Best of 2024
A little bit of a different format to start .... the year in a snapshot
January
Wills broken arm healed and cast came off
Side off Flynn's cot
Quindalup sandbar with the boys
The Marri were in a superbloom event
Feb
Ethan started kindy
Nannie and pop moved down for 6 months
Todd saw QOTSA perform
Pizza nights with the cousins and BMX
March
Went to see The National and Fleet Foxes perform in Perth at Kings Park
Had some family photos taken
Big boy bed for Flynn
First try at an ice bath
Hosted Thorpe/Stokes Easter
April
Painted kitchen cupboards/new handles and added skirting boards
Boys camping trip with Paul and James
Sons of the East gig - The River, Margaret River
Explored new part of the cape, around from Gracetown
First load of wood chopped by Toddy/Brad
Wooden stepping stones from Chad’s block for our back garden
Took the dummy off Flynny
Toddy hurt his back
Will lost his first lost tooth!
Made a wreath for ANZAC day
Ethan rode a pedal bike!
May
Finally some rain!
Trip to Perth - Ruby’s 2nd birthday/Basketball catch up
Gen’s birthday party at Fermoy, saw the Aurora australis that night
Still swimming in the bay!
Home made sushi nights and miso soup
Nanna and Grandad down again - flying kites at the Margaret River mouth
June
Potty training!
Marshmallows by the fire
Started piano with Will and Ethan
Started making margaritas!
Tash girls night with Amy in Perth
Celtics win!!!
Courtney’s birthday night - Winter solstice
Setting up friends music league
Brodie and Kav here - a meal at cheeky monkey
Will learning to finger knit!
July
Kros family came down
Drink with Kate and Damo at Beer Farm
Perth trip - Saw Bradburns, Ben and Indi’s birthdays
Tried swimming lessons for Ethan
First time at Timezone
Progressive street dinner
August
Todd away for Daves 40th
Olympics watching
Poppys birthday lunch at ours - Toddy’s tiramisu!
Wood collection with Pop
Flynn’s birthday - Nanna and Grandad here
Liam and Isaac staying over
Checked out Contos Spring beach
September
Football quiz night at the club
The kids first disco!
Open Studios
Toddy birthday - chilli sauce night!
New firepit- toasties for dinner
Ethans birthday at Ninjas in M'Ocean
Nits!!!
Up to Perth
Dog Man books became a hit
October
Rayners came for a visit
Tash started to work at Our Lady of the Cape
Discovered the Cape track waterfall
Our first halloween trick or treating
November
Grandad solo trip down to visit
Night away with Sofie to Mandurah
Perth trip - Liams 40th, new shelving, meet baby Marli
Ethan started reading
Flowers for Madi’s wedding and then lunch out at Cheeky monkey
New shelves for shed
Covid!
Bought ourselves a new tent!
December
Will’s timezone birthday party
Street christmas party
Ethans kindy christmas concert and graduation
Exploring the rockpools near the Margaret River mouth
Impromptu street dinner
Christmas day - hosted 36 people!
Day trip to Augusta - Foul Bay
Best Road Trip: Father and sons camping to Logue Brook Best holiday: Todd to Denmark for Dave's 40th, Tash for a night away in Mandurah, Todd's family leave over March Best meal: a few successful trips out to Cheeky Monkey, Christmas Day combined feast, Courtney's Winter Solstice birthday soups, hot wings tasting competition for Todd's birthday Best vista: Foul Bay, glassed off Gracetown Bay, Contos Spring beach, rock pools near Margaret River mouth Best party: Liam’s 40th, Gens 45th at Fermoy Best concert: The National, Fleet Foxes at Kings Park, Sons of the East at The River, QOTSA Best bushwalk: Cape to Cape track towards waterfall in Gracetown and the Gracetown Sugarloaf walk, Cape to Cape track north of Gracetown (so many shells!) Best celebration: Baby Marli was born Best drink: Copper Dog whiskey, Fiano, margaritas Best tv shows: Best movie: Best songs: Best kids books: Dog Man, The Story Tree House, Ninja Kid Best podcast: Ruthie’s Table Best toys: Will - birds, rocks, crystals. Ethan - lego, Dog Man. Flynn - lego, his blue bunny Best home additions: Skirting boards, a tent!, shelves for the shed, planted new natives in the front yard to fill the gap Milestones: Ethan starting kindy, Flynn toilet trained and got rid of the dummy, Ethan learned to ride pedals, Will’s reading really took off, Ethan began sounding out words Hosted: Nannie and Pop, Nanna and Grandad, the Bradburns, the Kros’, Jana, Brodie and Kav, Other notable moments: Tash went back to work teaching one day a week and helping a friend with her cooking business