A serve of Rice: January 2015

Saturday, January 31, 2015

Photos from the saddle

I always thought Murrumbateman was lovely and now there is a bonus pot of gold in our Estate!

Sunday, January 25, 2015

Isaac update

Lucky he is soooooo cute, because he's been a bit of a terror in bed not settling in the day

He is very close to crawling, pushing himself up on hands and feet all the time!

Tura holiday part 2

I took Will and Jacob down to Tura Beach for a few days as it was their turn. We fit a lot of activities into a short space of time! The boys and I had a great time!!

Merimbula beach life with the Lanes

Beach barricade

Pambula main beach in a pretty big swell

Bodyboarding Will style!

Just watching a surf life savers boat tip upside down and drift into the people they are supposed to be keeping safe!

Just relaxing on Grandads 'toilet' beach chair

Bodyboarding Jacob style

Start of the under 10's mtb race

Mandeni single track Jacob style....

.....Will style

Will came 2nd in his group of under 15's! (We wont mention there were only 2 competing, woops I just did)

Sunday, January 18, 2015

We had Lucas's birthday party today as his actual birthday is on Wednesday. We, together with Ben, Kate, James and Patrick went to the new 'Boundless' park down by Lake Burley Griffin for a play, bbq lunch and cake (not just any cake mind you, a Lucas requested multi layered rainbow cake that Jem was still baking at 11pm last night!).

My little soon to be 5 year old star

Quick blow before the wind does!

Jems out did herself with this rainbow giant! Lucas absolutely loved it and I'm pretty sure Qantas had to move its flight path at about 11am to avoid crashing into it!

Photos from the saddle

Single track to home

Thursday, January 15, 2015

Mountain bikers.....

Are always on the look out for decent single track.
Ride the day, or under lights at night.
Ride in the mud or the dust, in the frost or the beating sun.
Will fall off, will check bike first, then get back on and start riding after that check body for holes.
Get big air, slide into turns, go fast downhill and grind it back up.
Punish bikes and limbs.
Drip sweat and blow snot out of nose.
Strava Strava Strava
Ride where possibly no one has ever ridden before.
Bike pack and cycle tour into the unknown.
Hike a bike.
Look out for river crossings, bridges, rollovers, jumps, seesaws, double jumps, banking berms....skills.
Help out fellow MTBers in need.
Always remember to ride fast - the slower you go the more likely you'll crash.
.....Finally will for some reason abide by this strange phenomena of piling rocks into towers that get added to every time they are ridden past. Dont ask why, they just do.

These impressive piles I spotted today on the Centenary Trail. There is obviously some ripped mountain bikers around here as those are more like boulders than rocks!

Photos from the saddle

Trig point near Crace with Telstra Tower in the distance

Canoe bro's

A tad of canoeing on Lake Burley Griffin with Will, Jacob and Sam

Baa Baa!

Tuesday, January 13, 2015

A visit from most of the Lanes

With Rich at home having to work :( , Em bought Jack and Jo up to Murrumbateman for a few days of farm life hangin out at the 'Rice Ranch'. What goes best with a farm visit?......how about a dose of hands on science at Questacon!