This will hurt me...

Look... Henry has a kangaroo in a headlock...

Right Ez, I just need you to give me the biggest smile you can… SNAP!

He looks very young here! This one was taken way back in January as we rode the rails up at Don River. Check out the grin.

Ezra did his bit for the world today, with two vaccinations - chicken pox and swine flu - to give YOU [and me and Henry and Jen and your kids and their kids and their kids etc etc] safety from a number of preventable, but potentially deadly, diseases. Jen and I joined him in the fight against tetanus and whooping cough (plus swine flu); and Henry (a long supported of vaccination) went with the swine flu on his own. If the little grinning bloke above can do it, you can too! [I have spoken about this before , of course ...]

While journeying through the magnificent north west coast of Tasmania (the greatest coast in the known universe), we happened upon one of the world's great rail journeys: the Orient Express Don River Railway ! As you can see, Ezra spent a portion of his trip working on his dimples.

How about that smile? I'm considering entering him the the 200 metre smile at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi...

If is is true that a picture speaks a thousand words , what is this picture saying?

It's hard work being a vampire: sucking blood; laughing maniacally; seducing virgins; picking cotton. Sometimes you just need a break...

Some people say that it's the dimples that make the smile. Personally, I reckon that it's the eyes .

For those hanging out of a recent glimpse of the lads, here is Ezra from yesterday afternoon, just after he parachuted from a plane, free fell 3,000 metres, and then crashed through the roof into out kitchen. As you can see from the look on his face, he is enjoying his paratrooper training very much. I decided not to show the images after he fixed his bayonet and chased Henry around the house.

Sometimes the sign of new little teeth can light up the world at a time that it needs it. Here is Henry doing his best to get his little brother to smile. He had great success. I'm thinking of taking Ezra out on tour to smile at people. It seems to help.