Well we had an amazing opportunity to go to Spain with our friends Ray & Nancy for new year. It was a really early flight out from Bristol on the 27th December, having to get up at 3.30AM!! We thought Joe would fall back asleep in the car, but alas no, he dozed for a bit, and then fully woke up at the airport! This was Joe's first ever plane journey, so we were a bit nervous, but it all went really well. A mixture of sleeping, Balamory on the laptop and food got us through the 2 and a bit hour flight! No crying or anything! Result! We arrived in Spain and picked up the hire... bus! And i drove to the hotel which was about 45 minutes away. Ive never driven on the other side of the road before, and it was an interesting experience, fortunately i had Nancy sitting next to me, pointing out things on the way (!) We'd visited R&N in the summer at the same resort for a few days, so knew it was a great place, and Joe loved it as well. The weather was brilliant, it seemed so strange to be on the beach in shorts on Jan 1st!! Some of the days were so warm that people were out by the pool sunbathing! very surreal. Joe loved it though, his favourite pass time had to be fountain hunting! The complex had loads of fountains around it, and Joe loved going on walks to find them, when he spotted one he would point and start running over to it going 'ooooooooooooo' !!! so sweet! We had some great evenings out as well, Spanish restaurants are great! and day trips to various places. We went swimming pretty much every day, with Joe now ducking under the water and coming up smiling! And before we knew it, the time was nearly up and we had to come home. The flight back wasn't so early and once again Joseph was a star. Landed in Bristol and ooooooooooooooooooooo it was cold!! such a shock stepping through the door of the plane! We had a great time in Spain with Ray, Nancy & Aidan, we enjoyed every minute of it! It was a shame to come home so soon, but at the same time, really exciting. We all feel that 2007 is going to be a great year in so many ways. I'm so excited about what God's going to do in our lives and NGM!
Tim & Joe on the beach
Sand gets everywhere - Theres only one way to take it off!
The view from our balcony
Joe exploring the beach at sunset
Joe in the park next to the hotel
Mummy & Joe Fountain Hunting!
Mummy & Joe - More Fountain Hunting!
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