The Final Birthday Purchase

It turns out that you can never have too many light sabres.  After all you would not want to be caught off guard.  Cooper finalised his collection today with this modern technological marvel.

School Holidays

Max and Rosie have been left in charge while the rest of the family headed for Queensland.  While we have cold and wet we can hope the weather is better up north.

Cooler weather has meant an increased interest in food!

Cooper's Birthday

Cooper enjoyed his Birthday.  Being school holidays, he had time to have presents at home, then spend time with his friends in the Darkzone.  He spent some of the afternoon checking out and testing his new toys from the day.

Then his favourite Fish and Chips with a birthday cake to follow.

The following day, he took us shopping to top up his inventory thus completing a number of days of celebration.

Cooper in the Darkzone

For his birthday this year, Cooper invited his friends to enter the Darkzone.

The boys spent time on the computer games and consoles.

but they had really come to do battle in the Darkzone.

While the boys fought desperate battles to save the Universe, the ladies lunched

No party is complete without the cake and candles

 Then Cooper sent his guests off with their party bags.  He had a good day.

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.