We had a wonderful Christmas with Mum and
Dad on the Sunshine Coast. We arrived a couple of days prior and were able to
help Mum and Camille with the preparations for Christmas. Tyson and Maddie
spent the week in Japan (snowboarding), but managed to skype a couple of times.
Jacinda, Jason and Ethan were in Perth with Jason’s family, and Clan Hayek were
on a cruise around the Whitsundays.
Joining us for Christmas were Dad’s sister
(Margie) and family from New Zealand. I met Rosie and Craig’s kids for the
first time, which was an absolute pleasure. We had a really nice Christmas,
filled with joy and memories of the time we spent together growing up.
Jane & MacK opening presents. MacK was very cute - He would take each scrap of wrapping paper to the bin as he ripped it off. Let's just hope he maintains at least some of that attention to detail as he grows!
The Dalziell/Short/Mitchell Christmas gathering (with Jane on photographic duties)
MacK with his new best friend, Bella
Some of our Christmas feast
And one of my favourite ever desserts!
We spent part of Boxing Day with the Kennedy’s at one of the parks and beaches near Kawana and shared a bottle of Veuve Cliquot to celebrate the season. Again, time spent with very dear friends.
We began our travel south to Sydney on the
27th, but thought we wouldn’t book accommodation as we had no idea
how MacK might travel on our next long distance journey. Again, he travelled
really well so we pushed on to ensure that the bulk of our journey was
completed on the first day of our travels. We made it as far as Port MacQuarie
(about 700 km), and thought we might stop. Ah… the Bethlehem effect! There was
no room at the inn – or any of the inns. Had we been just an hour or two
earlier, we might have secured something, but alas it wasn’t to be our night!
We had to travel another hour south to get a shoebox in a place called
Coopernock. Still, we were another hundred odd kilometres closer to our
destination.
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