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Stay A While With Your Own Ones.....Back in Scotland

I'm going back
Going back to my own ones
Come back to talk
Talk a while with my own ones
Cause the world is so cold
Don't care nothing 'bout your soul
You share with your own ones.
(lyrics by Van Morrison)

In April this year we had the great pleasure of going back to Scotland for Scott's sister Caroline's wedding. Some of these family members we have not seen in almost 10 years! so it was an amazing reunion filled to the brim with emotions, meeting old and new, children we last saw are now teenagers and all the new babies born since we left in 2008. Some family members we didn't get the chance to see again, Scott's dad passed away in 2015.


It was great returning to Scotland for a happier occasion. We went back in 2014 when my darling dad was gravely ill, it was such a shock to see him like that but I will always be grateful that I was there to tell him how much I love him and how proud I am of him, nothing can take that memories away.


Most of these photo's were taken during the wedding weekend so some may not be of great quality, (and some are 'acquired/borrowed', hope no one minds 😙) from family's Facebook 😁) but they are all part of the memories we now share and ones our girls will cherish forever.

 surprising mum.

Family fun with the alpaca's.



 Margaret's 83rd birthday.


Cerys and Tara.




Ella and Emily.




Owen and Josh.


 Nicola and Ella.
Nicola and Allan.
 Scott and Emily.

Scott, Emily and Jo.





Irene, Margaret and Mary.


Irene, George and Mary.


Lloyd and Louise.


Allan, George and Roy.


George and Tracy.

























































What a fun fab time we had, wish we could do it again, but to quote the very talented Dr Seuss: "Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened"


This is what memories are made of, special times with special people, catching up with old family members and getting to know the new ones. Looking through these photo's again, the sheer joy on everyone's face speaks volumes. Our kids had an absolute blast, if we are lucky enough to get the chance to go back to Scotland again we will, to rekindle old memories as well as making new ones.


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