We went to Spain for our first holiday in 2024. We were awake at 4.50 and got the kids up who were very excited as we watched the sunrise on route to the airport. Thomas didn't feel well so he went in the buggy, Emily in the carrier and Alex walked and sat on luggage. We flew from Stanstead and it was pretty smooth. Ryanair had machines for checking in the bags and we had fast pass for security. Alex got a stop and search and he loved it so we had a giggle about ...

Ivan dropped me and dad to Luton. Checked bags in and slow people in front. I had accidentally booked us checked in bags then carry on ones but thankfully it wasn't to bad in the end. Went to boots to get lunch and bits and then boarded. Patsy picked us from the airport and went back and saw Kieran and Sheila and Louise soon after. Had beef dinner went to Sarahs around 7.30 for 40m mins to say hi, then went to Patsys and saw Gez, John, Teresa, Matt, Gerard, Gerar...

We were off to Greece in the summer of 2022. Alex was unwell the Friday before and still not great the Saturday so we were on the phone all day trying to get him seen. 111 had been hacked so all their systems were playing up. In the end he was seen at half 8 that night and got antibiotics for what looked like an ear infection, it was a late night 9.10. Awake at 3.40 and left 4.25, got to Heathrow 4.50 car parking hadn't picked up time change as we moved it earlie...

This was our first holiday abroad as a family of 4, last year with COVID we just went to Weymouth and then onto a caravan site for a few days with the boys. It was a bit horrendous as Alex came out in the chicken pox that Thomas had 12 days earlier. We were limited on what we could do and as the hallway was being plastered we couldn't even go home. We had an early morning flight from Luton at 6.40. We left around 4.25 and got into the airport at 5 and it was real...

Richards mum came up on the Saturday before his 40th birthday. She was going to look after the boys for the 3 nights we were away but mum and dad had to take over the Tuesday as Ed had an op so couldn't come and Belinda had to go collect him. We were lucky we could have a few nights away on our own. It has been a surprise trip but then I thought I better tell Rich on the Friday that we were going away so he could pack. Me, Richard and Belinda went to Beaconsfield...