Uncle Pat's visit

Pat recently popped over for a visit on his way back home from his New Year celebrations. The kids were absolutely chuffed to see him and get in a bit more quality time with their Uncle. The fact that he brought his Mazda RX7 with him might have added a bit to the enthusiasm as well, perhaps.

He stayed for a couple of nights, and was mercilessly forced to earn his keep by his draconian brother who kept him up both nights and forced him to play board games with him (having escaped the infamous New Year's Kingsburg Ordeal that he and Jason inflicted upon other innocent family members). Pat got through both evenings without slitting his wrists out of boredom, so we'll chalk that one up as a positive.

Pat also brought his inflatable canoe back with him, and was all prepped and ready to take the kids on a mini adventure. Sadly, Melbourne's iconic weather did what it does best to these sorts of plans, and it was too windy to go on a safe outing at the beach. So, both young and old resorted to more modern forms of entertainment...

All in all, a lot of fun, and we'd love to see him again (if only to whip his butt once more at Claustrophobia).