Hi Mattie,

Things have been abit hectic for the past 2 months. All back to normal now. Granddad and I went away to see his sister in Ringwood for a couple of days for a break. It's really nice to get away sometimes.
Peter Amanda Sarah Bend and Emma will be with us at Christmas. That has become the norm for us. We will be thinking of you anyway. We havent seen your Dad since February at Emma's first birthday as he is too busy as you can see.
Well, since we have both retired, we are finding lots of things to do we keep busy one way or another. Nice not to have to rush around. It's a different pace of life now for us.
Granddad and I will be going over to Thailand next year hopefully around September time. We are really looking forward to it.
I will be sending you money for christmas as we dont know what to get you. As usual I will send it to Dee Dee's place.
Love you loads. Granddad and I send you loads of hugs and kisses. xxxxxxxx