Point Lonsdale for the Weekend

Charlotte really is model material

Billy waiting for a catch

Looking towards Point Lonsdale from near Queenscliff

Tom chasing Billy

Aunty Beth’s house where we stayed. A big thank you!

Should I brave it? Naahh!!

Tom playing to the camera

We went to Point Lonsdale for the week end and stayed with my Aunt Beth.
As has been the case with her for as long as I can remember nothing was too much trouble. It was a great opportunity to catch up with my cousins Sue and Margie along with some of their families.
We had a very relaxing time going sight seeing, the boys went Fishing with Sue’s Husband Roger and caught dinner. Sunday afternoon we went into Queenscliff and met some friends who were also down for the week end. Michelle and Duane have a house there and were able to spend an hour or so with us which was alot of fun, Tom, Charlotte and Billy by that stage were in fine form and throwing one liners in every direction for about 1/2 an hour solid!
By this stage they were ready for the beach so we went off so they could paddle, body board or what ever it was late in the day so it was great for photos.
Tom spent some of the time building up ‘L’ plate hours and did a good job of it.
Saturday and Sunday nights were spent at Point Lonsdale and Monday night at friends in Werribee.
Monday night was another fun night of each of them telling stories to Don and Caroline and generally full of good conversation. Tuesday we went home via Costco doing a big stock up and filled the ute. As usual it was good to be home again!

Billy Mustangs and GoKarts

Billy and I took Charlotte and some friends to Chadstone for some shopping today. While they were there we left them to a day of shopping bliss.
Billy and I had some jobs to do and when they were done we took a detour past a Mustang Shelby GT500E on the way to an indoor GoKart centre.
Billy being a huge mustang fan had to stop, have a look and take some photos.
Well Billy has not spent very much time in GoKarts at all in fact probably 2 maybe 3 times before today. He was able to spend some time watching and studying some people before we had our turn. I was able to talk him around the track he obviously listened and studied well! At the end of his 25 laps there was only about 2 seconds between our best times and he was quite consistant (check the result sheet). Just goes to prove it is in the genes. I had just done my best times at this centre which is about .5 second behind Tom.

Christmas Day 2011

Well this was our first Christmas without Lisa.
We all had our moments especially the kids. We were very supportive of each other, this is something that has got us all through the past 2 months!
We spent Christmas day as always with Lisa’s cousins. This year we went to Richard and Sally’s house.
A very special part of this year was that Alice, Peter, David and Pauline all came down from Queensland. They normally don’t make the trip so it really was special, as Alice is 98 and fighting fit! She is just fantasic for her age and looks no more than a very fit 80!
As usual the kids had a ball with their cousins playing cricket, trampolining and swimming.
Of course their was also the rest of the family we normally only see at Christmas and Easter in the main so it is always a day to remember!

Billy’s Primary School Graduation

Well Billy has finally completed his primary school years this week. It’s a great shame Lisa just missed out on seeing his graduation from primary school.
He spent these years at 3 primary schools, Black Rock, St Pauls, and Warragul North. At each of these schools he had been lucky enough to have some fabulous teachers, and has had the opportunity to be in some sensational activities. Next year he will be going to Trafalgar High with Charlotte. They will catch the train together which will be a new experience amongst many for him! This will be the beginning of a new era in his life’s path
Good luck with it Billy you can handle it just concentrate and apply yourself!!

What a Sunday

Well Billy and I started the day off at Breakfast club until 10.30. The numbers were down on the last months gathering as the weather was wet and miserable.

After Breakfast Club it was off home to pick Charlotte up, and take her to work, she started working at Jinks creek winery as a waitress. Billy and I then continued to Gembrook for lunch with Lyn Rockman, who was one of Lisa’s bridesmaids. we took direction from Aby and ended up doing a tour of the Bunyip State Forest and had to get directions from some helpful trail bike riders!
Lunch was great we all had a good time with many laughs and fond memeories. Billy had a ball hearding cattle and getting them up to the holding yard so they could be loaded to go to another farm.
At 5.00p.m. we left to pick up Charlotte and then make our way down to Janette and Jeremy’s in Mont Albert for dinner another great time with many good memories and great company! It was a veery full day covering approximately 350 km over a variety of roads from highways to firetracks and good smooth dirt roads. By the time we returned home it was after 11.00 p.m. Billy and I had, had a day full of adventure and fun! With Charlotte working most Sundays now this will be the first of many I am sure!