Visit by Pete & Boys

Pete here - blogging on behalf of slack parents.
I really do believe that one day they will do a blog entry of their own. :)

The four boys and I drove out to see the folks at the farm this weekend, leaving Alli at home to have a sanity break. It has been raining a lot in Brisbane and it looks like the farm has received a good sprinkle too. Actually, the farm is as lush & green as I can ever recall seeing it. Mum & Dad have one of their best crops ever. If they had corn, it would be as high as an elephant's eye, but it's wheat. :) The house dam is overflowing and running down the road before becoming a creek again.
I like the green farm much better than the brown farm I have to say. If it was always like this, I'd contemplate becoming a farmer, but I've seen too much brown in the past.

We drove out on Saturday and went to church that night. Father Michael greeted us at the door afterward. I think we have been to his church more than we have been to the one in Brissy.

The boys and I had a ball playing around the dam and down the flooded road all weekend. The boys also had a fun time in the treehouse searching for treats left by the fairies. Grandma & Grandad also have some little chicks which the boys were excited to play with, although they did scare the chicks half to death. :(

Mum took the boys over to visit the Sloss's who are neighbours. They have a horde (or even a hoard) :) of kittens and puppies. The boys loved it. They often ask if they can have a puppy or a cat, but we are worried about what we would do whenever we go away on holiday or away for the weekend. The Sloss girls are so good at looking after our boys whenever they visit. They are all lovely girls.

Poor young Mr Riley was fairly miserable all weekend and needed to be constantly cuddled. Grandma & Grandad had to do a fair bit of this as I was off with the boys a fair bit. Fairly sure he's sick but will have to wait for a diagnosis.

We even managed to go fishing in the dam just before we left, but it was the middle of the day and not much was biting - although we could see fish jumping occasionally. We did find quite a large blue claw in the water - presumably from a decent sized yabby.

The boys were very sad to go home as always. Thanks Mum & Dad for helping with a miserable bubby all weekend !