END OF AN AWESOME YEAR...BEGINNING OF AN AMAZING ONE..

END OF THE YEAR WAS ALL GETTING A BIT OVERWHELMING MID AFTERNOON WHEN .......I LOOKED DOWN ON THE PATH TO SEE THE WIND HAD FORMED A PERFECT LOVE HEART OUT OF THE SAND AND DIRT THAT SURROUNDED THE PATH. I LIFTED MY HEAD AND GAVE THANX FOR SUCH A BEAUTIFUL LIFE ...LOVE IS TRULY EVERYWHERE.

LOOKING OUT FROM GNARABUP UP TO THE POINT ON THE LAST DAY OF THE YEAR.

''HEY KYE, WHAT DO YA RECKON.....ONE LAST SWIM FOR THE YEAR????? WHAT ABOUT THAT SIGN THOUGH????

''DON'T WORRY ZIGGY...I'VE GOT THIS COVERED!!!''

INTRODUCING THE MOST GORGEOUS...THE MOST WONDERFUL AND CRUIZIEST CUZIN EVA.....BECCA!!!!  mmmwwwaaa

RUBY HANGIN 5....AND LETTIN IT ALL HANG OUT AT THE SAME TIME!!!!! GO RUBY.

BULLO GETTING HIS END OF YEAR EXERCISE.

OMG...WHAT ELSE CAN I SAY???

STARZY TELLS ME HER VEGEMITE SANDWICH IS FILLING HER TUMMY WITH LOVE...OOOHHHH.

HERE WE ARE...LAST SUN SET FOR THE YEAR...HAPPY EVER AFTER

WELL...BRIEFLY ...SMILE ZIG!!!!

THATS BETTER....WHO'S GORGEOUS?? YEAH I AM! HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE.

HAPPY AUSTRALIA DAY. WE CELEBRATED AT AUNTY RICKY AND UNCLE DAVES...WHERE WE CELEBRATED JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING...EVERY WEEKEND FOR 5 MONTHS.

WE STARTED OUR DAY OFF WITH ANZAC BISCUIT RACES......TO BE PASSED TO YOUR TEAM MATE BETWEEN THE KNEES....WHEN YOUR TEAM REACHES THE END.....YOUR LAST TEAM MATE HAS TO EAT IT AS FAST AS POSSIBLE. GLAD I WASNT AT THE END...

NO GUESSES IS TO WHO WINS....YOUR SO DISQUALIFIED SIMON!!!!

WHAT AUSTRALIA DAY WOULD BE COMPLETE .WITHOUT A VEGEMITE FACE PAINTING COMPETION

AND EVERYONE WANTS IN ON THE ACT..

MEET THE FOSSILOS...SIMON...BIG DADDY, JACOB THE ELDEST BEHIND SIMON..SAMUEL IS NEXT AND IN FRONT OF SIMON...MUMMA BECCA ON THE RIGHT NURSING THE CHERUB ASHER..YOUNGEST. ...KYE WAS 6 HERE AND RUBY..4....LEAVING US ALWAYS GOBSMACKED WITH HER ANTICS AND VIBRANT PERSONALITY. LOOK OUT THE WORLD.

DAD TO THE LEFT..HANDSOME, CHARMING, BEAUTIFLLY SENSITIVE AND FULL OF THE MOST AMAZING AND GOBSMACKING INFO ...WE OFTEN SAT AND TALKED ABOUT THE MEANING OF...WELL...EVERYTHING...FOR HOURS ON END. ME...HAPPY AND SHINY AS ALWAYS IN THE MIDDLE.....AND THE EXCEPTIONAL UNCLE DAVE. ONE OF THE MOST INSIGHTFUL AND BEAUTIFUL HUMAN BEINGS I AM BLESSED TO HAVE IN MY LIFE.

AND HIS INCREDIBLE CONTERPART..MY AUNTY RICKY. THEY ABSOLUTELY SHINE TOGETHER. DROP DEAD GORGEOUS...SHE EMMINATES ALL THAT IS POSSIBLE. SHE IS HILARIOUSLY FIESTY AND WILL ALWAYS SUPPORT A GOOD ARGUMENT WITH A HEARTFELT PASSION THAT I ALWAYS ADMIRED AND WAS GLADENED BY...CAUSE FOR A CHANGE I WASNT THE ONLY LOUD AND OUTSPOKEN PERSON IN THE ROOM. WITH ALL OF MY HEART I LOVE HER AND GIVE THANX FOR ALL SHE DID AND HELPED ME THROUGH.   ABOVE ALL...I GIVE THANX FOR HER HUGE KITCHEN....AND THAT SHE LET ME TAKE OVER IT AS OFTEN AS WAS POSSIBLE. I LOVE YOU AUNTY RICK.XXXX

HAHAHAHA...LATER ON IN THE EVENING AFTER ALL GOOD CHILDREN HAD GONE TO BED...WE HAD A GUEST APPEARANCE BY PETER CHRIS..THE DRUMMER FROM THE 80'S BAND..KISS.  AS I SAID EARLIER...EVERYONE WANTED IN ON THE ACT OF VEGEMITE FACE PAINTING.

AND THEN...ACE FREELEY TURNED UP FOR A JAM. HAHAHA SO MUCH FUN!!! I SO SHOULD HAVE BEEN GENE SIMMONS.. MAYBE NEXT YEAR!!

WELL....WELL...WHOS GOT SOME WIPES????? PLEEEEZE??

GOTTALOTTA CATCHIN UP TO DO.....

MERRY CHRISTMAS ....THE KIDZ TOOK ATLEAST HALF AN HOUR TO GO THROUGH SANTAS STOCKINGS BEFORE THEY EVEN LOOKED AT A PRESENT.

JUST WHAT WE WANTED...SCOOTERS...HOORAY.SO STOKED. WILL HAVE TO UPDATE THE FIRST AID KIT.

WHAT EVERY HAPPY CAMPER WANTS AND NEEDS ....A HAMMOCK. AND THIS HAMMOCK IS NOT CHILD FRIENDLY...WHAT A SHAME....SO WHERES THE EAR PLUGS AND EYE MASK?????

GRINDIN IT UP AT MARGIES SKATE PARK ON CHRISSY DAY.

''NOW STARZ.....IM GOIN THIS WAY AND IM GONNA RULE ON THIS NEW SCOOTER. WATCH OUT MARGIES!!!!

WHAT A BETTER WAY TO GET TO KNOW LONG LOST COUSINS...OVER BOWLS OF RUNNY DIPPING CHOCOLATE. YUMMO!!

''GIVE US A KISS KYE''....WHAT SISTERLY LOVE. INTRODUCING KYE AND RUBY . THESE TWO CHERUBS BELONG TO MY MOST BEAUTIFUL CUZZY BEC AND HER GORGEOUS PARTNER SIMON.

''CHOCOLATE....WHAT CHOCOLATE????'' OMG,LOOK WHAT FELL FROM HEAVEN. THIS IS ASHER...BROTHER TO THE ABOVE CHERUBS. WAY TOO CUTE FOR HIS OWN GOOD.

THE PERSON WHO PUT THIS CHRISTMAS BON BON TOGETHER HAS A LOT TO ANSWER FOR. THIS IS MY CHARMING AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT ...VERY BEAUTIFUL CUZIN JASPER. EVERY BODY ALWAYS HAS JUST A LITTLE BIT TOO MUCH FUN WHEN HES AROUND. TOO MUCH FUN IS ALWAYS A GOOD THING.

HAHAHAHA...INTRODUCING MY DAD. WE HAD A PRETTY BIG CHRISSY MORNING AND JUST A LITTLE NANNA NAP...OR SHOULD I SAY GRANDPA NAP...WAS ON THE CARDS. LOVE YOU DAD.!!!

AFTER LUNCH ,WHAT CHRISSY DAY WOULD BE COMPLETE WITHOUT SLIP N SLIDE. DAMIAN WAS IN HIS ELEMENT...I DONT KNOW WHO ENJOYED IT MORE...HIM OR THE KIDZ. NO ....IT WAS DEFINATELY ME,WATCHING MY HUSBAND GETTING HAMMERED FROM A VERY SAFE DISTANCE.

HOORAY.....FINALLY CATCHING UP ON AN AMAZING YEAR. WE LANDED IN MARGARET RIVER A WEEK BEFORE CHRISTMAS AND HAD SUCH AN AWESOME TIME WITH FAMILY, NEW FRIENDS...AND EVEN LONG LOST COOLY MOB,THAT WE STAYED FOR 5 MONTHS. WE SET UP OUT THE BACK OF MY DADS HOUSE ,JUST ONE STREET AWAY FROM THE MOST BEAUTIFUL BEACH. PREVALLY, GNARUBUP AND THE FAMOUS MARGIES POINT. WE CAVED ,SNORKLED AT LUNCH BETWEEN SCHOOL LESSONS, VISITED MANY A VINEYARD, PICKED BLUEBERRIES AND STRAWBERRIES, ATE ALL KINDS OF FABULOUS AND DELICIOUS LOCAL AND HOME MADE CHEESES..RELISHES..PICKLES...AND NEED I GO ON. THE BEST PART OF ALL WAS HANGIN OUT WITH MY DAD AND HIS SIDE OF THE FAMILY...THE COATSEYS.  WHAT CAN I SAY BUT...OMG. WE ALL HAD MORE FUN THAN IM SURE ANY OF US COULD HAVE POSSIBLY IMAGINED..AND I HAVE THE PHOTOS TO PROVE IT....SOOOOO....WELCOME TO MARGARET RIVER AND 5 MONTHS WITH THE COATES CLAN.