When we are at the shops, one of Hailey's favourite things to do is to stop for some Sushi!


Ben had his first ever dinner at the table instead of being in the high chair. Its a big step (although a messy one).

Last weekend, Hailey, Ben and I went for a drive in the country and ended up in Kinglake. 7 months on and the damage from the fires is still quite apparent. This is along the thin, winding road toward the town. The ground is brown and the trees are still black. Everything is burnt as far as you can see. It was quite a shock seeing what the fires did and also the distance that it covered.

We went into Docklands and had dinner at a nice Italian restaurant. It was very relaxing and a fun time was had by all. After dinner we went for a walk along the water and looked at the boats.

Two of Ben's favourite past times. Playing with his fire truck and observing his green bus from floor height. He could watch wheels for hours!

We picked up our new rabbit called Hokey. He is 8 weeks and is very friendly and inquisitive.

He likes food alot and here he is checking out the grocery shopping.

This is a photo of Shane with his Centralian Carpet Python. It is huge now. When we got it, it was tiny and about 25cms long. He loves it but everyone else is a bit nervous.

Finally the sun came out the other day, so Hailey got busy in the garden planting some flowers.