The three youngsters will quickly return to the Kondinin residence they left on Christmas Eve – solely this time, with out their mother and father.
While there are smiles on their faces, these three courageous youngsters are disguising the trauma of the previous week.
Synthia, 5, Bevan, two, and Charlez, one, survived 55 hours alone on the facet of the highway after their mother and father had been killed in a horror automobile crash on Christmas morning.
Now, they’re with household and out of hospital.
“[They are] full of life, jumped in the car, thought we might have had trouble getting one or two of them in their car seats, but they were straight in,” their grandfather Richard Parker mentioned.
The youngsters will spend the evening in Perth earlier than heading residence to Kondinin tomorrow, the place their wrapped Christmas presents are nonetheless ready underneath the tree.
“It’s the first thing they’ll see when they walk into the loungeroom, they’re all left there,” Parker mentioned.
“Uncles and aunties are all going down for the trip. Good chance I’ll end up moving down there as well just for support and we’ll be going from there.”
The household are additionally giving their heartfelt thanks at the moment to household, buddies and the complete Kondinin group in addition to to strangers who’ve donated greater than $120,000.
“It means a tremendous amount,” he mentioned.
And particular reward to cousin Michael Read who fronted the cameras via an extremely tough time for the entire household.
“Just Michael, appreciate everything you did mate. You’re a bloody legend.”
This is a household attempting to bridge the lack of two younger mother and father Jake Day, 28, and Cindy Braddock, 25 however they’ve a message for others.
“Nine kays, it’s only a little bit down the road. If you’re not feeling right or tired, pull over, don’t drive, it’s not worth it.”
