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The holiday really is over! Emilie was so thrilled to be back at preschool today. She really, really loved seeing all of her travel newsletters posted on the wall of her classroom!

#nokissforme #byemum #preschool #term3

When your 6 year old walks through this food court sobbing "I just really want a Vegemite sandwich", you know that it's time to go home! Sydney here we come!

#homesick #hometime #kualalumpur

What drink doesn't taste better with a cherry on top? A piña colada to celebrate our second last day of holidays!

#ifyoulikepinacoladas #kualalumpur

Sweaty tropical nights! Waiting for the sea breeze.

#shangrila rasa ria #kota kinabalu #malaysia

Sunset, happy hour, happy days!!

#shangrila rasa ria #kota kinabalu #malaysia #no filter

Yes, that is a chicken drumstick in her hand! Jet-lag is such a ....! Especially when you are desperately hungry too! Sadly for Emilie (and her tummy), jet-lag beat hunger this round.

#been awake for 24 hrs #sooooo tired #daddy's shoulder to lie on #kualalumpur

Those pounds were burning a hole in their pockets! A quick stop at a Harrods on our way to the gate. Emilie is especially pleased with her purchase as she has been trying to acquire a sporran since we were in Edinburgh!

#farewell England #harrods #terminal 5 #heathrow

These kids have had the most awesome times together this holiday. Gorgeous, all of them!!

We’re very lucky to have friends like these! Hope it’s not another 3 years between catch ups!

#Cholsey

By luck I booked rooms in a quirky pub, in a gorgeous village and we were blessed with a balmy summer evening with delicious food. What a stunning way to end this adventure!

#we survived the road trip #finally got some nice pics of my parents #neeld arms #grittleton #wiltshire

Final afternoon in Ireland. One last playground being enjoyed in this "heat wave"! The graffiti is really cute here too!

#3 more sleeps til Daddy #wexford #ireland

More spectacular hours of sun! I only wish that I had checked the tides for our visit - I suspect that high tide would be even more amazing.

#giants causeway #bushmills #northern ireland

Georgina played with the iPad this morning before Emilie was awake and this was the result!

#letting her sleep #cold morning #bushmills #northern ireland

Northern Ireland is really showing off now! Although all of the cafés that we tried for breakfast were closed, the castles and weather are both in fine form.

#irish summer #dunluce castle #bushmills #northern ireland

Northern Ireland has put on a pretty spectacular welcome for us! Nice of them to stay up so late!

#it's 10pm #bushmills #northern ireland

Parenting Tip of the Day: Be Specific

For example, if you pointed at Ben Nevis and said to your kids "Climb to the top of that hill", it would have been wise to specify that you mean the first small hill. Result: Hill climbing for all the family! The upside is that it was very entertaining for the climbers coming down the mountain after their 8 hours of effort to be greeted by two "wee lassies" who assured them that they were going to "the top"!

#when will i ever learn #ben nevis #Ben Nevis Inn #fort william

Me: Look, a cuttlefish. E (looking extremely dubious): How does THAT give cuddles????

Emilie the Sceptic

#scottish sealife sanctuary #oban

We're all a bit besotted with the Utterly Otterlys. The seal was pretty cute too!

#big brown eyes #another wet summer day #Scottish sealife sanctuary #oban

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