Christmas fell as the Aussie team were winding up their move out of the family home. Tenants on sabbatical from Leeds were set to move in on January 3rd. But the team pulled together and sadly said goodbye to Chateau AthoTurnbull, Indooroopilly.
Christmas day celebrations for the AthoTurnbulls in Australia moved from St Lucia to the Sunshine Coast. For the Europe based duo, NIck joined Elena and her family in their North Italian village and James caught up with his Mum in his hometown of Oxford.
Festivities over, the team completed the preparation of their home. Olivia started 2015 living with Lochie's family in Kenmore, and Paulie and Stephen moved in with the St Lucia Athertons to ready themselves for a quick trip to New Zealand and then the move to France on January 23rd.
Christmas morn at Chateau AthoTurnbull, Indooroopilly
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.. obsessive tendencies catered for by Miss O
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gearing up for all of the walking in Europe.
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... as well as the cycling
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"setting up house" essentials... caps with lights and towels
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Mr and Mrs Mouse watch on
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Then to lunch at Chateau Atherton, St Lucia
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With Owen & Denise
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"Where are those sons of mine?"
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Stephen ponders the meaning of Christmas?
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... as does Owen
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Then collect the kids from the Boustead household - deep in teh middles of stressful competition
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Over!
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Then to Clan Dunlop at Doonan on the Sushine Coast
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Adrienne and Stef
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The matchmaking Professor, Halina, who introduced Stephen & Paulie
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The Dunlop lads relax
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Young Dr Rubenstein-Dunlop says hi from the Medecins Sans Frontieres hospital in the Syrian desert whilst Stephen tries to connect to Nick in Italy and James in Oxford
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Amelia lends a hand
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Made from a recipe from Grandma (oh Yeah!)
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Paulie & Stephen decide to rough it. Garden showers (censored), 2 man tent and...
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... Art Studio Base Camp
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Scott & Shari at art appreciation tour
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All in a private corner of the lovely gardens
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Champagne mini-soccer
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Baby Ella arrives to a grand reception
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"It's like being in heaven", says a proud mother
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"Here Here"
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Time for Liv & Lochie to have a hold
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Stephen suggests they wait a decade before considering one themselves!
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Meanwhile in Italy..
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Elena and Nick enjoy the great outdoors
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And James had Yule dinner with Mum who is in England as well as an early Burns night
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Tenants in on 2nd Jan, so last dash of cleaning...
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.... and storing
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Something bugging Stephen
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Paulie felt neglected not having a light cap, so winter version suppied
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All this work means New Year at Clan Traynors was restful
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Time to cool off
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Sorry
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Back to work for the final dash...
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... including outside tasks
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The house is ready for tenants for at least the next 8 months
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