and enjoying your adventure - you certainly looked to be from your photos and entries - hope to see you both soon in the UK on your return - take care for now

Ian x.
Royal Air Force

CONGRATULATIONS NICK , EMILY AND BIG BROTHER ZACK (dont know how you have had another one, i am still getting over the birth of Spencer!)

Hi Sim & Jim

I have put the stickers on Spencers room, it looks fab, just need his curtains up, picture on the wall and a door and his room is finished. Only have the dining room to paint and a few touch ups else where and all the paintings done woo hoo! Need to get some gold leaf from somewhere cos i have had a vision!!!!

Put my self in for overtime at work boo hoo but i am thinking of the money.Met up with Annie and baby Jasmine, she is really small but putting the weight on.

Driving man said i am ready for my test but not too sure, i would be ok if there was no one else on the roads at the same time as me!!!

M tattoo is still scabby, i want to pick but been told if i do the colour will come out and i will have to go through the pain again.....

My mam is going to Hotel Sim & Jim next week, be nice to have a nights sleep without her snoring!!!

well not much else thats happened....

got to work now....

take care x

CONGRATULATIONS to Nick and Emily on the birth of Zacks little brother, Jacob Charlie Wood on the 19th July. Can't wait to see some pictures. We are glad to hear that Emily and baby are doing well. Give him a cuddle from us :-)

hello simone and jim the two happy wanderers your pictures of the dolphins are superb what a shame you coudnt get in with them your holiday seems to be flying over very fast the rose bush you got for our golden wedding has flowered the colour is a wonderful golden yellow ive seen daniels and annas baby she is very tiny spencer is very funny your mam and sarah came to the house and he played with a foot stool pushing it from one side of the room and back again your granda got very burnt by the sun on his back while weeding the garden ilike the idea of having a camper van love from nanna @granda

The photos from New Zealand are beautiful.How come you did not tell me you had a Maui Jim? It does look cosy. Are you doing plenty of relaxin' it looks very peaceful and quiet over there. Pictures of the dolphins are amazing. It is roasting here. We went to my cousin pete's for the picnic yesterday. It was 85 degrees in the shade. had a great picnic in the garden and then went a walk to the river, on the farm. I am all set to collect Zack tomorrow ready for the big event on wednesday. Emily and Nick will be glad now as it is so hot. keep on telling us how the great the camper van is and it may yet be an alternative to a conservatory yet ! you never know.