Perth Darwin Indo Reunion...

Steph and Josh visited this weekend for an AFL match. He played for the Bali Geckos against the Timor Crocs for the Steve Irwin Crikey Cup. It was also a bit of a Perth reunion with Flick. Thought we'd take a few photos....

Justin and Flick all smiles on a Sunday afternoon.

Steph (Josh) and Beth rocking to Humpty Dumpty...

Josh recovering from his game.

Mum and Beth having a bit of a giggle..

Tumbling Waters..

Went camping on the long weekend a couple of weeks ago. It was a nice area not far out of town, Tumbling Waters. It was pretty busy but there was plenty of shade and lots of things to do for young and old. Vance particularly enjoyed the fresh water croc enclosure. Whenever he bolted (which was every five minutes) we pretty much knew where he was headed.

Unfortunately the camera was pretty much flat when we got there, but here are a few shots anyway.


Danielle and Vance in their new Jayco Van!!!!

Dennis and Vince kicking back with a few beers.

Slumming it in the hammock.

Van swinging around with Danielle.

ANZAC Day

I know it's pretty late, but I thought this was a nice photo of my Dad (with my Grandfather's medals) in Singapore on ANZAC Day with Mum.

Vance is Two!

Today is Van's second birthday. It's come around pretty quickly!
He is about 90cm tall now - so if what they say is correct he will be at least 180cm when he stops growing. We think he'll be way taller than that.
Here is a video of him with a brand new truck from Grandmother Jane.
Happy Birthday!

At the Park..

Hey Everyone, thought it would be good to post some more pics of Vance. He's really quite a little boy now. Talking a lot, running around and even getting pretty close to swimming (we'll have to video that tomorrow). Anyway, I just really wanted to put on these photos because I bought these adorable shorts from the op shop today. They're obviously home made and just so cute!!!

Yay!

A glimpse of the shorts - they have cars, planes and firetrucks on them!!

Going down the slide.

Up the ladder.

Here is a video of him going down the slide. Usually he is pretty in to it - but this time he was pretty distracted by other kids around him. He doesn't even ham it up for the camera!

Drawing Time!

Van is getting more and more interested in drawing as he gets older. Pencils are still a bit difficult, but markers (especially Crayola brand) make it easy for him to make a mark on the page. He scribbles lines and makes dots and enjoys the action of putting on the lids. Recently he has taken more ownership of the paper and gets very angry if you draw with him on the same page. He will try to grab your marker, or try to force it off the page using his marker. He was starting to do this towards the end of this video clip. He also says, "No!" which he is getting quite good at now!

Sunday Afternoon..

You've gotta love the lazy Sunday afternoon. Last Sunday Flick, Justin, Ant and Nee popped in for a swim. Thought it would be a good opportunity to get a few shots of everyone as we've been a little slack/busy of late.


Vance working out some goggles.


Vance copying Mum and trying the goggles on.


Flick, Vance and Justin.




Renee and Ant hamming it up.

Reading a Book with Aunty Sam

Vance really loves reading books - especially ones about cars, trucks, trains and boats. He got the chance to read with Sam while she was staying with us... Most of the time he was more interested in the camera but he does say "car" eventually!