It was a lovely day for a bicycle ride to St Kilda pier, which included a stop for ice cream before returning home.

Laura had her RAD Grade 5 performance awards exam today. She was a bit nervous while getting ready this morning but was feeling good afterward. She thinks it went really well.

Colin really wanted to camp out last weekend, but it was tipping down rain and below 5 degrees.

Cliff cleverly built a tent over the couch in the playroom and Colin happily camped out in there overnight.

Colin took his Cockatoo friend Coconut to school on Friday. Unfortunately she was nowhere to be found at pick up time at the end of the day. After a long weekend excursion for her at school she was found on Tuesday hiding behind a bookshelf in the classroom. Colin thinks she ended up there after having such a busy weekend she needed somewhere quiet to sleep.

Laura spent some time this weekend playing with Chloe from next door. She was teaching Laura how to bounce a football properly.

Kids were off on midterm break today. They were both excited when the postman arrived with new kiwi crates for them!

What’s the collective noun for archers? Colin shot really well alongside 2 other kids today.

Laura helped fix a turn signal yesterday and learned all about the electrics inside a vehicle.

Colin is getting very good on the pogo stick. Looking back on my photos, it would appear he only pogos with his eyes closed – or maybe I was just that poor at timing my shots!

This past weekend we pulled out the ATARI for some gaming.