Mother’s Day 2010
This year, a relaxing sleep-in followed by a delicious breakfast in bed was not in the cards for our adventurous mother. Instead, she woke up before everyone to go and participate in the Perth Mother’s Day Classic, a run to raise money for breast cancer research. Dad and the kids got breakfast ready, decorated the house, prepared our presents and went to meet her there.
After getting back to the house, we presented mum with pancakes and some wonderful presents made by the kids (a cornucopia of hand-made fans, cards, drawings, and paper flowers).
Afterwards, in a wonderful display of independance, the kids engrossed themselves in face painting for an hour. Folowing that, in a wonderful display of support, the parents spent the next hour cleaning up face paints, washing down tables, clothes and children. All in all, a great day!

Mum's runner number and medal from competing in the Perth Mother's Day Classic.


![<a href="http://tobob.com/200912/weekend-update/">Weekend Update</a> - Mum was away working this weekend, so it was a bit crazy at home. LR had her big piano recital, so we spent the morning playing around to relax. Afterwards, we went to the 'farm-zoo' and got ice-cream!
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![<a href="http://tobob.com/200908/at-the-park/">At the Park</a> - We stopped by the park last week on the way home before dinner. Surprise, surprise -- I grabbed a few photos.
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... At the Park](http://tobob.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/wpid200-200908-Aug11-16-IMG_4177.jpg)
![<a href="http://tobob.com/201111/art-time/">Art time!</a> - Here are some random drawings and pictures that have shown up lately.
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Mouse Avenger is an original series that RJ has been creating. Each has a detailed, full-colour front cover with a series of black and white drawings inside. Most ... Art time!](http://tobob.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/20111130-090218-295x450.jpg)

![<a href="http://tobob.com/201104/happy-fifth-birthday-rj/">Happy Fifth Birthday, RJ!</a> - Dear RJ,
Happy Happy Birthday!
We're proud of you and everything you do. We love your wild imagination and crazy stories and wouldn't trade them for anything. Thanks for changing our world time and time again.
Love Mom and Dad
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T... Happy Fifth Birthday, RJ!](http://tobob.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/wpid3698-MG_3490-450x321.jpg)
![<a href="http://tobob.com/200912/live-in-concert/">Live, in concert</a> - LR had her first piano recital on the weekend. She was incredibly nervous and needed a little extra time to get up there, but after a few other kids had their turn, she was up and did a great job.
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Read on to see a video of her perfor... Live, in concert](http://tobob.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/wpid1008-200911-Nov29-11-IMG_0394-450x299.jpg)