Our Christmas Travels

Megsy was unable to travel to Dubbo for christmas so we all decided to head north to Wollongbar/Ballina. We booked our flights but then poor Giselly Belly got an ear infection and couldn't fly. Nothing was going to stop us from having our Bannon christmas together so we packed up Nova and the girls in the car and off we went....

1. Our christmas star-Gisele 2.Mum & Elise

3. Sean & Gisele 4. At the park on christmas day.
Mick, Ang & Toby travelled up from Dubbo as well. We all had a great time going to the beach a few times and just having the rare time to just "hang out". Nigel cooked up a storm which was greatly enjoyed.

5. Megsy, Mick & Kate 6. The expectant parents.

7. The pregnant ladies.

I won't display the photo of Mick sticking his belly out next to the girls because he would kill me... but it is very funny!!

Elise & Toby had a great time together, particularly playing Toby's drumset he got off Megs & Nige (payback will be coming your way M & N)

8 & 9. Elise and Toby

The Adlingtons were closeby in Alstonville for christmas this year so it was lovely to see them over christmas and a chance for Elise & Gisele's to play with their 1st cousins all in the one place.

10.The babies with bigger kids 11. Reuben, Toby, Elise & Otis.

12. Gisele & Hugo shared a ride in the double pram.

We will have a cousin boom this year with 3 on their way now. Congratulations Paul & Jodie Edmiston - due in July.

After christmas we headed inland for our journey to Dubbo. We stayed in a huge farmhouse in Armidale on the way which was a lot of fun. We almost lost Nova as she gave chase to the rabbits on many occasions.

When we were in Dubbo we had a lovely day with the Thompsons/ Sparrows. We toasted our mum and it felt good to be with mum's side of the family...and know that she was amongst us!!!

14. Some of the clan...

Elise had a ball playing with the Sparrow kids. Maeve took Elise under her wing and took her off to dress her in one of her ballet outfits. Maeve introduced Elise to the art of ballet as you can see on the following

video clip...it was just adorable!!!

We enjoyed catching up with Michelle & Tim, our treasured friends and spent New Years Eve with them (well as long as Kate could last of it anyway). Forgot to take photos that night. What a shame! You should see the briliiant job they have done of doing up Michelle's newly purchased work premises - AMAZING!!
We arrived back in Sydney today and are relieved to be at home. We are glad we went on our epic christmas journey and got to see Kate's family and friends (she misses them all very much and finds it hard to be so far away from them all!!)
We now await with much excitement Baby Smith (now arriving Jan 20) and Baby Bannon due Feb 7.