Max's !8th

It's a long time - well, 2 months - since I made a blog post but the last 3 weeks have seen some great events. You'll see several new posts over the next couple of days. The first concerns our trip to Canberra to see how well Rebecca is copin footg with her disastrous soccer collision  on that lead to torn tendons and bone damage to her left foot. Back in June, she could walk on crutches since she could not place any serious weight on her foot which was kept straight by some device. I'll respect privacy and not post any pictures of her. 

The other reason for going tio Canberra was to celebrate our grand-son Max's 18th birthday! This lively event went off well. Have a look at these pictures taken on Saturday the 25th June.

Above you can see Max and his monther seated awaiting the cytting of the cake shown on the right. This glorious cake was copmmissioned privately and was one of the greatest I've ever seen. The audience just gasped at its design and attractiveness.

The cake was also delicious and was consumed fast. There was no shortage of people around. Apart from Dot and me, Max had invited some of his friends around and two of his cousins - Ella and Flynn - were visiting Australia from their home in Seattle (USA) - see below - along with their mother - our daughter Emily and Greg.

It was a happy occasion enjoyed by all. By the way, we drove to Canberra on the Thursday and returned home on the following Tuesday, a journey that probably registered about 1,800 km! That's amazing for us in our mid-70s.