Back in the UK

We're back from a fantastic few weeks in Australia with the Young Concannons.

It was really great to hang out with Tim, Nina, Keira, Tiani and Lilia for so long, and they all really looked after us, with a full itinerary and lots of home-baked biscuits!

WA stands for Western Australia and Wedding Anniversary, and Tim and Nina surprised us on the first night by producing a bottle of bubbly, at sunset, on the beach to celebrate our first 2 years. They also booked us in for a delicious anniversary dinner and babysat while we went out. Tim celebrated his 31 hour birthday on the plane, but not before enjoying a barbeque breakfast and banoffee pie birthday cake. Yum!

In between, we spend a few days on a farmstay with wild kangaroos and a highland coo named Gus, we fed 'roos and stroked koalas at the wildlife park, hunted for elusive dolphins, visited a brewery, Euan enjoyed his first taste of sand on the beach, and we met all of Tim and Nina's friends over a sausage sizzle. Tim was pecked by a vicious magpie and chased by a bemused cow, mustered some chucks and ate kangaroo skewers.

Photos will follow...

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October is here...

It's been a wet few days, but Saturday morning provided a beautiful example of Britain in Autumn. There was a low mist over the grounds and the sun was in the sky at Hatfield House as Jo stepped out for her first competitive race in over 16 months. In aid of The Willow Foundation, Jo ran an impressive 51 minute race over a bumpy course, supported by Tim, Euan and former Arsenal legend (and 2-time Scotland goalie) Bob Wilson. Bob was so impressed with Jo's sprint finish that he even gave her a high-5 as she crossed the line!

Is that shell-suit-wearing-new-messiah David Icke on the left of Des Lynam?

Straight after the race, we headed to Harlow for Jo's birthday lunch, where she opened all her presents (thanks, everyone!) and ate a lot of lovely cake.

The tube strike and rain today would make us all very miserable, were it not for the fact we're looking forward to our trip to Australia in less than 5 days' time. The bags are just about packed, and we're really looking forward to seeing Tim, Nina and the girls.

Mum and Dad Reid have just downloaded skype, so we can keep in touch with everyone back home whilst in Australia with the "young" Concannons.

In other news - Euan stuck his finger so far up his Dad's nose on Sunday that it bled for about 10 minutes. Considering Tim can spend a day playing rugby without earning so much as a scratch, that's pretty impressive.

Cuddle

On the swing with daddy