Settling In

4 days into our holiday in Turkey now and we are really settling in! Mummy and Daddy have been catching up on their sleep, taking it in turns to have lie-ins, and then later in the morning we are off doing things! The weather has also been lovely, 30-35 deg C every day. We’ve now adjusted to the heat, and try and cool off at least a couple of times a day!

We have been to the nearby village, Turunc a few times, to have a look around and stock up on some food. It seems not too busy, but a nice amount of people around (although just off the height of the main season, we think it might get pretty busy). A good thing that, because the drive into the village is on a fairly narrow and very windy road, and best not to be meeting too many people on!

View of Turunc from our resort

This morning we went in to Turunc to have a swim. Mummy and Daddy bought me a special duck float, ‘cos they know how much I like ducks! We then went down to the beach to; we found our special sun lounges to lie on, and then got ready for the water. I was quiet keen to get changed, but it was all a bit strange; I wasn’t really sure of all the pebbles on the ground, and the water was very salty. We persevered for a little while, but then Mummy and Daddy decided enough was enough and we went for a walk in the town instead.


When I got up from my nap, I saw my swimming shorts, and I was determined to go swimming NOW! Daddy and I had some fun in the children’s pool while Mummy did some laps of her own in the big pool!

Later in the afternoon I met a new friend, Charlotte, who is the same age as me ... I think we may get up to some mischief together! Mummy has arranged for us to meet at a new beach area tomorrow, looking forward to it!

.... Hello Turkey!

3rd September. The day we left the UK. My home and birthplace ... but we are now off on another adventure ... 4 weeks holidays in Turkey, Germany and Austria before we head to Melbourne and our new home.

We were up bright and early (4:15am) for our flight this morning, but when we got to the airport we found out that our flight was delayed by a couple of hours ... so off for some strong coffee for Mummy and Daddy and some porridge for us all. I found a girl to play with in the kids play area. She was very chatty and liked looking at my family photo album!

I was very good on the flight ... after all the waiting I was very tired and slept for about an hour. I woke up in time for our second breakfast, and then read some books, played with my ‘In The Night Garden’ magnetic set and stickers!! Stickers and magnets are sooo much fun! We arrived in Turkey to bright blue skies and warm weather ... we were all a bit over dressed! We picked up the hire car and were off to the resort. The first three quarters of the drive was relatively easy, but then things got windy and steep ... Daddy did very well, although he was pretty knackered by the time we got to the resort.

Unfortunately our apartment wasn’t ready when we arrived, and we had to wait for a couple of hours. Thankfully they gave us a free dinner which we had while we waited. Mummy and Daddy had a well deserved beer, but they only gave me water and milk. They said the food was yummy, but I was only interested in the grapes and my drinks. We will be eating there for the next couple of nights, so I look forward to trying it then!

Bye Bye ....

Today was our last full day in the UK. Mummy and Daddy left me in nursery so that they could finish up all the cleaning and tidying up of the house. There were lots to do ... and that was after all the work they had already done over the past few days (gardening, painting, cleaning, and then some more cleaning)!

At nursery I said good-bye to all my friends there. We even took some yummy chocolates in for everyone that looked after me, although I was a little reluctant to hand them over!! Clara, one of my friends, was nice and came up to me on the way out and gave me a big hug. I gave Mike, my key carer, a big hug too. I will miss him, my friends and everyone that looked after me there.

A Busy Month ...

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What a busy month this has been ... our last in the UK!

The month started off with a visit from Daddy's cousin Jessica, and her husband Gordie and their son Callum. I was not in the best mood when they arrived on the Saturday, Mummy was trying to put me down for a nap, but I would just not have it! After a lot of crying, Mummy and Daddy gave in and let me get up! We went for a walk in the afternoon, and Daddy bought me a pack of In the Night Garden stickers ... I've found my new passion!! It keeps me entertained for a while ...

Sticker fun with Daddy and Jess

Telling Callum about the ways of the world

We all had fun that weekend, although it was the start of a terrible period of teething, where I had 4 new teeth pop through. Golly gosh, we were all a bit knackered at the end of it!

For the rest of the month, it was getting things ready ... we found a new home for Costa, but he was a boomerang cat, and so he is coming back to Australia with us! I've learnt to say Costa's name now, and I am looking forward to having him as a pet again in Melbourne!

On the 22nd August (Happy Birthday Auntie Catherine) Mummy and Daddy did the Birchwood 10 km Run (in Warrington) for the last time. Between them they've done it every year for the past 4 years. Mummy was a bit nervous because when she did it last year she wasn't very fit and felt awful for the rest of the day; but she is much fitter now, and ran about 8 mins faster than last year and finished with a smile ... well, let's say she did anyway! Dadddy did well too! I spent the morning playing with William, we had such fun, but wore Lindy and Mike out looking after us!

Mummy finished work on the 26th August, and Daddy on the 27th August. Our last weekend in the UK was here ... the cars were sold on ebay, things were being sorted and there were people to visit! On Friday Mummy treated me to a 'coffee' (milk only) at Starbucks ...


Afterwards it was off to get my haircut, but second time around I wasn't as well behaved. I had Jimmy, the hairdresser, sitting on the floor trying to cut my hair! He he!! Then it was off swimming, and time to say goodbye to Lindy and William. In the afternoon we picked up Daddy from work and then went to the park. We had to run back to the car to escape the rain, but we were off to meet up with Ellie, Paul and Sam. We ended up staying the night at their place so Mummy and Daddy could have a couple of extra drinks!

Causing trouble with Sam in the restaurant...

We said goodbye to Costa on Sunday, as Daddy took him to the special people who will transfer him to Australia ... so good-bye for about 1.5-2 months. Mummy and Daddy were busy with tidying, cleaning, renovations, gardening, packing ... our neighbours Vicky and Annabelle looked after me for an afternoon and I had lots of fun with them.

Phew, off on our travels soon ...

Bye Bye Mummy!

I am having so much for at nursery at the moment, that Mummy needn't hang around a moment to long. For example, today I ran in and started playing with Oliver and the toys, and then when Mummy wanted a hug goodbye, I obliged, but then waved bye-bye to Mummy and pointed to the door for her to go. I think she got the message!

Puzzling things out ...

I made a mess this morning ... but I was having a great time. I'm getting the hang of this shape sorting business ...

This morning I had some time with Mummy, while we let Daddy sleep in. We went to the farm shop for our weekly fruit and vegetables. Mummy even let me walk around today ... I followed her while nibbling on a mushroom (yum yum), however when I made a quick dash for the play house Mummy decided it was time to put me in the trolley! He he, I can be cheeky! We also went to the library, I found a couple more books to borrow. Because I had been a good girl, we went to the bakery for a treat in the form of an apple danish ... way better than the mushroom!

In the afternoon we went for a visit to Chester. The sun started to come out, which made a nice change from thee rain we'd been having recently. After looking around for a bit, we went to the main gardens where I got to have a run around (and run away from Daddy), and then we went down to the river for a cream tea treat ...

Tonight we are letting Mummy have the night off, and she is going out with some of her girl friends. We are even going to let her have a sleep in too! I'll try and give Daddy a sleep in too, not the 6am start I gave Mummy today!

PS. More photos added today to the July photos. To have a look go back to the original link ...

Monday Antics

Well, it has been a full week off nursery now, and today was my final day with Mummy. After another big sleep in (this cold is still knocking me about) I was up in time to see the real estate lady come take photos that she can use to rent our house. I was trying me best to get in the photos (isn't that what a camera is for??) but Mummy kept pulling me out of the way!

After a quick breakfast, we then headed off to Jellybeans to meet up with my friend Thomas and his younger brother William. It is such a FUN place, so many things to do that I just can't keep still ... and I wear Mummy out in the process! Here I am climbing over things, I make it difficult for myself by carrying things where ever I go these days!



In the afternoon we had a few chores to do, post office and Mothercare. Mummy couldn't find what she wanted at Mothercare, but she did take me up to the toy section. It was ace, they left out loads of toys for me to play with ... I showed Mummy an In the Night Garden toy that I thought looked cool, but Mummy said no and so I had to put it back on the shelf (and I did it too!). In the end Mummy had to drag me away kicking and screaming (note from Mummy, almost literally too, thankfully the buttons in the lift kept her amused!).

Mummy was nice though, she did let me have a go on a ride while at Mothercare ...



Back at home, we had 2 sets of visitors to check out the house! That was quick! Mummy is hoping one of them will want to rent it (second set please!), and then she won't have to keep the house constantly clean! He he, I always do a good job of messing things up anyway ... Hurricane Lexi they sometimes call me ...