Toothpaste?! Bah! Real pirates use rum!

Beware the pirate queen!

"Piracy is the new black."

Pirate Poppa helped get things ready. He just happened to have a helium tank sitting around the garage.

Pirate Grammy does her first animal balloon. Well done!

Mr Chuckles waits patiently for the birthday cake. Raawaaark!

RJ and G search the area for the rest of their pirate crew.

C and X work on their very dangerous looking swords.

RJ and E carefully add precious gemstones to the hilts of their blades.

The search for the pieces of the map to the pirate tresure is on!

C carefully puts the last piece of the puzzle map into place.

"There be plunder here, mateys!" After a lot of searching, RJ discovers the pirate treasure!

The cake was an ingenious way to smuggle the map to the hidden treasure.

RJ blows out the candles, moments before an assist from his pirate crew.

Heather made a fantastic pirate wench... I mean, bench... I mean, "Sorry Heather!"

RJ prepares to fire the starbord guns! Arrrgh!

In true pirate fashion, G returns to the table to plunder some of the remaining booty from the cake.

E does a mighty stomp, launching the rocket high over their heads.

The fearsome band of pirates get together for a last hurrah.

A total of 5 very small fish caught over two nights -- the kids rated it a massive success!

We caught some very small fish and let them go again.

RJ spent some quality time with one of his favorite pals, the anthropomorphitronic T. Rex.

RJ and X go head-to-head for some competitive downhill sliding.

RJ and LR sculpting some clay creations during one of their school holiday activities.

We were visited by an evil scientist... The black lab coats always give them away.

It's a race and RJ got a huge head start. I don't think Poppa will catch them this time.

Mighty knights RJ and C engaged in a fierce battle to decide who would let the dinosaurs on the trampoline.

Local property moguls, LR and J, worked on their plans for buying up the city.

LR and RJ caught a frog in our pool. We haven't had rain here in over two months and he was looking pretty thirsty. We took him down to the nearby swamp where he can hopefully find a few friends.

Time for a quick icecream break on a hot summer day.

RJ and Dad checked out a "Fly-In / Fly-Out" vintage aircraft show in the city.

We got a great spot at the end of the runway and had 30 classic aircraft take off right over our heads!

The Four Musketeers (G,E,A and RJ) chilling out at G's birthday party.

RJ and A discuss the finer points of cupcake decoration.

Three of the 'four musketeers' heading for trouble. RJ is the ideas man.

Team G conquering the playground.

LR working on her Camp t-shirt.

"It doesn't matter how the paint is put on, as long as something is said." - J. Pollock

The results of an afternoon's artistic exploration.

RJ and Dad went to the beach while Mum and LR were at camp.

At least it's not raining.

Someone had another birthday.

RJ gets used as a prop at a wildlife demonstration for the Year Ones.

LR gets her chance to pet the long necked turtle as RJ and other kids from her class look on.

RJ shows off his latest invention, the "Saturn Flying Bouncer".

LR was desperate to get up onto the monkeybars on her own.

... And after many attempts she made it!

We don't get a lot of snow around here. We just make do with what we've got.

RJ was not impressed when he realised his toy was broken.

RJ cheered up again pretty quickly, in time to play airplanes on the swing.