While you are reading this, I will hopefully be enjoying our first proper holiday as a family.  We have gone on weekends away here and there, but this is the first time we are doing the tourist holiday.  This is something that I have been looking forward to doing for a while.

When I was growing up and even after I had moved out of home, my parents always took us on tourist holidays.  I was really lucky growing up.  We often went to the same places and did the same things, but why play with something that works.

I have great memories of going on holidays.  My parents are known for their spur of the moment trips and we’d often jump in the car on a Friday afternoon to go on an adventure.

Mr 5 and I have also been lucky to head off on holidays with my parents and brother.  My brother and Mr 5 experienced their first plane ride on our first holiday.  I have to say it was much nicer to travel for an hour instead of 6 or 7!  I wish that I had taken photos of us on the plane.  Mr 5, at 5 months also went to his first theme park, Dreamworld.  He slept through most of it and it was definitely a different experience with a baby.

Mr 5 months and I on the train at Dreamworld

The second holiday with my parents was a little bitter sweet.  It was during the floods of 2011.  What started out as a week away at my parent’s house to have some time out, turned into 6 weeks because I was flooded in.  I was so upset that Paul wasn’t able to spend Christmas with us, but I am glad that Mr 5 wasn’t old enough to realise.  I’m thankful that I was able to stay with my parents as I know of others who were stranded and had to pay out for accommodation.  Just after New Years we travelled to Townsville for a week.  It was so relaxing.

So much water

Mr 18 months with one of his Christmas Presents

Mr 18 months and I at The Strand in Townsville

I’m looking forward to making a lot of awesome memories this week!
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