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Southport Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Southport, Australia
A superhero obsession is born
This is a top pick! Yikes, we wake up late, get out of bed even later, and really have to leg it to swimming. We manage to get Woody fed and dressed and Noah and I both throw on yesterday's clothes and arrive at swimming like we have slept rough. Ferals. I have ...
'Come get your sizzle here girls'
This is a top pick! The day starts earlier than I do and when I wake up Noah and Woody are downstairs with the ex-neighbours removing the remainder of their bits from under the house. When the fellas return it is all systems Lego and we get back to building emergency ...
Big decisions weigh heavily on Woody's mind
This is a top pick! ... .10am. We do not need to be panicking, but the peace is broken, and it is hotter than the sun, so we head off. We go to Australia Fair as it is just close to the doctors and we can get Woody some food on the way. We grab him a meal from 'Old McDonald's ...
Oh help! Oh no! Naturopath says detox
This is a top pick! ... in jars. Hmmmmmmm. Very happy about all this but just not sure about how we find some more time. We quickly head to Australia Fair and buy a few bits for dinner and look for more jars. We find 10, we need 20, but this still counts as a ...
Today we sulk, just a bit.
This is a top pick! It's Monday. It’s swimming. Yesterday I told Noah I was going to do laps whilst Elwood is having his lesson. Today I do not want to do laps; I am scared I am going to sink. But Noah is not letting me off the hook, and insists I ...
Under the weather
This is a top pick! Man alive, I struggle to wake up this morning. Noah is up and has got Woody dressed and I am seriously the weakest link in this family today (and possibly some other days too...) Noah takes Woody to preschool and says Woody was a bit reluctant to ...
Our little 'James Earl Jones'
This is a top pick! ... 2 years (and 1 child) since we have seen each other. We have sought Dan’s advice on appropriate office attire in Australia for a gentleman, such as Noah, wanting to make a good impression at the office. Those who know Dan, will not be ...
We’ll skype that online
This is a top pick! ... party. They have a Thomas backpack, and Woody tells them to bring it to his party... We then quickly head to Australia Fair and go to the post office where they skin me alive for sending something tiny to the UK. Grrrrr. Noah ...
Souperman
This is a top pick! ... nav and I am reminded that the sat nav is still in flight mode so it cannot tell us where to go. I know it is in Southport, and I know it is on the waterfront. Where we live, this does not narrow it down much. We decide to navigate by ...
You're awesome Mum.
This is a top pick! And that is how my day started. It does not get any better than that. We remember Woody has swimming (well, he reminded us) and we got there is time. Winners already and it is not 9.30am. And then suddenly I am in pain. The kind of pain where ...
Elwood’s hair is epic, apparently.
This is a top pick! Today does not start quite as early as I had anticipated. I ambitiously set the alarm for 5am (really..) and I spring out of bed just before 8am. Could be worse. I rustle up some brekkie, and should take Elwood out so Noah can get on with stuff, ...
You won’t be doing Zumba again
This is a top pick! Woody sleeps through the night in his own bed. Excellent. When he wakes he just calls out to Grandma to try and wake her. He fails. He comes and asks me to get up because he cannot wake Grandma. I reply, 'Knock / bang on her ...
So, this is christmas
This is a top pick! ... in the surroundings, families playing cricket, bbqing, and just playing in the sun. We are so, so glad to be in Australia, especially for Christmas. Woody attempts to climb up something dangerous and a man tells him he is too little and it is too ...
Easter is the celebration of not being sure
This is a top pick! Right, I was determined to get today off on the right foot. We have a lot to get through in the next couple of days and it will only happen if we stay positive and on top of things. Noah gets up with Woody and skypes his folks and I oversleep and miss ...
Last Man Standing
This is a top pick! Woody wakes and insists Noah gets up with me and leaves me in bed. I swear I have not coached him to do this but it is hilarious. We razz around getting ready and make lunch and then we are on our way. It is chucking it down so it looks like ...
The PE teacher is easy on the eye
This is a top pick! The PE teacher is very easy on the eye. Rightio - I am very late in updating the blog and I am sketchy on most of the details of Thursday. But, what I do remember is that I had a very strange tour of a school. All the other tours we have had have ...
Reality Bites
This is a top pick! Boxing Day morning Woody awakes very excited. He remembers he has an electric toothbrush and wants to brush his teeth the second his eyes open. Strange, but good. We spend the morning, looking at our finances. Blurgh. And then we ...
"We have chips in Billericay"
This is a top pick! Elwood wakes early and we do everything we can to stop him for running in and waking up Dan and Kelli. I shut him in our room with us, and Woody is inventing all sorts of excuses as to why he has to just go and get something. If my eye closes for ...
The best big girl ever
This is a top pick! I cannot, cannot wake up this morning. Noah gets up first but he is pretty reluctant. I really, really struggle to wake up and when i finally do get up we are running late. This is not surprising, but it is still annoying. And then I ...
You need to get out more kid.
This is a top pick! ... little bit of arguing about how old they actually are vs. how old they say they are. We say our goodbyes and head back to Southport and end up heading down to the shops. We go to the post office and wait for ages to send a parcel and then we ...
'That man smells funny’
This is a top pick! ... biscuits and left dirty paw prints. They are happy with this story. We eat lamingtons which were made in heaven, and brought to Southport by Mel. Yum. Just so good. We chat some more. The fellas play more trains. And then we ...
Woody is 'The Man'
This is a top pick! Woody says he does not want to go to preschool today. He left his favourite hat there yesterday so he suggest we go and get it, and just come back home and have some lunch. As usual, we pull up at the preschool and he does not want to know us. He ...
Rough night. Rough morning. Rough Day.
This is a top pick! Woody is very restless all night. I sleep on a mattress in his room and having me nearby seems to relax him. He wakes in the night quite upset pretty much at the exact time he is due more medicine. I manage to tip a load of paracetemol all ...
Waiting for snow...
This is a top pick! ... Christmas is tomorrow and he talks excitedly about how much he is looking forward to the snow. We explain that we are in Australia now and we have sand instead of snow. He listens carefully and nods, and then says 'but it will snow tomorrow ...
A long-ish day
This is a top pick! Woody has a super restless night, so we all do. He gets in our bed and is all knees, feet and elbows as 3 year olds are when they are in your bed. We all wake up around 6 and Woody and I both have temperatures. We take medicine and the fellas get ...
I’d like to make something with PVA glue
This is a top pick! It's raining and under our house has flooded. Blah. It is not actually a 'designated’ storage area under our house, but we store stuff there – luckily everything on bricks. So that’s all fine. There is a pump which ...
The Last Man Standing.
This is a top pick! We wake up , throw some things in some bags, and head to Broadbeach to drop Noah at work. We are hoping this becomes our routine. The drive towards Broadbeach, as you turn off the Gold Coast highway and drive along the coast, it is just ...
All in a day’s work
This is a top pick! Yikes, yikes, yikes. It is Noah's first trial day at work. So we wake in good time and get things done. We get Woody ready for swimming and we leave the house with a minimum for fuss, although you can feel a bit of stress in the air. We drop ...
I was so cross I had fire in my eyes.
This is a top pick! The fellas get up first and I get up with just moments to get to swimming. This means, no shower and yesterday's clothes. Not slick. Although we are not on time for swimming, we are not late enough to truly count as late. This is good. ...
'Mummy, can we go to Memphis?'
This is a top pick! ... need to be earning.... Another interesting conversation we have had with Woody recently... he suggested that we do not really live in Australia and that we really still live in Billericay. He continued, ‘What if we are really in Billericay and ...