Home Sweet Home

Day 1

2nd May 2015

Our first day on the road.

 This feels like just yesterday!  Though Jarrah's hair has grown quite a bit since then! 



 Day 249

5th January 2016

Our last day on the road.

 



Funnily enough, this morning we were woken by the boys just after dawn.  They were eager to pack up the van and get going.  We were on the road by 6am, beating our earliest ever previous departure by 2 hours!!  We were all so keen to get home, we didn't even make time for breakfast.

 

So it was a greasy Chicko Roll breakfast from the Merredin Roadhouse.

 

The boys weren't the only ones keen to get home.  I couldn't even get Bruce to stop to get a photo of the Ettamogah Pub as we flew past it in Cunderdin.

 

The time just raced by.  The boys were really excited and we had to endure several hours of Fletcher singing "we're nearly home, we're nearly home, we're nearly home".

And then we were home.

 

The Welcoming Party

 

The welcome home began before we even got to our front gate.  Best friends re-united.  Annabelle & Fletcher, Kade & Jarrah, Jack & Ben.  I'm not sure if I've ever seen six happier kids!

 

We have such lovely friends.

 



They brought bread

 

 And wine

 

Even after all the hugs and kisses it took us a while to actually get to our gate.  After all, we had a lot to read -

 

Eventually we made it in the door.  It was a nice feeling to be home.  The boys went straight to their bedrooms to conduct a toy inventory while Bruce and I marvelled at how well our house sitters Dale & Geoff had maintained the house, gardens and property while we'd been away.

 

Dale Dovey - World's Best House Sitter

 

Luckily, Danielle and I weren't left alone to drink the two bottles of champagne.  We were surprised with visits from Bruce's sister Barbara and niece Sarah, and my sister Jacqui with Caitlin, Josh, Kaleb and Griffin.

The drinks flowed, travelling tales were told and not much unpacking got done!