Christmas 2022

MERRY CHRISTMAS

2022 began with the arrival on January 4th of the most amazing bundle of joy to proud parents Stephanie and Jake - Mitchell Robert Anderson weighing 10lb. He has been such a delight for all of us to have in our lives. Needless to say, he is the most handsome, happy and delightful baby who keeps us all entertained.

Stephanie and Mitchell

Stephanie with baby Mitchell on the beach near their home in Skald.

Mitchell Robert Anderson

Mark and Kids

Mark and his kids had a holiday in Shetland for the first time in several years. Weather poor but we managed a few outings.

Visit to the White Wife on Yell

Had a grand day out to Yell and Unst. Sylvia, Kaitlin, Aimee, Hannah with Andrew in front.

Peerie Granny

Peerie Granny enjoying having Mark’s kids home on holiday in Shetland.

Fiona and Craig

Fiona and Craig enjoying a holiday in Tenerife in October.

Paul and the boys

Paul, Mitchell and Fletcher are all doing well in Perth, Australia.

Best Wishes from Monty & Sylvia

Wishing you all a resful, peaceful Christmas and every blessing in the New Year of 2023.

Once Paul had decided to settle down in Australia we visited him and his partner Aly several times. We had some amazing trips and saw quite a bit of Western Australia. One place in particular we loved was Monkey Mia - still one of my most favourite places.

Feeding the dolphins in Monkey Mia

Another place we loved was Kalbarri where a huge pelican would arrive on the beach every day to be fed.

Kalbarri

A huge pelican would arrive on the beach every morning for a feed of fish, much to the onlookers’ entertainment.

Then an absolute highlight and something I’ve always wanted to do was when Paul treated us to a hot air balloon experience followed by a champagne breakfast.

Our hot air balloon experience

Paul’s family grew with the addition of two gorgeous boys, Mitchell and then Fletcher two years later. I’ve included some photos of our visits below. We loved spending time with the boys.

Ten pin bowling

Monty and Paul always fitted in a game of ten pin bowling. They were very competitive!

And then in summer 2023 Paul and the boys made it to Da Rock for a holiday! That was very special as we were all together as a family, joined by Mark and his kids too. We even had a visit from Wendy and David Bourne, Mitchell and Fletcher’s Australian grandparents, which was a real treat.