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26. December 2012 10:01
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Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2012

26. December 2012 10:01 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments

sydney hobart yacht race 2012


My Dad wanted to see the start of the Sydney to Hobart Yacht race again this year.

Unlike the last time we were there in good time this year and found a great parking spot and a fairly good vantage point of the race without too many crowds.

While waiting for the race to start the James Craig was cruising back and forth outside the harbour.

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Once the race started and the boats passed the heads it became very busy both on the water and it in air with all the boats and helicopters (at one point I counted 11 at the same time) and my Dad was busy clicking away.


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Click here for more photos This year turned out to be a new course record, so great conditions all the way to Hobart.

25. December 2012 09:44
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Christmas Day 2012

25. December 2012 09:44 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments

christmas day 2012


Christmas Day we celebrated with Kims family at her sisters house.

It was the usual crowd of our familys and everyone bringing dishes to share and as usual there was a lot of different foods to try.

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It was great to have the whole family together (Aiden was again eating too much).

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And even Santa made an appearance again this year...Thank you so much Santa!!!!!

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24. December 2012 09:28
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Christmas Eve 2012

24. December 2012 09:28 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments

christmas eve 2012


This year we celebrated Christmas at home with my Dad and his partner with the traditional Christmas Duck and Ris-a-la-mande.

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It was Lucas' first and Aiden's third Christmas...Aiden is now getting old enough to enjoy the experience...

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...especially the food

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After dinner we opened presents according to the Danish tradition and Aiden was very excited about the big box from Bedstefar...

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...containing a big truck.

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From Mummy and Daddy he received a Lightning Mcqueen car (radio controlled).

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...and also a drawing pad.

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Merry Christmas...

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22. December 2012 01:24
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Maroubra Beach December 2012

22. December 2012 01:24 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments

maroubra beach december 2012


On one of the days we took my dad to Maroubra beach for breakfast.





It gave them a chance to check out what out local beach is like and also Aiden a chance to have a bit of a play in the sand.





21. December 2012 12:49
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Kids Dad with Grandchildren 2012

21. December 2012 12:49 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments

kids dad with grandchildren 2012


At around Christmas time Kims dad asked me if I could take some more photos of him and the grandchildren.

Last year I took some of him using a blue background and he asked for something similar (although I am not a big fan of blue)





21. December 2012 09:21
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Christmas Family Photo 2012

21. December 2012 09:21 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments

christmas family photo 2012


Every year I like to take a Christmas family photo.

This year having my dad around meant that I could get hime to assist us with taking the photo as I needed someone to stand on a ladder taking the photo while we as a family was lying plat on a bed.

Merry Christmas 2012 Everyone!!!!

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21. December 2012 09:12
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Matraville Christmas Lights 2012

21. December 2012 09:12 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments

matraville christmas lights 2012


Every year some of the houses in Matraville puts on a spectacular christmas light show.

Every night there are hundreds of visitors and it is worth seeing.

Here are some of the lights from this years show.

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21. December 2012 08:54
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Barrenjoey Lighthouse 2012

21. December 2012 08:54 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments

barrenjoey lighthouse 2012


This holiday season my Dad and his partner is visiting us from Denmark.

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It has been a while since he was here and in also a while since we were in Denmark, so Aiden had grown a fair bit since.

The first couple of weeks we bought then some trips to various places such as Hunter Valley and the Blue Mountains.

One the weekends we would treat then to various dinners Thai, Indian, Moroccan, Brazilian, Aussie, Chinese etc. as well as try to make time to take them to see some of the sights around Sydney.

The first weekend Aiden was sick so we had to cancel our trip up the Northern Beaches to Barrenjoey Lighthouse so we had to stay home and let them explore by themself. On the second weekend we managed to go there and bring Aiden along as well sitting in his little backback.

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It was a warm day and the climb is fairly steep so especially my dads partner was pretty hot by the time we reached the top where the light house is.


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The view was definitely worth it.

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Walking back along the beach we decided to make a drink stop to clench the thirst.

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20. December 2012 04:16
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Merry Christmas 2012

20. December 2012 04:16 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments

merry christmas 2012


First of all Merry Christmas everyone!!!


With a bit of arm twisting Kim finally agreed to let me do a series of 'sexy' Santa photos.




A lot of work had to go into these couple of photos in terms of getting the outfit, but the right colour wrapping paper, wrap all the boxes, set them up to it looks nice, getting all the lighting right and not least convince Kim to do the actual shoot.

Then I had to sort out the photos I needed and then do all the editing...I think the end result is pretty good and very much in the spirit of Christmas.

And did I mention that I am married to the most beautiful (and sexy) Santa there is???


18. December 2012 08:51
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Lucas 3 months

18. December 2012 08:51 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments

lucas 3 months


Lucas is now three months young and the other day I did a series of monthly photos of Kim and him on our bed.






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12. November 2012 07:31
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Kim and Lucas 2 Months

12. November 2012 07:31 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments

kim and lucas 2 months


The other night Kim was sitting on the sofa with Lucas. They turned towards me and I took the following photos just using the built-in flash of my new camera.



12. November 2012 01:01
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Lucas 2 Month Photos

12. November 2012 01:01 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments

lucas 2 month photos


It has now been two months since Lucas was born and the other night we did another session taking some two month photos...this time of myself and Lucas.







He has now grown a lot bigger and is a lot more alert to his surroundings. He is still not a very good sleeper although I think (Kim doesn't) he is improving a bit now.

Kim is pretty worn out having to wake up at night to feed him and I can't help much as I have work to look after as well as Aiden.





11. November 2012 05:37
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Taronga Zoo Family day 2012

11. November 2012 05:37 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments

taronga zoo family day 2012


This year my work had organised a family day at Taronga zoo.

Since Chong works for the same company we managed to have most of the family covered with tickets and food.

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It was great to show the kids some of the animals such as the big gorillas.

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Snow leopards.

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Mountain goats...

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Lions...

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And dinosaurs...

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They also put on a seal show for us and it was fun to watch them performing stunts. Aiden was absolutely mesmerised...

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By the end of the day everyone was knackered...

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20. October 2012 11:21
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Setup Shot - Funny face

20. October 2012 11:21 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments

setup shot funny face


When I setup for my photos I normally have to take a range of setup shots to check if the light is the way that I want it. Sometime I managed to volunteer Kim to help me set up and on the rate occasion she pulls a funny face.


13. October 2012 12:50
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Lucas 1 Month Photos

13. October 2012 12:50 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments

lucas 1 month photos


This is a series of photos I've taken of Lucas being 1 month old.





It is a lot harder taking baby photos this time around for a number of reasons such as it being harder to find the time with both Lucas and the newborn around as well as Lucas not being a very good sleeper. This means that whenever he does sleep it is time for especially mummy to have a rest rather than run around taking photos.

Aiden is extremely fond of his little baby brother and every morning he wants to see the baby and give him a little kiss.



Whenever Lucas cries, Aiden will say 'Dont cry Lucas'.


I am sure that as he grows older they will be best mates.



Hopefully as he grows older Lucas will be a bit easier we will be able to take more photos than we have been.

13. October 2012 08:24
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Lucas 1 Month celebration

13. October 2012 08:24 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments

lucas 1 month celebration


Lucas is now one month old and we had a little celebration for family and friends with bbq, food and cake.

It was a fine day with lots of kids around (so AIden was busy playing all day).




11. October 2012 04:37
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Work Photo Competition

11. October 2012 04:37 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments

work photo competition


Some weeks ago there was a work photo competition where the theme was 'World Connected'. I didn't have much time due to the kids, but I did manage to put together this photo below for the competition with the title 'bringing closer those who matter!'.




It wasn't picked as a finalist, but still fun nevertheless.

8. October 2012 07:20
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Baby name - Lucas

8. October 2012 07:20 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments

baby name lucas


Ok, Kim has finally decided on a name for the newborn out of the 2-3 names left on the shortlist.

It is:

'Lucas Lee Pallesen'



8. October 2012 01:41
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Samanthas B'day and Thomas Train Day

8. October 2012 01:41 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments

samanthas b day and thomas train day


This weekend it was Samantha's (Sacha and Mavis' daughter) birthday and to celebrate we did another day with the Thomas Trains.





The kids love the trains and it is really good value for an afternoon out.



Even Kim had a few rides on the trains as she wasn't able to ride last time because she was pregnant.





It was a cool and drizly day...hence the warm clothes.

On one of the last rides Thomas de-railed so it took the staff a fair while to get him back on the track (the engines are pretty heavy).







2. October 2012 07:37
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Baby's hand

2. October 2012 07:37 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments

baby s hand


The other night I took this photo of the baby's hand grabbing my finger.

We are now approaching week 3...still no closer to having a name for him.