We woke up to rain this morning and so all of us had a lie in and a late breakfast. We put raincoats on and walked the dog along the beach then did an hour or two of school. We had a huge morning tea so no one felt like lunch and instead went for a drive out to Frenchman's Bay and Goode Beach. We also stopped off at the Blow Holes but it was a dog free zone so Nick stayed in the car with the girls and I did the walk with the boys. Unfortunately they weren't...

We woke up to sunshine this morning and no wind so after making the kids breakfast we went down to Middleton Beach and walked the dog - it was magic! We decided to skip school this morning and instead Nick took the boys into town for a haircut while the girls played in the van and I spent the morning working. After lunch we went for a swim at Emu Point and while Nick took the kids for a jump off the pontoon, I took the dog for a swim around the dock. Unfortu...

Nick got up and sorted the dog out at 4am so the rest of us got to sleep in. The three smaller ones have been banned from playing on their iPods before 630am as they make too much noise and wake everyone else up so instead this morning Nick and I were woken to a count down to 630!!! Only ten minutes to go, only 5 minutes to go, only 3 minutes to go…..!! Nick made pancakes for breakfast and then we went for a long walk along the beach meeting a few other do...

This morning it was Matty, Anna and Jonny who woke up early and made so much noise that they woke the rest of us up! Not happy, I dragged them with me to walk the dog and it started raining almost immediately! They came home cold and miserable but cheered up over a hot chocolate and marshmallows - what a breakfast!! We decided to have a day off school today and instead went into town and did some shopping. We were home in time for lunch and then the kids to...

Another early start from Tally! I tried to ignore her but after half an hour gave up and took her for a walk along the beach. It was a magic morning - warm and sunny with no wind at all. By the time I got home the kids were awake so they grabbed their bathers and boogie boards and we went back down to the beach for a swim. It was colder then it looked and none of them lasted very long! Eventually we went home for hot chocolate and dry clothes and a lovely ...