Sam's Top 8 Tips for a Sensational Holiday...

1. If you aren't old enough to do whatever your brothers are doing, make sure you have a good position to spectate from.

A balcony gives you a good view of the pool plus you don't get splashed from there!

That walking thing is for "schmucks" only... find a comfy possie in your stroller, cross your legs and let those "schmucks" push you around everywhere!



2. Always have some food and drink handy for when you are hungry and thirsty.

I hope Mum and Dad brought some food and drink to the beach...

This can't be my food...it doesn't taste too good!

Perhaps there's a bsicuit or a sandwhich in here?

Success! I found my drink. Uh oh... I dropped it in the sand... oh well I'll just steal Mum's then.




3. Have someone you love visit you on your holiday.

We spent quite a bit of time with Uncle Roche and Auntie Kita seeing they lived just 10 mins from where we were having our holiday. They joined us for dinners; we went up to their place for dinner, tennis and some scrub turkey chasing (ask my brothers about that one) and they came with us on a trip to Byron Bay. Here they are looking on as my Dad takes my brothers swimming at Byron.





4. Go swimming with Daddy.

Try to kick hard enough to splash your brother.

Though he may repay you by making you wear his goggles!



5. Make lots of important decisions...

"I'll have some nuggets and fries please".

Followed by ice-cream (with sprinkles of course).









6. Climb on whatever you can...

Coffee tables are great to climb on and it's really funny watching your parents gasp and jump up every time you near the edge.





7. Try your hand at surfing...

Here I am checking out the wave quality...

Ok so this is how the sand will taste if I get dumped by a wave...

Uh oh...here comes a wild wave! Hold on Will!





Right... I'm off to catch another one then.






8. Go to a lookout and check out the cool view.

Here we are at Elephant Rock Lookout. As you can see by my brothers' faces they didn't enjoy climbing the stairs all that much. I didn't find it that hard at all so I'm not too sure what they were whinging about? They did enjoy riding their bikes back to the unit though and Will is now getting the hang of using his brakes...hooray!




Oh yeh...and if all that wasn't exciting enough for you; when you get home, sneak into your parents room and do this to your Mum's bedside table !

Will's Top 8 Tips for a Terrific Holiday...

1. Spend lots of time at the beach.

Hours of fun can be had going from the water to your bucket on the sand with a watering can; and filling the bucket up. When it gets full...just tip it out and start all over again. If you can tip it on your Mum's towel that's extra fun.

Swimming in the water is also great fun and if you can find some big rocks to climb you can really give your Mum a heart attack...especially if you are accident prone and clumsy!


2. Try to spot as many planes in the sky as you can and learn to identify the airline.

"Look, there's one...is Auntie Lauren on that one??"

Here's a QANTAS plane which I like but my favourite is Jetstar.



3. Make sure there's a really cool pool where you are staying then beg your parents to take you in it every chance you get.

Mummy and me.




4. Go on the Adventure Croc bus - totally awesome!

Harry and I were so excited when we saw this bus pulling up as all our parents had told us was that we were going on a "bus ride" and we weren't too sure it was going to be that exciting...until we saw it!

Here we are ready to set off.

Here I am driving it through the water! Yes you read that right... the adventure croc is an amphibian that drives on land and through water. Boy did I get a surprise when we drove down the boat ramp and into the water. I was really good at driving too.

I was so good that they even gave me a certificate!

Oh yeh and I nearly forgot... Harrison got one too.



5. Go Fishing

The trick is to look really sad and sulky when your Dad or brother catch a fish; then they feel sorry for you and let you reel it in... that way you avoid all the hard work and just get the glory. It's also fun to be really noisy and scare all the fish away. If you manage to drop something over the side of the boat and lose it then that's the real icing on the cake!

6. Go Boogie Boarding

Take someone along who can pull you around...a 7 year old brother is ideal.



7. Spend lots of time with your family.

It's really great that Daddy doesn't have to go to work and Mummy doesn't have much cooking or cleaning to do because it means they can spend lots more time doing your puzzles, reading your stories and giving you lots of extra attention.



8. Do NOT (under any circumstances) go to sleep until you actually fall asleep standing up!

This is most important as you don't want to miss out on anything. Just keep telling your parents you are not tired until they find you just like this!

Harrison's Top 8 Tips for a Happy Holiday...

1. Make your Dad take you to the beach at 7am on the first day even if it's raining! (Luckily for Daddy we had lots of sunshine after that)

2. Visit some rock pools after a flood.

You can have a photo taken with your brother there (or try to throw him in... your choice)





You can skim stones across the water with your Dad - great fun!





Having a picnic might not be possible though...

And using the BBQ could prove quite a challenge also!


3. Make new friends WHEREVER you go - I always do this, that way I don't have to play with my brother.

This is Ebony, Andrew and I checking out the yabbies Daddy is using for bait.



4. Swim in the pool until you are sunburned and wrinkly. If you can get your Dad to throw you around in there that's lots of fun too.

5. Give your Mum a break from cooking and eat out a lot. Then add chilli sauce to everything on your plate.

I TOLD my Dad it wouldn't be that hot...

I may have been mistaken.

Waitress - more apple juice please!!!!!!!!!!!


6. Do heaps of fishing.


Here I am reeling in a flathead while my Dad looks on in envy.




Here I am with the bream I caught ( I do all my casting, reeling, everything). Again my Dad looks on in envy. I enjoyed a nice fish burger for lunch that day.

My Dad and I bought a casting net and learned how to use it. Here is one of the many toadfish I caught with it. I don't think my Dad was quite so envious of those.

Will and I had fun playing with them.

We let them all go :)



7. Do the night time tour of Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary.

You get to hold a snake.

You can hold a crcocodile too.

Feeding the kangaroos at night is terrific - during the day they don't seem too hungry as they have been fed by so many people but at night with only 20 people in a tour they are really interested in the food. I had about 40 surrounding me for the first handful of food!

At the end of the tour there is a cool aboriginal dance show and you get home baked damper and hot chocolate.

You also get to enter the possum and glider enclosure and get really close to them as they eat their dinner. That was really cool as during the day you dont see them as they are sleeping.


8. Get lots and lots of use out of your boogie board!

You can get your Dad to tow it behind his boat.

Or use it to ride in on some cool waves.

I had a fantastic holiday!!