Holidays....

Wow, what a busy month it has been! I have hardly had time to blog and I know that there is so much I need to catch up on! So I will try and start from the beginning....

Four weeks ago Andy arrived and and then 5 days later Amye and Tyler arrived. For a couple of days we all just hung out at our place, the kids loved all the attention they were getting from their new visitors and we were all getting exited about going away for the next 2 weeks.

2 days later Adam's parents arrived. We picked them up from the airport and headed straight up to Caloundra to the beach side apartments. It was stinking hot when we arrived, but by the time we got settled we were all ready to hit the beach and go swimming. Our friends Jody and Mark came up and stayed with us for 2 nights with their 2 little ones, Mia and Bella. It was great, the kids were all hyped up (not sure if that is great) and they had a blast. The following day we had a joint birthday party for Annabel and Amelia. It was so much fun! The weather was awful though, it rained all day so our beach side party had to be held in the apartment, but that was ok, the kids didn't care.

I was so excited getting ready for their party, I had ordered some Little Mermaid party settings because both my girls are mermaid obsessed! The guys had taken the girls out shopping in the morning so we could set up for the party. They were both so excited when they came back from shopping to see all the decorations.

They were both terribly spoilt! They got so many things from everyone else, that Adam and I needn't have got them anything! We had lunch and the cake, and then I had 2 very tired girls on my hands. I cant remember if they went to bed early or not, but I do know that Amelia has been sleeping terribly for far to long now and I so desperately need to get her back into some kind of routine, and help her with her terrible milk addiction.

The day after the party Andy's girlfriend Chung Yi, flew over to join us all. The girls just loved her as well and hung off her for most of the first day.

So the rest of our time in Caloundra we just hung out, went swimming, shopping, ate and ate some more. The others went on a couple of day trips, but I just stayed back with the girls. It was easier for me to have a quiet day with them once in awhile.

After a week in Caloundra we headed down to the Gold Coast for a week. It was so nice having so much holiday time. We stayed in Surfers Paradise, though not right on the beach, but only a 1 minute walk so that was fine. We ate and shopped again, and swam and went for big long walks on the beach. We treated ourselved to a manicure and pedicure while the guys watched the kids. It was lovely being pampered!

The kids were relatively good for the 2 weeks we were away. They were always very excited which led to them being pretty cranky some nights, but all in all it was a fun and relaxing get away.

We are all now back at our place, enjoying all the rain. I cant believe how much it has rained since everybody has been here! It usually never rains, and now we are having record rain falls! Its crazy! But I must admit I have been enjoying it since we've been home. Before everybody came the days were so hot and humid and the sun felt as though it was burning holes in my skin. So this cooler weather is a nice change, not mention that the grass needed a good water!

So we have been back for a week now, Andy and Chung Yi are already back in Beijing and back to work. The others are here for another week. We've all just been hanging out and relaxing. Today I think we are going out for lunch and are going to do some shopping. Then we will back here for dinner and no doubt a nice bottle of wine! Cheers!