3. December 2012 11:19
by Rene Pallesen
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Needless to say that our lives currently revolve around looking after Lucas and Aiden.
This Saturday I took Aiden swimming in the morning and I must say that he is getting more and more confident in the water. We reached another milestone with him being happy to just swim around (in circles mostly) wearing his floaties without holding onto me.
In the afternoon it was really hot...36 degrees in the shade, so we decided to let him have some more waterfun at home in the inflatable pool.

3. December 2012 11:15
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This weekend we bought some playdough for Aiden to play with.
Initially he wasn't sure what to do with it, but after a while with a bit of guidance he started getting a bit more creative.

3. December 2012 01:25
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It is now the first of december and the Christmas shopping has started in the shopping centres.
The other day the mall has a big sale and with that sale they has different characters walk the floor...in this case a Teddy with a girlie Santa.
Aiden was very excited but a lille scared of the big teddy bear.
25. November 2012 11:07
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Last week Kim asked me to bring the camera an take some photos of Lucas on the bed.


He is now two and an half months old and is now able to smile and get excited when he sees you and when you talk to him.


He is still keeping mummy up at night although we think he is getting a bit better on that front.
24. November 2012 01:21
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This photo was actually taken more than 6 months ago, but going through some old photos I found it too good not to post.
I was setting up for a pregnancy shoot (then Kim was 4 months due) and Aiden was trying to assist me with the setup. He happened to sit down it the perfect spot and give me a pose that tells so much about his character at that time...sucking his fingers and everything.

...and by pure coincidence it happened that the photo was perfectly lit.
20. November 2012 12:56
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I took this photo a couple of months ago, but haven't come around to finishing it until now.
It is a photo of Lucas' foot in my hands.
12. November 2012 11:44
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I found this old photo of myself that my dad took of me when I was about 3 years old (I think).

Looking at Aiden today there is a strong resemblance in the facial features.

The photo was badly damaged and requires a fair bit of restoration, but at least I now have a digital copy of the photo.
12. November 2012 07:31
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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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1. March 2017 20:03
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One morning we went to the Cheetah Outreach centre outside Cape Town.
Here they train dogs to keep wild cats away from cattle and sheep so that these don't get eaten. The idea is that if the farmers keep dogs to keep their animals safe then they don't have to set traps to kill the wild cats. Interesting idea, but I would think that it would take a lot of dogs, and the farmers would probably still shoot or trap the wild cats anyhow.
The centre also keeps some cheetahs that visitors are allowed to pat (for a fee).



1. March 2017 20:03
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22. February 2017 19:02
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Going to Boulders Beach with all the penguins was a fun experience for the boys.


There were lots of nesting penguins and they are more agile than you think, jumping between the rocks on the beach (notice how the penguin below is airborne).

They sit on their nests until the eggs hatch.

and they stay with the young ones after they hatch too.

And once in a while a seagull gets lucky and steals one of the eggs.

There are hundreds of them on the beach.


And they are right next to the path.


The whole area was covered in smoke from a massive bush fire up in the hills, so our eyes were watering and hurting by the end of it.

Despite the smoke I still managed to get a good photo of this beautiful flightless bird.
21. February 2017 20:02
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21. February 2017 19:02
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On the way down from Table Mountain we visited Bo Kaap.
This is a predominantly muslim neighbourhood with some very colourful houses.

Great as a backdrop for photographing the most beautiful girl I know.

And also the most handsome boys.


