Holiday: Sunshine Sunday

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

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

So much water

Mr 18 months with one of his Christmas Presents

Mr 18 months with one of his Christmas Presents

Mr 18 months and I at The Strand in Townsville

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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