Lookin' Good

Sun, 05 Aug 2007 15:31:59 +1000

Yesterday we were heading out to a wedding and this is one of the rare times that I wear a suit. Campbell was impressed so he said "Hey Dad, you look smiffy". Harrison corrected him in the way that only older siblings can and said "No Campbell, its sniffy".

When the Student becomes the Master

Sun, 22 Apr 2007 13:39:47 +1000

Campbell and Harrison were wrestling on their new trampoline, when Harrison exclaimed "OK. No more wrestling!". Campbell who had enjoyed the upper hand retorted with "Just because I'm better than you!"

Harrison the French Pirate!

Fri, 06 Apr 2007 10:31:34 +1000

Overheard during a car trip
Harrison:"Bon Voyage Me Hearties"
Chris and I cacked ourselves.

Ding Ding

Fri, 06 Apr 2007 10:24:14 +1000

One morning, Christine was busy trying to prepare Campbell for school when I decided it was time for "Wrestling Time". At the mere mention of this, Campbell swung into full wrestling mode, and before I knew it, despite my earnest attempts to prevent it, Campbell had genuinely pushed me off the bed. I landed with an undignified thud on the floor. I got up, defeated, licking my wounds, and Campbell victoriously cried out "Ding! Ding!". He was ready for round two!

Tasmania & Victoria Holiday

Sun, 22 Oct 2006 17:08:09 +1000

Here is an approximate itinery for our Tasmanian and Victorian Holiday.

Weekend at Stephen & Michelle's

Sun, 22 Oct 2006 15:36:40 +1000

It wasn't quite like Bernie's as in there was no-one who death we were trying to cover up

Rather, it began with getting away late (as per usual), and a really yummy roast dinner was well-received upon arrival.
The Kangaroos put on a good display to come from behind to beat the Kiwis 20-15. Well done chaps. Chris and Michelle researched cubby houses online and found them to be a little expensive. Perhaps we should just convert an old caravan.

We then played Poker, 500 and Yahtzee (none of which was kind to me and Stephen delighted in this fact) and hit the sack around 2:30am

Even in sadness some laughter

Mon, 04 Sep 2006 18:52:43 +1000

My children were coming to grips with the tragic death of the Crocodile Hunter, Steve Irwin. Harrison said through his tears, This is the saddest thing I've ever seen on National Nine News.

RIP Steve, we all loved you.

The Olden Days

Fri, 01 Sep 2006 18:05:08 +1000

I told Harrison that When I had my first computer, it didn't have a mouse.
He responded with That's because you were in the olden days.
Nice!

Grey's Anatomy

Sun, 20 Aug 2006 09:36:52 +1000

It had been a while since the last decent sleeptalking, when one night after a few episodes of Grey's Anatomy, Christine came out with Hey guys, what's O'Malley doing up there?

Does he eat 9????

Sun, 20 Aug 2006 09:33:08 +1000

Harrison is quite the weet-bix eater and he was examining the box we bought during the height of Australia's Soccer love-in. Recently he has upgraded from 2 to 3 weetbix, and feeling pretty proud of himself, we he exclaimed Wow! Does he eat nine?. If nothing else, Tim Cahill will inspire Harrison to eat more weet-bix.

Quick! Call security!!

Sun, 23 Jul 2006 10:34:26 +1000

Chris, the kids and I all went to Seaworld yesterday and had a great day. We took advantage of the offer to get season tickets at half price, so hopefully more days like this will ensue.

It was late it the afternoon, and we were ready to go home. The kids had just had their first ride on the pirate ship and we pretty hyped up from that. So it follows that on the way home, the kids wanted a ride on the carousel, which as you can imagine, it a pretty big comedown from the pirate ship.

The kids lined up by themselves, as they were tall enough to ride without adult accompaniment. In due course the boarded the ride, and the fun began. Campbell was riding the horse like it was a real horse, rocking up and down and hanging off the side. This drew the ire of the twelve year old, or at least she looked twelve, who was controlling the ride. Several times she asked Campbell to sit down, but he just ignored her. I even went over to address Campbell to little avail.

It IS just like riding a bike!

Fri, 21 Jul 2006 08:33:20 +1000

This is a quick congratulatory note to my children, who have finally mastered the art of riding bicycle. After a couple of month hiatus where the bikes became very unpopular due to the removal of training wheels, the kids were inspired by the neighbourhood kids who rode without training wheels. They just jumped on their bikes and they could ride. Campbell was a classic. He rode in total disbelief saying "I'm doing it! I'm doing it!"

This of course means that Chris and I can get bikes too now, and hopefully enjoy some family rides in the summertime.

The silence game

Sat, 29 Apr 2006 20:17:30 +1000

All parents out there, are no doubt aware of the "Silence" game. If you are not a parent, here is a brief rundown.

Normally played in the car
Normally played when kids are talking a lot or being annoying
Requires more than 1 child to work
The "winner" is the child who stays silent for the longest

This has worked well for a few months for us, until today. Harrison, who plays far too much RTS for a 5 year old piped up during the game.
"Excuse me, can I please pause the game for a minute ?"

Here endeth today's lesson on the perils of technology.

The simple things

Sun, 19 Feb 2006 21:19:31 +1000

I took the kids to the park today as I felt I needed to do something a little out of the ordinary for them and give the DVD babysitter a break.

It was a short walk to the park; maybe 5 minutes, and the kids were excited to go there. To any adult, it's just a park - a bit of play equipment and a seat or two, but it's so much more to my boys. They leapt upon the equipment with great gusto, and I filled their buckets that were hooked up to a pulley. They happily played for 45 minutes and it could have been longer had I not curtailed the excursion. Not once did they want to watch TV or play their computer.

Beware your sins....

Wed, 15 Feb 2006 22:16:16 +1000

It all started when I was being correctly accused of dropping spent toilet rolls on the floor and not depositing them in the receptacle provided. Looking for a scapegoat, I uttered, "Have you ever considered it could be your sons?" This suggestion was laughed off and I thought it was the end of it.

However, I find out Harrison mentioned this incident to his Nanny the next day. From what I am told, it went a little like this."Daddy said that we drop the toilet rolls on the floor, we don't use that toilet, it was him!"

I'm not sure what the moral of the story is, but I won't be blaming anything on the childen again, at least when I am not 100% sure they are asleep!

Saturday, 18th November 2006
7:00am EST	Drop car off at Priority Parking
8:40am EST	Flight DJ702 Departs Brisbane.
12:25pm EDST	Flight DJ702 Arrives Hobart.
Rest of Day	Arrive Regent Park and check out surrounds
Sunday, 19th November 2006
All Day	Frecyenet National Park, Wineglass Bay

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