Dave Jack has been away for a month today. Obviously this is not ideal when you have a family but you have to look on the bright side. Good thing: Dave has been to Frankfurt, Rome, Milan, Barcelona, Lyon, Grenoble, Paris and Zurich has just …
……..but don’t think for a second that you might catch me complaining, I wait for 8 months of the year for this season. I bitch and moan and detest winter and autumn because they are cold and rainy, I hate spring because it is so …
The Jack’s have splashed out and made a grown-up purchase, check out our sassy new wooden picnic table!
What a Sunday to get some new outdoor furniture! We have just had the most gorgeous weekend after last week finished with three days of rain and heavy flooding in some areas. Crazy weather.
Ethan tore it up at Nippers this weekend and caught some great waves on the club boogey boards whilst Daddy caught some yummy snappers on Saturday night, so our new table was christened in style!
Ethan LOVES taking photos and took these shots with the big camera, he has a good eye;
Oh the weather outside is frightful, But the fire is so delightful….“ It has now been raining for about 3 days and I’m not quite sick of it yet as I’m pretty sure I can see my veges growing from where I sit. Yus. BACK …
It was a gorgeous day today and the little Tadpole was so excited – he wore his wettie and clubbie beanie all the way to the beach! E’s coach decided after the session that he needs to move up a grade with the older kids …
We spent Sunday morning at the beach out west and both boys were charging!
Ethan has been riding without training wheels for just three weeks now and he charged the BMX track – HARD! Louie was always right there to lend Ethan some moral support and add difficulty as a moving obstacle if Ethan was going a little too fast!
Bike Repair, who can complain though with the beach right there! 180 hippy jump for the kids
September 18th, 2008 Impulse shopping – I purchased this wooden railway for Ethan for no other reason than it was on sale. I know, I know……it came with a wooden storage box ON WHEELS YA’LL! September 18th, 2007 A super fun play date with Freya …
On the Target product check on TV3 tonight, they road-tested store bought pancake mixes. The host pointed out that the most basic pancake recipes only have 4 ingredients, so it’s a little disturbing when the ingredients listed on a pre-mix constitute an entire paragraph! So …
Stunning Auckland sunset from our lawn, staining the sky tower bright pink 
I have been trying to get a pic of the lights at night since we moved in, this picture sucks but at least you get some idea of the fabulous view.
There is a new boy on the farm and his name is Jim. He is a beautiful 18 month old boxer and he is figuring out how he fits in with Scooby and Louie. There have been a few scraps but things are settling down and as you can see, Jim is quite fond of us – he would not get out of the car yesterday when we were leaving!
After seeing his Daddy catching chickens Ethan began to practice Chicken-whispering himself. After a few fruitless chases, he got his strategy sorted out and was so proud when he captured his first hen and safely returned her to the run.
My uber-talented little brother leaves next week for his next international mission – off to Europe to gig on a luxury cruise for 4 months. So we had a big family GTG for him today at Mum and Dads. I think I weight about 5kg …