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Laura came back from camp tired but happy. She met lots of friends and had fun at all the high ropes, surfing, hiking, and paddle boarding activities.

Laura headed off this morning to a 4 day camp trip with her year level at school. They are going to be camping (tents for 2 nights and cabins for 2 nights) and learning to surf, body board, and other fun things.

The camp is for all 120 girls in her year level. Thankfully there are some friends from last year going along.

Colin has made so much improvement in his core strength and coordination. Watching him sit and do works with his hands like this is so encouraging.

The kids got fresh haircuts for the start of the school year.

Laura got about 4″ taken off and the whole lot lightened and made more manageable.

Colin has about 1″ off the back and was tidied up.

Today was first day of school. Laura is heading into Senior School in Year 7 and Colin is off to Year 2.

Both were excited and nervous heading to school. Both were tired and happy when they got home.

It was a lovely day at the beach in Ocean Grove on Saturday. The kids love their boogie boards.

We went to Dandenong National Park today and fed cockatoos and took a walk through the forest bird watching.

This is one of my favorite photos of the day.

15 minutes and counting. Colin is trying to see how long he can go on a swing.

We spent time at Tasmania’s Museum of Old and New Art. The Art was “interesting” but the building was really cool.

One of Melbournes attractions is Luna Park. It is an amusement park just off the beach only about 10 minutes from our house.

Yesterday was a perfect day to go. It was overcast and not too hot. We went on all sorts of rides including The Great Scenic Railway.

This roller coaster is the oldest continually operating roller coaster in the world. It was built in 1911 and has operated since 1912. It was bumpy!

We also do a great job of waiting in lines.