Being Away From Family Pillows

"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."

'Are we there yet?'

"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."

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

'Stop pulling that silly face, Dear.'

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

Summertime

"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."

'Are we there yet?'

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 Family Joules: Part 6

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

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

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

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

'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?"

"Ah...here they are!"

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

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

'I mean...'

"We're here to recharge our batteries."