We're home now

We're home now - after seeing mummy's aunty Lyn and uncle Craig in Canberra, then we dropped in to Windang to see aunty Pauline and uncle Greg and my cousins. But I was very tired and not a little grumpy!

Will post photos soon.

Love, Zoë

The snowy is not snowy yet

Today we went to see the snowy scheme but couldn't go on the tour because i'm too little and dad said 'one in all in' . Them we drove for 40 km on a 27 km shortcut to Batlow througl the bush and over the mountains. We got lost which is why it was so long. Them we walked along the river in tumut. Now mummy and daddy are watching a chick flick before tea. Tomorrow... Canberra and them home. Love Zoë.

No room at the inn.

Hi all, we travelled today to tumut but there is a rodeo on in town. We got the last room in town but they are really looking after us. Two nigh here. Tomorrow we go to see the snowy mountains scheme and other tourist things. Monday we head home via canberra to see mummy's aunty lyn and uncle craig. Then home and see aunty pauline. Love Zoë.

Off the boat today

Dear all, we left the boat today at 10 am and drove just two hours to Corowa, the home of federation, where we caught up with aunty linda and nicole and kelly who are holidaying with linda's sister rhonda. Tomorrow we in to tumut... Hopefully to see snow and hopefully to get a room else daddy says we sleep in the car. He sang the place where we wanted to stay but they were booked out! Love Zoë.

Upstream

Hi all Blog-readers, well we sailed most of the ex with long moorings for breakfast and lunch. We sailed right through Echuca then 4 km upstream and have moored here for the night. Grandpa and grandma have had loads of fun with me while daddy enjoyed being ship's captain. Mummy enjoyed being on the top deck in the banket nanny made me (it's a bit chilly in the wind). Grandma gives me back to mummy more when i cry but we still have fun together. Tomorrow we Disembark and in to corowa to see aunty linda, nicole and kelly who are also on holidays. Love Zoë.

Today on the river

We had a nice slow start today. Even i slept in. During the night grandpa and grandma took pics of the moon. At lunch we camped by a billbong them drove for a few more hours down stream. Daddy is now cooking a stir fry in his wok over a fire he made. Love, Zoë.

Moored for night

Here we are moored for the night 1697 km from the mouth of the mighty murray and 9.7 km from Echuca. Yay ! Love Zoë

We've loaded the boat

Because i'm a baby and that means lots of junk, the nice people let us loafall nurtue

(Daddy added a few days later: Sorry about that. Zoe is submitting her blogs from a mobile 'phone and the 'clear' and the 'send' buttons are too close for her little fingers. Here's her intended message:

Because I'm a baby and that means lots of junk, the nice people let us load all our junk onto the boat early. Then they took it and emptied the sewer and fueled it up.

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We're here

Hi all. We're at Moama across the river from Echuca. Daddy and mummy recommend bridges on MERINIYA to stay at. I'm not getting to sleep but i'm very happy. Daddy reckons i'm excited just because they are even though i might not know what to be excited about. Zoë.

We're at Yarrawonga

We're nearly at faitaa

(Daddy says: Zoe can't type on a mobile 'phone very well. She means:

We're nearly at Echuca.

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Still at home

Mummy and daddy are still fussing around. Daddy says we will get away in ten minutes.

Getting ready to go

It's 7am and I let mummy and daddy sleep in to a bit of a respectable hour - but they are keen to get away.

They are about to pray with me that we will have safe travel and that we will have a good time. The Bible says always to be thankful, so they are going to say a thanksgiving prayer for holidays and stuff like that too.

Mummy and daddy say I am in a "remarkably good mood" today so they are remarking about it here via me.

When I woke up instead of crying for breakfast, I just lay there talking to my stuffed animals and calling out in baby talk to mummy. Then I had a shower with daddy (I likes my showers and baths), but instead of crying uncontrollably when I got out, I just smiled and goo-ed and gaa-ed to mummy. Daddy sang some of his lame made-up songs to me and I even smiled!

Anyway, the road awaits.

Zoë

Mummy and daddy are preparing for our big trip

Hi all,

 

It's 1am in the morning and mummy and daddy are fussing while I've been asleep (daddy woke me up so I thought I'd log on and post this message). They're leaving about 7am or when I wake them up, they bath me and we all have breakfast. We hope to make Echuca by the end of today - but daddy says we might get too tired and have to stop somewhere like Albury. Mummy is going to help drive but daddy says I can't help.

 

A nice man called Matt, who works part-time for daddy, is minding BJ and our house so no one comes and steals all my cool things (and so BJ doesn't get too hungry or pooey!).

 

I'll update you so long as I have mobile phone coverage.

 

Zoë.

Today I saw Grandma and Grandpa Brook at Bowral

Well folks, I just don't get it. Just as daddy has his own mummy and daddy, apparently also does mummy have her own mummy and daddy.

And we went to Bowral today to see them to plan our big holiday on the thing called a houseboat on a thing called the Murray River. Grandma and Grandpa came down from Baulkham Hills, where mummy 'grew up' (whatever that means).

I was a happier baby today than I was yesterday, but daddy says I'm like a bear with a sore head when I wake up, and the only time silly daddy got out the video camera was when I was being like a bear with a sore head.

Here is the video to prove it.

Nanny and Da and MaurieRose

Today my nanny and da came to visit. I don't really get it, but apparently just as I have a mummy and daddy, so too mummy and daddy each have their own mummies and daddies. Nanny and da are daddy's mummy and daddy. And tomorrow I get to see Grandma and Grandpa, who are mummy's mummy and daddy. It's too much for a little bub like me so I spent the whole day crying. Daddy told nanny not to take it personally, but hey, I didn't know her and she was in MY house.

In the afternoon MaurieRose came to visit. Mr and Mrs Unicomb are friends of mummy's and daddy's from Kurrajong and they are in town for the wedding of a girl who used to be in daddy's youth group. She is getting married at Wollongong. I cried for them too. We call them MaurieRose because that's what a little girl called Kirrilee whom MargiePhil cared for on weekends called them.

That's all for now.

Zoë