Birthday Bennetts

Today was an important day in the Bennett family.

In Australia, Nana, Doug, Richard and April all gathered at Trawool with the rest of the family to celebrate their birthdays. Happy Birthday, everyone! We and the Fleet Bennetts (Peter, Diana, Richard and James) decided to have our own get-together with the addition of Darren and Gill.

The weather today was just perfect. Upon arrival at Fleet James headed straight down the back-yard for the chook house where he checked the hens' food and water. He was only enticed inside with promises of Aunty Diana's carrot and walnut birthday cake!

We were all impressed with Richard and James' efforts in the banner-making for the Birthday Four. Our beautiful and delicious cake had 4 candles on it and there are no prizes for guessing who got to blow them out!

Following afternoon tea we went for a walk down to Fleet pond. Martin and I had been here with the family previously and it was lovely to wander through the woods once again. There is now a boardwalk along some of the path which would be handy in the depths of winter! James was a train for some of the way back but was one tired little boy at the end of his very exciting afternoon.

Thank you Peter, Diana, Richard and James for having us, and Happy Birthday Nana, Doug, Richard and April! Same place next year...?

Some photos posted on flickr here.