Being Away From Family Gifts

"I got the best gift ever! A phone call from my brother in Afghanistan!"

My First Camera

Holiday time.

"First class, or with children?"

'The fun begins when we go through airport security.'

"Mom! Your cell phone’s ringing ... it’s Dad!"

Packed boats of families on a seaside holidays

'Those bears are so cute I wish we could have brought them home.'

'There they go - off on their own - and a finer bunch of fledgelings one couldn't ask.'

"Mom! Don't think of me as covered with sand. Think of me as sugar coated."

"All I did this summer was go fishing, camping, bike riding, swimming, boating, and go the movies, carnivals, fairs, concerts and games. I'm bored."

'Are we there yet?'

Child on an airplane wearing a shirt with a switch that says "Airplane mode"

"Excuse me, but for some reason you have us traveling with our kids."

'Stop pulling that silly face, Dear.'

Summertime

'Are we there yet?'

"Maybe he's so sad that he's leaving us to go to college that he actually looks happy. Please don't ruin it for me with reality."

Lady to man taking picture of fish: 'Wiggle him a little and get him to smile.'

Excess Baggage: In the old days folks called 2 weeks with 4 kids in a non-air conditioned car a vacation.

Happy holidays for kids.

"The lakes are getting more like a theme park."

Kangaroo - Mum dropping her ice-cream on Joey's head.

'I thought this was supposed to be a holiday.'

'Dad! Dad! Dad!!. . . We lost our signal.'

"Don't tell me, first time away from home, right?"

Fish evolving: 'Write, if you establish a niche.'

"Make a sandcastle with you? Of course darling. What about Thursday 3.15pm?"

"Honey, can you read through our list and let me know if I forgot anything?"

"We'll get there when we get there!"

"Migration? I love chasing the endless summer, but travelling such distances with kids is exhausting..."

'I mean...'

"Let's have some fun kids, he says, let's play Easter Island."

"No matter what, sleep when the bay sleeps."

"We're here to recharge our batteries."