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What would you call this?

Boo — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:30:52 +0000

I sorted through Jaxon’s baby toys yesterday so that he was left with just a few big toys. The one’s he uses contructively and the one’s that he doesn’t just use to practice his aim on Dude.

Well since Tim got his new bike Jaxon has been obsessed with all things automotive. He couldn’t have cared less about Tim’s green bike but this red bike has inspired him to new levels of excitement.

He did this all by himself. The wheel is a computer thing that Tim rarely uses and has been handed off as a “Jaxon toy” for some time now. He didn’t touch it until the bike obsession took hold.

And the potty? Well we bought that when Jaxon was just a bit over 12 months old. Almost a year now and the most he’s ever done with it is pour his drinks in it. He has never sat on it. Until now.

So we’ve all heard of “drink driving”…what would you call this?? Shit Driving?

New Years Day Storm

Boo — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 13:12:03 +0000

We’ve had another storm go through this afternoon. It’s all to do with the hot and humid days we get and the cold air that comes through later in the day. It happens every summer and it’s one of the things that made us stay back in 2004 when we were really home sick for Melbourne.

So we’d just given Jaxon his bath, and he’s all dressed in his PJ’s. I’m looking longingly out the window at the lightening (sometimes all we get is lightening) because I want to go and get some photo’s of it.

So we did.

We threw everything in the car and went. The problem with this is that it was pitch black as well. And Jaxon wanted to get out and play. So one of us has to play with him and keep him happy (lest the locals think we’re trying to kill him out there on that hill) and the other gets to take photo’s.

The problem with this is that Jaxon (and Tim) is happier if it’s me who does the playing and that means that I miss out on the show.

So we decided tonight that we probably should just get a babysitter for storm nights ; )

This first one is Tim’s good catch. If you don’t know how hard it is to get photo’s of lightening that could strike at any time or at any random place in the sky…you should try it. So two in one go is like…wow. This one was out on the hill we went to. The next three were taken by me (though we’re fighting over who might have got the first of the three) were taken from our front step. It looks like it might be day time, but trust me when I say that when the lightening wasn’t striking…it was black as black.

2008 Fire Works

Boo — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 12:34:25 +0000

(our friends Nicole and Duncan)

Click here to view the embedded video.

The video is obviously just a short taste of the fire works, which went for about half an hour. The first bit is with me filming, the second with Tim. At about 40 seconds you can hear Jaxon and I going “Oh Wow” and then he starts yelling at the fire works…go go go go!!

All of these photo’s were taken with no flash.

The Year That Was 2008, a photo journey!

Boo — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 12:01:45 +0000

Jaxon had his first birthday ever. But he didn’t eat a single bite of my cake.

Dude and Jaxon are the best of friends…for now.

Last Easter Jaxon didn’t get chocolate. This year he got to appreciate it even more.

Jaxon and I went to Darwin to visit his Grandma and Great Grandma.

Jaxon and his Grandma Robyn.

We trialed a great dane from great dane rescue. He was great, all for the tail whipping Jaxon’s face all the time. Hank went to a better home.

Jaxon’s Grandpa Ted and Grandma Anne came to visit twice!

They left their fat chihuahua Spok with us for two months while they travelled.

He made himself right at home.

Jaxon learnt the fine art of scaring the shit out of Mum and Dad.

This time honoured craft, get’s practiced a LOT.

We moved from our old house in to a much nicer house. And lost Oscar.

The new house is much cooler. Spider’s aside.

Jaxon’s great uncle Joe and Aunt Widdy came to visit. They’re expecting their first baby in 2009!

Dad grew a moe.

Jaxon finally had his MRI and CT Scans. He was a little trooper!

We found out Jaxon has 12 bones in his neck. Nothing can be done and despite the fact that people might think this was a bad thing, we feel like it is the best news ever. We are extremely happy with these results.

Grandma Robyn came to stay with us through this time. She got Daddy to come to the pool with us and now he loves it!

Tim left the house on this bike one day.

And returned on this one. I am yet to blog about this, but it’s coming I promise!

Nanny and Poppy “dropped in” on us for Christmas. We had ahh, Christmas in December. It was lovely.

Then we had the real deal.

Jaxon and Dude had their first major run in (under his eye). Now, they’re not so close any more.

And Jaxon got his first taste of fire works!

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!!

Christmas Eve

Boo — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 14:17:57 +0000

This was using no flash and only the lights from the tree.We were trying to do something like this here but ti didn’t really work because Jaxon’s not the sit and pose kind of toddler. Maybe next year.