22. July 2013 06:53
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This weekend we went to the local park to get a photo of Lucas for his 'First Year' album.
We wanted to get some photos of him on the swing.
But we also managed to snap a couple with Aiden...
21. July 2013 07:51
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Aiden has started playing soccer (not real soccer, but they do get to kick a ball).
He is very proud that he has real soccer shirts and shorts.
We started taking him to assist him with his development. We are starting to see some progress but he is still a bit behind his age group.
21. July 2013 07:48
by Rene Pallesen
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Aiden and I often sit and build Lego together (Sometimes Lucas also joins us, but he is better at taking it apart).
One day we build this Lego turtle worthy of a photo...Aiden had great fun pushing it along the ground.
21. July 2013 07:47
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Kim likes baking too and these days she will ask Aiden to help her.
Her cakes usually looks much better than any of my efforts.
21. July 2013 07:42
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A couple of weeks ago I tried to bake Ciabata bread.
It is a long process that takes about 24 hours (first you have to make this yeast and flour sponge which you then later use for the end result).
I substituted normal flour for wholemeal. This was the end result.
The taste was ok, but it was too dry for my liking...so will have to try again one day.
28. June 2013 07:40
by Rene Pallesen
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Light bulbs are really rare now as you can't buy them in the shops any longer.
We still have one in the cupboard so I decided to have a bit of fun with it one evening...
28. June 2013 07:25
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13. June 2013 09:48
by Rene Pallesen
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Lucas is now 9 month old and the other day we went to the park to do some Autumn photos with him.
The photo of the day was definitely this one of Kim and Lucas having a moment together.
It was hard because he wanted to crawl around and play and because it was the middle of the day the light was pretty harsh.
We also tried to take some at one of the small bridges in the park but they were shooting a commercial shoot there and Lucas was more interested in trying to get into the water than posing.
And when we tried a family photo he didn't want to sit still.
13. June 2013 09:45
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For Lucas 8 month photo we decided to do a profile photo of the four of us just like we had with Aiden.
A bit more difficult this time because there we two kids and getting them to look in the right direction and keep the right face expression.
13. June 2013 09:42
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12. March 2013 09:16
by Rene Pallesen
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Last night Kim made a very nice Creme Brulee...Yummiiiii!!!!
She asked me to take a couple of photos which I think turned out quite nicely.
12. March 2013 09:15
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On the weekend we went to the Sydney Wildlife Park at Darling Harbour.
It was good fun to show Aiden all the different animals (Although he was pretty tired by the end).
The highlight of the exhibition is the 4.5 meter long Saltie (Saltwater Crocodile). He is such a darling and he loved his girlfriends so much that he had them over for dinner (Ha Ha).
Aiden wasn't sure about the crocodiles and definitely wasn't happy with the big mouth and all the sharp teeth...
...Daddy came to the rescue and threw himself at the monster.
He was a bit more happy with the smaller cuddlier animals...
Such as the wombats...
...the Yellow Footed Rock Wallabies...
...or even the Tasmanian Devil.
The start of the exhibition is pretty amazing as you wank through a large enclosure with lots of butterflies flying around.
And besides from that there is of cause a lot of lizards, frogs and snakes on display.
6. March 2013 09:33
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Lucas is now 5 months and we did his monthly photos the other day together with Aiden.
This also gave me an excuse to try out the new strobe I bought for photography (an Alien Bee B800) and it worked out great...so much better than trying to use multiple flashes inside a softbox to get enough power.
Aiden and Lucas are already ganging up on us and sitting giggling together. They absolutely adore eachother although Aiden sometime can get a little rough with Lucas.
Afterwards we went to the local Park to have a bit of a play (see previous post with photos of Aiden).
5. March 2013 03:01
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26. February 2013 08:47
by Rene Pallesen
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This Sunday we went to Sydney Aquarium with Sacha, Mavis and their daughter Sammi.
Believe it or not, but it was my first time to the Sydney Aquarium, I guess we were waiting for Aiden to be old enough to really enjoy it (Lucas is still too little).
Aiden immediately ran off with Sammi to look at all the fish tanks.
And as we descended deeper and deeper we came close to the big fish in their larger tanks.
And we could look at them walking through the underwater tubes.
They are also one of the only aquariums in the world having Dugongs in captivity.
In the old days it was though that these creatures were mermaids and you can see how that could happen.
LOOK!!!!! A MERMAID!!!!
Anyway...for the most part it is about me watching the Dugong watching the people watching the Dugong....
Unfortunately I had a terrible hay fever and probably would have enjoyed it even more without it....but we may go back in the near future.
6. February 2013 09:09
by Rene Pallesen
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This weekend in the Blue Mountains I took a series of Panorama and waterfall photos.
This first one is taken from Govetts Leap.
And these two are from Evans Head.
This waterfall is also at Govetts Leap.
And these waterfalls are all from the Grand Canyon walk.
5. February 2013 09:09
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On the last day in the Blue mountains we made a visit to the Toy and Railway museum in Leura.
They had a lot of old toys and movie related memorabilia such as Tintin.
...and James Bond.
and some impressive Meccano pieces.
Outside there was a garden with a Japanese inspired section
Along with a Matterhorn model railway.
And other railway stuff.
5. February 2013 09:00
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This weekend we rented a small cabin in Blackheath in the Blue Mountains.
It was a nice little place with a couple of bedrooms and a nice little fireplace. It was a cool couple of days so we had the fireplace going most of the time.
During the day we would go for nice walks in the local area much to the enjoyment of especially Aiden...
...and have lunch at cafes to the enjoyment of Lucas.
The forest around the cabin had a couple of lyrebirds.
31. January 2013 08:51
by Rene Pallesen
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My dad holiday is over and he is returning back to home. To celebrate their last ight we went to a Korean BBQ place in Sydney and then we had a coffee across the street later.
Hopefully it won't be too long before he is coming back!