Crumpled Home

In October, we drove south to Eagle Bay with some friends for a few days, and north to Gingin for a weekend with Grammy and Poppa. RJ had his first t-ball game and… his team won! In the middle of all of this (and the Royal Show AND Halloween) we somehow found the time to visit Scitech with some friends to see some of their new exhibits. Wow! We need a break!

We took a trip down to Eagle Bay and had a great time in the water. It's a lot easier to do now that the weather's warming up!

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During the school break, Mum and the kids head off down south for a holiday. Dad caught up with them on the last few days of the trip. There was lots of swimming and surfing at the beach, as well as a trip to Ngilgi Cave.

Something always goes wrong with the house when Mum visits, and this time was no exception. The water from the taps was coming out brown, with a strange smell to it. The house is fed exclusively by rainwater from a large tank beside the house. We called in an expert to go inside and clean it out. The good news is that it wasn’t because some creature had gotten inside and died… The bad news is that it was caused by collapsing, rusted roof supports that were suspended in the water. A little extra bit of iron in the diet never hurt anyone, right?

LR and RJ take a ride on the giant echidna outside Ngilgi cave.

Easter and the Autumn break rolled around once more, so we took off down south to unwind and relax a little. We brought our friends M, J, J, and I along with us and we all had a great time. Big events this time around were several extreme rock climbing sessions, decorating eggs, the Easter morning hunt, a hike through the Karri forest and the required horse riding.

We made it to the top!

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Mum and the kids spent a few days down south. Dad caught up with them over the weekend. We had all sorts of animal visitors to the house: a couple of bandicoots, parrots, cockatoos, galahs, king skinks and even a blue-tongue lizard! LR started each day with riding lessons while RJ spent the mornings exploring.

LR had several riding lessons.

She's getting very good. On the last day we were there, she led everyone back to the stable!

LR gives Seeaney a thank-you carrot.

RJ spent some the time herding snails with a stick. He gets to ride next year!

It's not a rat! A young bandicoot stopped by for a snack.

Mum and LR spotted some fossils while on a walk.

You just can't leave the house without finding them.