Jake

Jake spent his first few days in Brisbane with Grammie and Pa (Floss's Mum and Dad), then came to our place to stay for a few nights and go to school and the museum.

Delightful, divine, sweet, clever boy with possibly the best manners I have ever seen on adult or child. Max loves having him around - and who wouldn't - he is considerate and cute and funny.

He even takes his too-cute little boots off every time he goes inside.

We spent a day at the museum where Louisa, Max and Jake carefully ignored the signs demanding that they keep off the dinosaur.

Clermont

Louisa and Max took their first big trip without the rest of the family - a trip with Joan in the new Audi to Clermont to see cousins, aunts and uncles.

They rode Jake and Jed's motorbike, admired Jake's frill neck lizard, cuddled baby guinea pigs, saw a new born foal, swam with Jake in the Faint's dam,

collected clams

and were duly impressed by Davy

and Mitchy.

And they brought home a surprise.... Jake came to Brisbane for a week.