Another beautiful month passed us by - December. Lots of time with the neighbours, nerf gun battles post Christmas, lots of time with family visiting, cosmos blooming, so many logan berries, cricket fever, dental operation for Will, annual street party, slow walks with Big Red, a return of Pip the elf, car boot reading during soccer practice, Todd seeing Tool in concert and trying the slip and slide at Beer Farm.
Best of 2025
Another look at the year in a snapshot ...
January
A visit from the Waterhouse and Kros families
Camping in Hamelin Bay
Body boarding at Foul Bay
A visit from the Sydney Rich's - Carlo, Phil, Mackie and Lucian
More summer beach trips with Stones and Senesinghe's
Feeding the blue wrens at Lauren Wilhelm's house!
February
School is back! Year 2 and Pre-Primary. Miss Hannah and Miss Sara.
A new bushwalk together .. Todd and I ... exploring a new rockpool off the Cape walk
Sundowner concerts in Cowaramup Amphitheatre
Tash girls trip to Perth for a hotel stay!
Two merit awards in the same day!
March
Will putting his head under the water at the bay. "This looks incredible under here!!"
Trip to Kojinup. Scooting on the tennis court, chopping wood and hanging out
April
Flynny dressing up at Captain Underpants ... jocks and a cape.
Sarah's wedding flowers! And wedding celebrations up in Swan Valley
Roof collapsing!
Flattening the dirt down in the back part of the garden. Getting a digger!
Fire pit season - marshmallows!
A visit to Redgate beach - swimming in the churned up rockpool, having easter eggs in the shade
Gracetown Bay swim!
Easter Sunday meal at our house with Jo, Ash, Mandy and Graeme
Moveable feast night! Mexico, India, New Zealand!
May
A meal out together - degustation at Rustico. Wandering back to the tree where we got married
Will lost his two front teeth!
A beautiful beach trip to Bussleton with Flynn and Casper - a pelican came right up to us
Jess's 40th celebration - dress as a movie released in 1985!
Ethan's reading really took off
June
Cloud Control at The River
Cape to Cape walk as a family .... exploring a new stretch
Boys trip to Augusta
Push up challenge
Ethan worked out the monkey bars! Then Flynn!
Will learned to tie his laces!
I chopped my hair off
July
Reading by the fire, board games, card games
Wattle season
Reintroduced eggs!
Trip to Perth, lego store with Nanna and Grandad
A visit to Big Rock with Rach and the kids
Steph and the Rayners over for her birthday dinner
A new street basketball ring!
Will's sore lip which he had to get burnt off!
Juniper event for Cabin Fever
Quinninup Falls walk in the torrential rain! Unbelievable!
August
A trip to Melbourne! Just us! Time with my brothers. So, so wonderful! Celebrating Chris's belated 40th!
Toddy swimming in the ICY water of Williamstown
Flynny tuned four!
Stone's came to visit! Trips to the beach and candy cow!
September
Big tree fell over in the lane!
Open Studios
School disco!
Toddy turned 40! Celebrations at Brew House and then back to our place
Aunty Mimi came over for a week with us!
Ethan's birthday - he turned 5!
Trip north! Perth, Geraldton, Carnarvon, Coral Bay!
Kids all snorkeled! Trip highlight!
October
Will started Saturday morning basketball!
Halloween fun at Jess and Ryans
November
Father/Son trip to Augusta
Spent my birthday up in Perth, dinner with James and Sofie
December
Cricket Blast for Will on Tuesdya af ternoons
Todd saw TOOL with Brad at Perth Arena
Will had his dental surgery
Cricket fever hit!
Street party on Bird Wood Lane
Slip and slide at Beer Farm
Will turned 8! Chris and Mimi were here to celebrate
Christmas Day at Mandy and Graeme's
New Years Eve around the Hodgson pool
Best Road Trip: Coral Bay adventure in September
Best holiday: Coral Bay, Melbourne for Mum and Dad, Hamelin Bay camping in January
Best meal: progressive dinner with our neighbours, brisket and beans meal with Brad and Nez here on a Sunday, new Gozney pizza oven!
Best vista: Foul Bay, glassed off Gracetown Bay, rockpool walk off the Cape near Gracetown
Best party: Jess's 40th, Todd's 40th
Best concert: TOOL, Paul Kelly, Cloud Control
Best bushwalk: Quinninup Falls with Bri in the torrential rain and seeing the waterfall pumping
Best celebration: reintroducing egg! Seeing my eczema heal ..and being a part of Love Your Skin program.
Best drink: negroni, Jez's
Best tv shows:
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Best kids books: Charlotte's web, The Twits, Bunny vs Monkey
Best podcast: Mama Mia Outloud,
Best toys: Monopoly Deal, chess, checkers, lego, magnatiles
Best home additions: Flattening the dirt down the back part of the block, dug the drain area clear and re-mulched the area, fixed the front rock wall
Milestones: Ethan's reading exploded! Two merit awards in the same assembly!
Hosted: Nannie and Pop, Nanna and Grandad, the Kros', the Waterhouses, the Stones, Chris and Mimi
