[ adventures down under ~ part 2 (we arrive!) ]

sooooooo... while we were sitting around at LA airport... i notice just how wiggly oscar's tooth is... i can't stand super wobbly teeth ~ it's bigger than me!! there is no way i can let that go... i ask oscar if i can take a closer look just to see how loose that bad boy is... oooooooo & there it is in my hand ~ plucked!! here you go oscar!! you've lost your first tooth!!

i am SO excited for him!! nothing like loosing teeth to spice up a layover!!

my lovely friend, dawn, said she made up a personal tooth fairy for her girls & i loved that idea!! oscar loves 'the rock' & he played the toothfairy!! that will be his!!!

i have the letter to oscar signed dwayne johnson, toothbrush, gold dollar coin & gum ready!! i go off to buy an i heart LA keychain to remind him of where this milestone happened!! just need to get somewhere with a bed!!

we finally board the plane & go! i can't lie... this was a long flight... reminded constantly when the kids ask how much longer & the answer is still another 13 hours!!
how much longer now mum? i keep refreshing the map screen & it's only gone down a minute!! & me scooching forward on my seat is not going to make us go any faster!! luckily they slept for a third of it.

everyone on this flight seemed to have coughs ~ urgggggg!! & at one point the toilets were looking grim!!

but we made it ~ hooorah!!! finally!! i was completely honest about what food i had in my hand luggage!! & they still let me in! (just kidding ~ but i wasn't going to throw out chocolate!!)

i was sligthly concerned when i went to lift the case off the carousel & it was open!! YIKES!! but i didn't see any stray pieces of clothing doing laps!!

we didn't tell mike's parents the new earlier time of arrival so we grabbed a coffee & a delicious sausage roll!! then a jolly old santa made the rounds... santa had stood way to close to his blusher brush!! & said brush had gone crazy not sticking just to his cheeks... & on closer inspection he was wearing a lot of eyeliner!!! maybe they do santa's differently here!! i must have had a bit of a confused expression on my face because the guy enjoying his beverage on the table next to us shrugged his shoulders in a i understand what you mean kind of way...

we were kindly met by mike's parents & his uncle kenny. on the drive back i saw a cockatoo flying around! for a second i thought it must have escaped from it's owners cage ~ but then i remembered where i was!! it looked like it was going to fly into the tunnel we were entering... i envisaged a feathered scene from mission impossible!!

my concept of time & what day it actually is has completely vanished!! & i'm making less sense than normal!!

but we are here :) !! oscar's tooth goodies are tucked under his pillow along with an australian dollar too!! great idea poppie!! can't wait for him to show me!!

& mike's sister is getting married later!!! VERY VERY EXCITING!!!
it's going to be a fantastic day!!