Redneck Hedge trimming “Hey Dave, why don’t you go and weed-eat the neighbours bamboo while she’s out. It’s bugging me. Thanks.” We grow really big, yummy beans My friends have really cute kids Ethan is so smart, I’m just going to say it.
A Dave and Ethan Original. An informative ditty detailing the perils of swimming in the Amazon without a protective cup. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwUMYxxUoOM&hl=en]
Dad decided to take Thursday and Friday off this week, so who were we to decline?
We drove just a bit north and lazed the day away at Shakspear Bay (yes that is how you spell it!). It was so hot, not a cloud in the sky and as it was a work day there was barely anyone there. Lucky Jacks;
(this is how Ethan refers to her) has arrived on her Big New Zealand Vacation! She planned her trip almost a year ago so it wasn’t like she just popped in or anything, yet when she asked us last week if we wanted her to …
Well…..since Family Julz is doin’ it I guess I will too……. Anywho, Ask a loved one to use 6 descriptive words to describe you and report your findings. How well do they know you? Thanks Mama Kat Weeellll. Dave found this surprisingly easy (am I …
How beautiful is this? Dave & I made this in our fancy new dehydrator last night. Ethan and Mum picked the strawberries and 8 hrs later voila! This flavour was strawberry-kiwi and we also made strawberry-apple-banana which was the yummiest.
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Due to “Ethan’s Fantastic Birthday” closely followed by “Ethan’s Fantastic Christmas”, space has been at a premium in the little boys room. He needed a new bed and a new bookshelf so we killed two birds with one stone and purchased a bunk set with only an upper bunk! Floor space reclaimed and a new desk for the little scholar; I have never seen him so proud of his room, he didn’t get down from his bunk until dinner time and could not wait to go to bed!
Just to keep tradition alive (2007 pics here), we headed down to Waiake Beach again for another picnic dinner, this year with the Rhodes Family. It was a beautiful evening, the kids and dogs had so much fun. When it got dark we pulled the …