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Snapper!!!

Snapper!!!

Dave and Nick had a primo after work session last night and returned home with the cooler full of snapper!  Go the soft bait, Dave reckons he is NEVER fishing with a pilly again! This was definitely Dave’s best catch to date!  

A random assortment…..

A random assortment…..

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 random assortment…..

A random assortment…..

Redneck Hedge trimming

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“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

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My friends have really cute kids

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Ethan is so smart, I’m just going to say it. JAN 144 JAN 145JAN 146

The Candaru Su Song

The Candaru Su Song

A Dave and Ethan Original.  An informative ditty detailing the perils of swimming in the Amazon without a protective cup.

The Candaru Su Song

The Candaru Su Song

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]

Bonus Beach Day!

Bonus Beach Day!

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;

Map picture

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Bonus Beach Day!

Bonus Beach Day!

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 

“Tara from America”

“Tara from America”

(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 

“Tara from America”

“Tara from America”

tara

(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 bring anything over for us, all we could think of were these;

 

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Yes, that’s right.  Despite being away from the ‘luxuries’ of his homeland for 2.5yrs now, all Dave really needs to make him happy is Sriracha Hot Chilli Sause and Li’l Debbie Snacks (in that order).  I have been successfully weaned from the retail excesses of Wal-Mart and Taj-aye, but still can’t stomach paying $19NZD for the best mascara there is – Maybelline Great Lash, Very Black, Waterproof.  We are simple people I guess.

Time to play along avid reader;

If you married a kiwi and headed down under, what three products would you miss most?

 

Blog Prompts

Blog Prompts

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