Annual Portrait

As James turns fourteen it's time to turn over the portrait in Granny's Gallery.  This looks like being the selection.

James is Fourteen

The family gathered to celebrate another milestone as James turns fourteen.

It presented another chance to catch up and grab a few photos.

There was plenty to eat and the cake Kate produced was a culinary masterpiece - tasting as good as it looked.

I believe his celebration with friends may be a more exuberant affair!

Football Season Begins

Jack had a practice match against Vermont today.  The boys had a slow first half but came home winners in the final quarter.

Jack played in the centre and in the second half played forward getting a well deserved goal when he pulled the ball out of the pack and ran into the goal

He was a happy camper!

He had quite a workout as the ball was in his half most of the latter part of the game.

The team is looking forward to the season ahead.

School Holidays

It's school holidays so a day at the movies was in order.  The seats in the new complex at Eastland met with the approval of the clients.

As Cooper loses more teeth, the Tooth Fairy will enable the purchase of more movie tickets.

Terraforming Almost Complete

The massive earthworks that have seen the extension of the patio/deck area at the rear of Adam and Kate's house is nearing completion. The budgie/chook cage has been buried under tons of dirt as has masses of old equipment and materials.  There is enough stuff under there to occupy a future archaeologist for a decade. James is having a school vacation that involves a lot of shoveling.

Swimming Champ

Sophie put on an absolutely dominant performance in her recent swimming sports. She came home with firsts in Freestyle, Breaststroke and Backstroke and a second in the noodle race.  Coming in first in all the main races does not leave a lot of scope for improvement next year! Fantastic result.

MVP - 2016

After an absolutely cracking season, James scored the Coach's Award for the Most Valuable Player.  In our opinion it was a well deserved honour. Congratulations.

Easter in Cape Patterson

Lisa and the boys were in Cape Patterson for Easter with Marcia and Geoff.  Adam arranged for a visit to attend the Great Cape Patterson Easter Egg Hunt.  We found them in a pleasant camp with vans set round the perimeter of a circle.

The camp ground was directly above the beach so a visit was inevitable.

The water was freezing so there was not a lot of swimming but the bracing conditions stimulated appetites all round.

Back at the camp, the Easter Egg Hunt resulted in a significant haul of chocolate.

Followed by significant over consumption of that chocolate.

Greg's Birthday

To celebrate Greg's birthday, those that were able to met up at the Bowls Club in Moama for lunch.  It is not a simple task to coordinate an event for a family spread all over the state.  The important thing was that Greg had a good time on what was a great day and the event provided the chance for a rare catch up.

And chips are good no matter where they are consumed

Patrick's Grand Final

Patrick and his team played their basketball season Grand Final today.  Patrick had been sick for a few days and was hoping to spend a little more time on the bench but that was not how the Coach saw it.

The opposition jumped out of the blocks early and things were looking grim for the Vikings but the boys responded and won a very physical game by 2 points in a nail biter.

 

Medals were presented at the end of a tough game. It was a fitting end to the season that had seen the team progress so far.

Pat and Fletcher certainly earned their medals today.