Once last time this year - Manjimup {Work}

The plan for this return trip was for Justin to finish some work on the house, build some sheds and give a hand if needed.

We had a fabulous time, doing sheep work and watching Ben & Jim doing some shearing. The kids got to ride the motor bike & get crazy rides on the ride on mower {I think Jim had more fun than Kaleb & Kyla}. We had yard work with cattle, feeding them terrible smelling silage & seeing how docile big bulls really can be. A trip to the lease block for a look at the spud plantation & even better a cooling swim in the dam, followed by a picnic lunch.

There was also wrapping of presents, putting up the Christmas Tree {our first while in the camper & traveling} and also preparing for Christmas.

{Christmas & Boxing Day posts to follow}.

All in all our combined time in Manjimup has been wonderful.  Getting to know new friends {and their extended families}, working, creating, learning & experiencing.

7th Birthday {Celebration}

I can't believe that my baby, my first born is now SEVEN years old.

How did he get to seven so fast, I am sure that only yesterday he was the not so small baby that made his loud entrance into this world.  Only yesterday that he changed our world so quickly & so wonderfully.

He has changed, grown and learnt so much in such a short space of time and he is really no longer my baby boy but just my first born son. A boy, a growing boy and a front toothless boy.

 Last picture as a six year old

First picture as a seven year old

 

Thanks to some people I will not mention he was after a motorbike for his birthday.  He lucked out and got a motorbike cake instead :)  He was pretty chuffed with the effort {and I was pretty happy to have a kitchen at my disposal to make it for him}

 

We had a stop at the Dorrel lease block on our way out of town to blow out the candles with Ben & his friend before heading off

 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LITTLE MAN
xxx