RJ catches some serious air time as he works on his tuck jump.

LR and RJ wait for the next round after being hit in Dodgeball.

LR goes for a star jump.

Montgomery Hall, where trampolining is held, is part of an abandoned and boarded up mental hospital. The architecture is terrific!

Olympic class trampolines are not made for easy access to four year olds.

LR has an advantage: she does this at gymnastics twice a week!

RJ has it figured out too.

After searching nearly ten bike shops in the area we finally found a bike cool enough for LR.

Good timing. We've had a long-standing arrangement that we would get LR a new bike when LR learned to ride. Fortunately, it happened right around her birthday!

Great Grandma Dot and Great Grandpa Maurie met us for lunch at a cafe. This is where LR had birthday cake #1!

LR and RJ head to the cake cabinet to pick the best ones.

Grammie hands her present to a very appreciative LR.

iLR LOVES her new iThing.

RJ got a new dinosaur lenticular image. So far it's become a video game, a movie, his pets and a useful demonstration of evolution in action.

Poppa gets a spontaneous thank-you hug from LR.

LR gobbles down her cake, ice cream and a chocolate cake with chocolate sauce over the top... Over the top is right!

Instead of a birthday party, LR invited her class to come for a play at the park after school.

There were kids everywhere! LR had a great time!

Cake #2 consisted of cupcakes for each kid. Thanks Grammy for the hard work!

RJ eyes the mighty stack of cupcakes... We kept a careful count to make sure none disappeared ahead of time.

RJ attempts to negotiate for an early cupcake by trading a cup full of worms.

LR blows out the candles with just a little help from her friends.

LR hands out the privileged 'L' cupcakes to special people.

By carrying buckets of water to the top of the playground equipment and pouring them down, the kids created their own waterslide!

LR eyes light up for cake #3, an icecream cake that we had after our family dinner.

LR blows out the candles with mum holding her hair back -- she's trying to grow out her fringe.

Poppa and RJ help put new batteries into one of her presents.

In 2005, when they resurfaced the street and redid the curbs, we took the chance to leave our mark!

RJ says goodbye to his tree.

LR and RJ have one last climb as they say goodbye to LR's tree.

Mum reaches to switch off the lights for the last time. Goodbye house!

RJ explores Longreach Bay on a final wander around the island.

The guys line up for their essential morning cup of joe... err.. hot chocolate. Yes, RJ is already bruised from an earlier collision.

The treasure hunt is on! The kids had to find 'foxes' -- people doing strange things, or dressed in out-of-the-ordinary attire.

Mum was a fox! We found her at the bus stop.

Bikes and quokkas, ubiquitous scenery at Rottnest. One of the locals finds a choice hiding spot, waiting until the madness dies down.

The school had a sack race for each class. As usual, LR was FLYING!

Someone's totally awesome dad takes the lead in the sack race... briefly... before collapsing on his face.

Mum gives very detailed instructions to RJ on the egg and spoon race. Perhaps with too much emphasis on not dropping the 'egg'.

C. employs his advanced Egg and Spoon technique, and hopes the judges aren't looking.

RJ very slowly and carefully navigates the course. He made it almost the whole way through without dropping it, step by careful, cautious step, finishing last to cheers from the whole crowd.

RJ enjoys his prize for the race as C. negotiates for a share.

Everyone sets up for the staff vs. students tug-of-war.

LR and the rest of the students pull mightily!

Mum and the teachers fight back, but it's not enough. The students win!

The kids unwind after a long day.

The rain didn't ruin the weekend -- it made it more exciting!

RJ and C. stop to give directions to X.

RJ and C. threaten to eat the monkey, while playing komodo dragons in the playground.

RJ climbs a tree while waiting for the bus.

Of course, LR climbs even higher.

Geordie Bay lit by a great sunset -- the gorgeous view from our front door.

We made it to the top!

Everyone gets a chance to climb, but some have to catch up.

RJ scales the cliff face.

We made it to the top!

We made it to the other side. Time to search for shells.

LR and Mum search for interesting things in the rock pool.

Some cool guy with a camera.

RJ dips his egg in the dye.

LR explains the finer points of dyeing eggs to I.

RJ and I show off their colourful hands.

We safely put all our eggs in one basket.

The hunt begins! Eggs and clues are at each location.

LR reads the next clue.

Yes, there were even eggs hiding under the rug.

Even mum had a clue to read out.

The end reward... Bunnies!

RJ found his bunny... Totally worth it.

Following a long-standing family tradition, the ears MUST go first.

RJ heads into the karri forest. Does the wumpus live in the forest?

After leading the way and finding their own track, the kids change their minds and head back towards an existing path.

Mum takes a moment to point out the different plants and animals living on the underside of a giant log.

The kids followed up by acting like animals on top of the log.

A break for lunch on a log on the side of a very steep hill, and then back to the car.

We met the friendliest, lickiest horse in Australia. The kids were each slobbered in turn.

As always, LR had her chance to go riding.

She put on a brave face and had a good time, despite the rain that fell during the lesson.

We found this guy having a drink from the dog's water bowl. He's a bobtail lizard which are pretty common around here.

The grapes have ripened and been harvested again for another year. This bunch of turkish seedless table grapes was delicious!

RJ gets some serious needle and thread action.

LR works on sewing together a present for someone special.

Grammy helps RJ put the padding into the pillow. 'It needs a LOT in there so it is SUPER soft.'

Grammy helps LR pin some of the pieces together in preparation for the sewing machine.

Mum was jamming in the kitchen. LR picked the music.

Dad tried the free lens that was given to LR. Not bad!

After exploring the field and trying to piece together a kangaroo skeleton, we all head back up to the shed to climb on the tractors.

LR finds some kind of emergency nourishment in her pocket which helps her survive the long journey.

There was a bit of a discussion about the harpoon and whaling in general. Conclusion: we need a cannon at the farm to shoot the harpoon (in case we are attacked by whales).

Watch out poppa! Hat thief!!!

Poppa is hatless and dismayed. And unsatisfied, she strikes again!

Water is pretty scarce around here during the summer. The watering trough brings a crowd of roos every night.

The roos like to listen to Abba while having a drink. LR and RJ put on a dance performance for them.

RJ does some cool moves and crazy spins.

Not siblings... Just friends. These are three of the many rescued joeys at the wildlife park.

RJ makes friends with a kookaburra in the aviary.

RJ gets the chance to feed a joey. They're very pushy.

We went for a quick wander through the massive trees of the Karri forest.

We discovered some really interesting seeds from one of the plants on the forest floor.

These trees are tall, but they're only 80 years old. Further south in the old growth forests, the trees are even bigger and older.

Yummmm!!! Stopping at the berry farm for tea and scones is a great way to end the day.

LR and RJ insisted on doing some rock climbing, so we stopped in at Sugarloaf on the way back.

We really wanted to stay for sunset, but had to get back to the house in time for dinner. Maybe next time!

Beware the comfy chair... Even overexcited, hyperactive children will succumb to its evil powers.

Grammy, LR, RJ and Daddy checked out Ngilgi cave. This huge room is called the amphitheatre and has great accoustics (especially for people who appreciate yelling children).

LR, RJ, PB, AB and Grammy get into a bit of trouble before the cousins head back to Melbourne.

Poppa and LR stand still for a rare quiet moment during a hot summer day.

RJ tries to pull a fast one while eating his lunch.

LR continued some horse riding lessons. This time she was off-lead and got to ride a big horse. LR says the horse was lazy and just didn't listen very well.

LR prepares to go over a jump.

LR also rode one of the ponies off-lead. They're much better at listening.

Despite all the pictures showing otherwise, we don't actually get icecream very often.

What to do with all the extra energy after icecream? How about leaping in and out from behind a tree?

We visited RJ's friend G at his grandma's house. He's got lots of great hiding places and fun places to go there. This is the Lost Boys' Tree.

Mum thought the kids' antics were pretty amusing.

Especially when they involved exploring a stream naked at G's place.

Streams lead into rivers. This was a great place to swim!

Mum shows G and RJ some of the different insects that also like to eat corn.

LR plans her next move through the Yallingup maze. There are four towers to discover, one or two secret doors, the elevated walkway running from one section to another and they change the paths every six weeks so you can't cheat using google maps!

Sometimes, but only very rarely, big sisters are wonderful. LR takes a moment to read RJ one of his favorite books -- ROBOT ZOT!!!!

LR and RJ prepare for a mighty scramble/climb across the rocks.

LR watches the channel where massive waves from the ocean come crashing through in a great flood.

Mum and RJ head over the rocks.

The view from the top of Canal Rocks is just incredible.

We've seen everything here, time to head home!

Forced smiles? Maybe?

Checking out the empty frog pond at school.

What's up LR? Stuck??!

The playground was a great way to relax before the concert.

RJ gets attacked by the mulberry tree!

LR.. Please don't wipe your shoe on his head!

Rainbow icecream... tastes like bubblegum!!

This is delicious!

RJ helps get the mulberries into the bucket.

LR helps Mum by keeping the bucket steady.

Grammy came along too. She was usually helping out on the smaller ladder.

Mum really gets up into those trees.

RJ climbed this tree so he could reach the berries better.

Grammy brings the bucket over so that RJ can drop his berries right in.

LR explored the highest reaches of the tree, picking a huge number of berries.

The curse of the mulberry picker... Purple hands!!!

The reward... Mulberries!