We have been back almost a month now and our trip seems like forever ago. Thanks to all of you who made such an effort to come and see us. We had a ball despite the rain!!

We have come back to Spring and it is good to be back in the sun. The girls have settled back into their lives and only took 11 days to get over their jetlag. They couldn't understand why they wanted to up at midnight and go to sleep when it got light again.

Singapore was great on the way home and broke up the trip brilliantly. We did the zoo and all the tourist stuff, ate and drank far too much and lounged by the pool. It was a good finale to our holiday.

Work on the new restaurant starts in 8 days and we are still hopeful of being up and running before our main summer season which starts on Boxing Day. We hope to be open 3 weeks before so we can all get back into the swing of things. But there is a lot to do and at the moment we have 2 bare walls and hopefully by the end of this week 2 sets of windows. I will let you know how the stress levels are going over the next 8 weeks or so.

Erin is about to have her second birthday and has definately joined her sister in the race for the pink princess of the year. I still can't believe how alike the 2 of them are. if it isn't pink then it won't get worn thats for sure. Poor Duf he copes pretty well with it really.

Speaking of Duf he is off to Melbourne in a couple of days to take part in the Moto GP weekend at Phillip Island. He is racing in the first historic race they have held at the meeting and it's going to be televised.. The video has been set and lets hope that Nora doesn't stick Barbie in there.

Duf's new workshop and our studio accomodation is nearly finished Its looking great. Just in time for my mum, stepdad, brother and his family who are all coming out in November. We are having a joint Christening with Donnas little boy on the 15th and it will be great to have all the 5 grandchildren together for the first time.

Well thats you all up to date with The Woolseys.

if you want to get in contact my email is thewoolseys @ gmail.com. Don't put the spaces in that just stops me from getting loads of spam (I hope)

with love

Denise

hope you are well and that the new year is being good to you.

We are all well and now that our really busy season is over we are getting our lives back again. This will be a big year for us with the new restaurant opening and hopefully lots of building work at home. The new restaurant building is coming along and hopefully it won't be too far behind schedule with all this rain. It doesn't feel that it has stopped in weeks.. We have designed the new kitchen and we just got a quote for all the equipment which wasn't too scary. The building at home is still in the planning stage but hopefully it will be on the move soon.

The girls are fantastic and Nora is so excited now that she is in the pre-school room. She loves it. Erin is just finding her voice and there are new words every day. She is a bit of a joker and her and Nora just love each other, which is great.

Duf was out on the bike a few weeks ago at Phillip Island and got a third and a dodgy ignition switch which hampered his progress but he has high hopes for Eastern Creek at Easter.

we are looking forward to our first visitors of the year in a couple of weeks and my sister Donna arrives back in a couple of days with only 10 weeks left until she has a baby.

thats more or less caught up with our news so a Happy New Year to you all

With love

The Woolseys

I am sorry it has taken so long to update this. Like I have said so many times before time just flies away. I hope you are all well and you know it is only 11 weeks to Christmas. Oh No!!

We are all really well and summer has definitly come early this year with the temperatures already in the late 20s. It was really weird coming back from our ski trip last month and going from snow to shorts within 24 hours.

Our trip was great and it was fun to be back on snow after 4 years. Nora loved it and skiied the whole way down the mountain on our last day and was well and truly exhausted at the end of it. We had a fab week with Lisa and Peter in NZ and it was very brave of them to share a house with a 3 year old and a 10 month old. I will try and put up a pic of Nora in full flight on the snow.

What else have we been up to? David was racing in Sydney last weekend and that involved a 12 hour drive down there. We were trying to figure out where would we be after 12 hours driving in Europe and we thought somewhere in Italy. We had 2 short stops, left at 8 in the morning and got there just before 8 at night. The girls did really well and didn't seem to mind. The journey back was 10 hours (the traffic was better). He is out at Eastern Creek in a couple of weeks, again in Sydney but I am going to resist the temptation of doing that journey again. He got a third on the Sat but the bike started playing up on the Sunday so not so good. He had recently changed over to Methanol and there are some teething problems with ignition and compression for those of you who understand all that stuff.

And yes Erin will be one is a few days. I really cannot believe that a year has gone already. She is so different to Nora and is so determined when she sets her mind to it. She is a daredevil like her dad and has given us a couple of real scares. She is such good fun and the two of them get on so well. We of course still cannot believe that we have 2 children and every day one of us still says exactly that.

The restaurants are going really and we are in the middle of school holidays which are really busy. We are on the move next year. You know us always up to something and it has been over 4 years now. The building we are in was sold and our new landlord wanted to buy us out of our lease. So David did some pretty good negotiating and we move out on 3rd of July next year. We are moving to a brand new restaurant which is currently 2 floors down in the ground. We are hoping to start fitting it out in time to move straight from one to the other next year. the building is on schedule so it should as easy as that??? So at the moment we are designing a brand new kitchen etc which is very exciting.

Anyway enough from me now hope you are all keeping well

with love

The Woolseys

Here she is Nora the "bridesmaid"

Hi everyone

Here we are on our 20th Anniversary on sunny Fiji. It was great and I can certainly recommend it as a family holiday destination. The people are amazing with children and it is so relaxing and even more laid back than Greece if that is possible. I never realised that it is so close to us being only 3 hours away. A bit like going to Spain really. The resort was fab and when we got there we were upgraded to an "executive suite". Handy to know the local village Chief who is friendly with the reservations manager. Meli (the Chief) comes to Byron Bay a lot and we know him through friends. The shower was bigger than our whole bathroom and the view was just as you see in the postcards. Nora was really excited to see a wedding on the beach and after going to have a look (in her bikini) she was invited to be in the wedding photos with the bride and groom. She was over the moon. I will try and put the photo here as well.

Now it is on to our next trip. Skiing in New Zealand in August and the resort we are going to had 6 inches of snow the other night so it is looking good. You just try and get snow gear here though. Nora is booked in lessons and we are hoping that after 3 days she will be able to come out with us. We are going with David's sister Lisa and her husband Peter who live in Aukland.

We are in the middle of winter here and the temperature at night is a "freezing" 9 degrees. Thankfully it is still 22 in the day so not all bad.

Hope you are all well and enjoying your summer

with love

The Woolseys

Of all the pressies that she got (and there were a few) those earrings had pride of place. Thank you Keith and Marie. (hopefully the photo is there)

The party was fab with loads of 3 year olds, a bouncy castle, a chocolate cake and a trashed house. It took us 3 days to clear up and I think that David and I had as much fun as Nora. I know David was a big hit on the bouncy castle.

We are all well and are now coming into winter which is great. We suddenly have a lot more time on our hands and are off for a short break next week. It is then our 20th wedding anniversay in June (which I also can't believe) and we are off to lay on a beach in Fiji for a week. So lots to look forward to.

Last month we became Australian citizens which we were very excited about. Now we can have ozzie passports and come and go as we please for ever which is great. It will soon be 4 years that we are hear so it must be time for a change for us. Watch this space!!!!

Erin is now 7 months old and has had 2 teeth arrive in the last couple of days. She starts swimming lessons next week as she loves the water. Nora and her will go on the same day as Nora is able to go on her own with the teacher and David will take Erin into the baby class. He loves it as there are lots of young mums there. He doesn't realise that they probably think he is a dirty old man.

Hope you are all well and that you are all enjoying the great weather over there. I know we haven't been the best at keeping in touch but we think of you all often. Now that Erin is going through the nights we hope that our evenings are not so hectic and we can get in touch with you.

Take care

With love

The Woosleys

We are all well and happy that the madness of our summer is over. We had a very busy time and didn't see much of each other for a couple of weeks and the 2 girls spent a lot of time at the restaurants. That is all over and we have had a great week in Melbourne. David was racing at Phillip Island on the weekend and we all had a couple of days either side as a break. The racing didn't go all that well and we could blame the weather (it even threatened snow at one point). The next meeting is at Eastern Creek in March so hopefully he will have a better time. Merv and Janet are here at the moment so maybe he can work some of his magic while he is here.

Nora will soon be 3 so we are all off to check out a preschool tomorrow for her. She is very excited and hopefully it will all go well. If we like it she will probably start in a couple of weeks. I can't believe she is growing up so quickly.

Erin is great and the sleeping is getting better and better. She only wakes up once at night and I am hoping to work on that in a couple of weeks time after I have finished 2 big weeks at work. We have some staff training happening which involves me so David will have lots of time at home with his girls.

As it is our 20th wedding anniversary this year (how scary is that?) we are planning to go to the snow in New Zealand in our winter. We were thinking of going to Fiji but there has been a military coup so we aren't so sure, and besides we see palm trees and beaches every day so maybe the snow is a better idea. I know Nora will love it.

Anyway hope you are all well and not too cold

with love

The Woolseys

One week on and all is well. The sleeping is surprising good and Nora is slowly coming to terms with the new addition.

Thank you to you all who have emailed etc. I will try and get back to you all as soon as I find some more hours in the day.

with love

Dx

We are all well. Nora is beside herself and just wants to cuddle her, sometimes a little too hard. The sleeping isn't too bad at the moment but it is only day 2.

Thanks to all for the emails so far and I will try and get a picture up here in the next couple of days,

with love

Denise, David, Nora and Erin.

Not much else to report really. Spring is well under way and the beach is great and the pool is now back in action which pleases Nora. I am still at work although they sent me home early last night and have now taken me off the rosta. Why? They have also given David lots of time off and we are driving each other mad being at home so much together. He won't let me do anything, which sounds great but I am going crazy. Not used to sitting around not doing much. Still that won't be for long.

I will update when there is a new arrival

With love

Denise

Less than four weeks to go until the new Woolsey arrives. We had a late scan as my doctor thought I was looking a little small so we know it is another little girl (Erin). As it turns out she is bigger than Nora was and from where I look at things I am huge. Anyway not long now. Nora is beside herself with excitement. Maybe when she realises that she is here to stay it will be a little different. I don't know what it is like where you are but everyone seems to be having babies at the moment.

We are all well. Just coming into our spring and we have already had a few days on the beach. Wonderful. Work is getting busier now that winter is over and the school holidays are just around the corner.

Nora has just woke up from her sleep and we are off to a birthday party so I will have to cut this short.

I will let you all know when the big event happens. Wish us luck

D&D&N&E