Morning walk with Mandy ....

The tide was way out ....this arrangement of rocks was man made....quite impressive...

....beautiful morning...

Ethan offering some potato crisps to Charlie ( who lives in Birdwood Lane too)...

Playing soccer ...with Charlie and Lenny, such nice boys...

Aways reading ......

 

Will's 8th birthday ....this is the popular birthday cake this year...a box of ice creams....

Will showing his cousins Alby and Theo one of his birthday presents....

A good day for backyard cricket....Will and Ethan are very keen cricket players....

Alby batting and Ethan the wicket keeper...

Mandy wicket keeping , Ethan batting ...

Chris had a go too... it was a wonderful family day doing what Will loved the most....

He loves drawing and painting too....with Harriet and Michelle...

In the afternoon I went for another swim .....I took a few photos...

 

I came down to Dunsborough today with Mandy and Graeme (who were up in Perth for our Cheap and Cheerful Christmas Celebration)....Pete will be arriving on Wednesday with Jeremy.

I had a lovely swim this  afternoon....

 

Our Cheap and Cheerful Christmas Celebration

....Also Steve's 60th birthday...

Only some of Adele's amazing plants....

 

I am so looking forward to Christmas .....will see Jeremy, Paul, Michelle and Chris.

 

That lovely time of the year when the Red Flowering Gums are blooming....

 

This evening Pete and I were invited to have a drink and some homemade pizza with Phillip and Jen next door. It was lovely to see Moira again, Jen's mum who is visiting from Scotland.  We had a very relaxing and enjoyable night ....sitting outside with Custard and Rhubarb (their other little dog).