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We had a fabulous holiday in Cuba. No cold or snow to worry about. The kids played on the beach and in the pools all day everyday. The weather was perfect, with just a couple of days of rain and cooler temperatures.

Molly says her favourite part of the trip was swimming in the "quiet pool" with her waterwings. Jacob said his favourite part was playing with cousin Maeve.

Highlights of the trip:
- Kate and I spent a day in Havana sans kids. Loved wandering around this city that's like no other.
- Basking in the sun and warmth - not worrying about snowsuits and cold little hands
- Beautiful beach and great pools so lots of swimming. The twins learned to swim by themselves (with waterwings), going about 25m at a time across the pool with no adults nearby.
- Lots of time in the evenings to hang with Kate's family, watching the Aussie Open when the coverage was shown.
- Using the grandparental coverage to keep up on all our marathon training runs
- Watching the triplets (Molly, Jacob & cousin Maeve) hold hands and sing Christmas carols enroute to the restaurant everyday, much to the amusement of all the guests

Lowlights:
- Almost getting stuck in Cuba because of immigration problems with Zoë
- 3 hour flight delay on the way out
- A friendly but "that's not my problem" attitude with most of the hotel staff
- Zoë's continuing sleep problems
- Losing to Ben at tennis for the first time

Here are some photos:

The two of us in Havana

- Party to celebrate Zoë's birthday

- Brent and his brother Art

- Alison and Brent

- Lois and Zoë