My Trip to the UK

Hi all

So we have been back nearly a week now and it has taken us that long to get our sleeping and eating patterns back to normal!
My boy got himself sorted pretty much straight away with just 1 early morning the day after we landed back in Perth, my little girl on the other hand had her first full nights sleep for the first time on Wednesday night, she was waking up hungry and wide awake at around 2am, this then became 3am, then 4 am until gradually her bodyclock re-set to Oz time and slept through.
Paul and I are still a little off, feeling quite tired at around 4pm and wide awake at midnight!

Anyway, the trip itself was fntastic, to see my family again was great. My new neice is just gorgeous and after about a week she would recognise me when I walked into the room, or called her name etc.
Here is a picture of us playing ........















The plane over there was as OK as it can be with a just 3 year old! My plan of the flight times working in with sleep worked.
The flight to Singapore was 4 1/2 hours and we just played, did colouring, did drawing, play dough etc etc had lots of little pressie that we gave her in times of need!
Then we had 2 hours at singapore airport as our flight got delayed an hour, so we just walked around, stretch our legs, got Maddi's PJ's on and onto the long 14 hour flight to the UK.
As soon as you are settled into the flight they serve a meal up, so we had that and then Maddi was so tired she just zonked! she slept for 7 hours!!!! YAY! then we played a little, she watch some cartoons etc and then they served breakfast. So all in all OK, sometimes hard to keep her attention.
Heres a pic of her doing her fake smile, opening one of the little pressies on the plane..............................














My boy, Bryce, who is in the background was just superb on the plane, he didn't once moan, never got fidgety etc, what a star!

When we arrived at Heathrow we were just expecting my Step-Dad to pick us up as we needed the room in the car for us and our luggage, my mum told me she was working and would see us in Norfolk when we had done the 2 1/2 hour drive, my sis said she would be waiting at my nans for when we arrived there etc etc, everyone had an excuse!
So as the arrivals door opened, I spotted my Step-Dad standing there, her then started to walk quickly to the right hand side, I thought he was comming to greet us past the barrier thingy and then he stopped ............... and stood with EVERYONE ELSE!!!!!! The whole bloody family were there, mine and Pauls! My sis, my neice, my mum, EVERYONE!!
They had gotten a mini-bus. I just burst out crying and my legs froze, it was so good to see their faces in person!
WHAT A WAY TO START OUR VISIT..................................

More to come...................

Shar x