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9. October 2017 12:10
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Various of the boys

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9. October 2017 12:10
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Kims old photos

9. October 2017 12:10 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments

Kims dad has some old photos hanging of Kim when she was little.

This is Kims mum when she was young.

This is Kims dad when he was young

9. October 2017 12:10
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Malabar headland

9. October 2017 12:10 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments

Malabar headland is now open to the public. We have been there a few time now taking the kids walking.

Here are some photos from various walks.

9. October 2017 12:10
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Christmas 2016 - family photos

9. October 2017 12:10 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments

Here are some more photos from Christmas 2016

9. October 2017 11:10
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Gerringong Family trip

9. October 2017 11:10 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments

During the October long weekend we went to Gerringong 2 hours south of Sydney.

The kids loved playing in the sand and water.

We also visited one of the few vineyards in the area.

It was Chong's birthday while we were there.

One morning I made a stack of pancakes - they were all eaten.

On the last day we went to Minnamurra rainforest.

We also went to the Kiama blowhole - but not much action.

19. September 2017 17:09
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Illawarra airshow 2017

19. September 2017 17:09 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments

This year the airshow was on - we went there with the boys, highly recommended and will definitely find time to go there next time.

19. September 2017 17:09
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Swimming Certificates

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19. September 2017 17:09
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NRL - Sharks vs Cowboys

19. September 2017 17:09 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments

KA had some tickets for the lead-up final games for the NRL. I thought it could be fun to give the boys the experience of seeing a game...especially Aiden was really into it.

19. September 2017 17:09
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Aiden student of the week certificate

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19. September 2017 17:09
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Easter trip

19. September 2017 17:09 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments

At easter we rented a house with the family again.

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22. August 2019 13:10
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Aiden - awards card

22. August 2019 13:10 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments

It is not often that Aiden gets an award for good work at school, but when he does, he is very proud.

10. August 2019 20:10
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Camping - Barrington Tops

10. August 2019 20:10 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments

Earlier in the year at Easter time we went camping up at Barrington Tops 5 hours drive north of Sydney.

It is a very tall mountain range with some excellent walks, rivers etc.

We had a great weekend with friends sitting around the fire roasting marshmellows, walking and canoeing.

23. July 2019 10:07
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Kyoto - Fushimi Inari Shrine

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8. July 2019 12:07
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Karate - Boys getting their red belts

8. July 2019 12:07 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments

Fairly recently we started the boys on Karate.

We thought it would be a good activity for them to build strength, motor skills and discipline.

Especially Aiden is really enjoying it and putting in the hard work at home practicing. He has become stronger throughout the classes which is great. Before we started he had almost no core strength and now he is able to do sit-ups and pushups.

This weekend both Aiden and Lucas were pulled up for their first proper graduation from the white belts to the red belts and they both passed.

17. June 2019 20:06
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Bali - 2018

17. June 2019 20:06 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments

Photos from out trip to Bali with a couple of friends and kids.

2. April 2019 20:10
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Japan - Osaka aquarium

2. April 2019 20:10 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments

The Osaka aquarium is massive and very impressive. The centre piece is the massive tank in the middle with two large whale sharks and which is also full of other sharks such as hammerheads.

2. April 2019 20:10
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Japan - Dontonburi Osaka

2. April 2019 20:10 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments

Tontonburi is know as the chefs/kitchen area. Here you can buy everything needed for a japanese restaurant.

It is also full of actual restaurants and other oddities such as more exotic places. It has what is known as Osaka's best Ramen restaurant (the one with the long counter in the photos below) - and Yes, the Ramen was very good.

Here it is also possible to eat specialties such as the Puffa fish.

It was also one of the few places where I saw real Samurai swords for sale.

2. April 2019 20:10
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Japan - Osaka tower

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Below the Osaka tower is a restaurant area with lots of yummi food.

The area was once a very modern part of Osaka, and worth a visit during the night.

2. April 2019 20:10
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Japan - Osaka Castle

2. April 2019 20:10 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments

Osaka castle is a beautiful multi story pagoda like castle inside these massive moats and ramparts with several layers of defense.

2. April 2019 18:10
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Japan - Toei Film Studio Osaka

2. April 2019 18:10 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments

In Osaka we went to the Toei Film Studio.

This is an area where they have filmed lots of traditional Japanese movies and where they have all the old houses and also some theaters.

It is also used as a bit of an entertainment and cultural area to teach the Japanese about their culture. Surprisingly we seemed to be the only foreign tourists there and it was definitely worth the visit even though we didn't understand a word of what they were saying.

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26. January 2013 08:13
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Darling Harbour - Pre Australia day

26. January 2013 08:13 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments

Last night we were at Darling Harbour with my dad having dinner. They had already started the pre-Australia Day celebrations with music and a light show on the harbour.

Dinner was very nice...but too much food.

26. January 2013 08:10
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Lucas' Eye

26. January 2013 08:10 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments

The other day I was playing around with some macro shots of Lucas and managed to shoot this photo of him...I had something else in mind, but this turned out quite nice (I think).

It was a real challenge to try and keep reflections out of his eye...and as you can see I didn't succeed using a shoot-through umbrella.

19. January 2013 07:54
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Lucas 4 Months Photo

19. January 2013 07:54 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments

Lucas is now 4 Months and here are his monthly photos.

Kim has him started on solids hoping that he will start sleeping through and he is almost able to sit and he has started babbling when we talk to him.

His favourite pass time is to eat his fingers and play with his feet.

18. January 2013 03:23
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Heat Record in Sydney 46.4 Degrees

18. January 2013 03:23 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments

Today was REALLY hot in Sydney.

We have had a couple of really hot (40C++) days in Sydney this summer but yesterday beat the current longstanding heat record from 1936.

In Sydney itself they measured 45.8C and at the Airport which is closer to us the measured 46.4C. At our place we measured more than 43C degrees at midday.

Fortunately yesterday was a lot cooler and because we knew that there was a hot day coming up we managed to cool down the place the during the night to a pleasant 25 degrees...and out house maintained that temperature for most of the day (apart from our study which gets really hot because of the big windows).

In the evening a cool change arrived with very strong winds and a bit of rain...we quickly opened all doors and windows to take advantage of it and cool down the place again...unfortunately this also came with a very fine layer of dust on everything next morning.

9. January 2013 04:23
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Blog posts for 2012

9. January 2013 04:23 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments

2012 was a record blogging years for me...77 posts over the entire year...which means one new entry every 4.5 days, or in other terms something new to look at regularly.

I am hoping that 2013 will have equally many posts. I have now been blogging for more than 15 years and most if not all the posts can be seen here:

Click here

2. January 2013 01:37
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Family Bedtime

2. January 2013 01:37 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments

Here is another family photo that I had my Dad assist us with. It was easier to have him on a ladder taking the photo than trying to set it up on a lightstand.

It was lit by firing a group of flashes into the ceiling of the room...hopefully I will get a professional studio flash soon and will have some more power available for these types of photos.

I recon this is one of my favourite family photos from 2012.

2. January 2013 01:00
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My dad with Aiden and Lucas 2013

2. January 2013 01:00 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments

For the next couple of weeks my Dad and his partner are renting a campervan to cruise down the coastline from Cairns back to Sydney (hopefully they enjoy the cool weather compared to the 41 degrees we had here in Sydney yesterday).

Before they left I managed to do a photo session with him and the kids to get some portraits.

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I may try and do another one once they return on a darker background.

1. January 2013 09:53
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New Years Day 2012/2013

1. January 2013 09:53 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments

New Years day we organised a more of let spontaneous BBQ (well..it was organised day before) at one of our local parks with family and a couple of friends.

I think my dad was still a bit hung over from the day before, but we still managed to get him to do some of the BBQ'ing. They went to the city night before to see the big midnight fireworks while Aiden and myself went to Coogee to see the 9pm fireworks there with family (Kim stayed at home with Lucas).

...while Kims Dad was looking after Lucas.

30. December 2012 01:30
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Duck feeding with my dad

30. December 2012 01:30 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments

One afternoon we made the trip to Centennial park to go duck feedking with Aiden, but also to show our visitors one of the great parks of Sydney.

Aiden was very excited playing with my dad and running up and down the hills and checking out the big trees.

(photos courtesy of my dad)

27. December 2012 10:13
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My Dad and Aiden bonding

27. December 2012 10:13 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments

So far my Dad and Aiden are bonding very well.

The first thing AIden asks for when he wakes up in the morning is 'Play Bedstefar' (play grandad) and wants to go and knock on his door to play with him.

My dad has been very patient with letting him jump while holding his hands, so now he wants to do it all the time.

He especially enjoys the two handed jump...

...so now he also wants it when we are walking him.

The jumping has come in handy as I have used it to trick Aiden to get in the water at Maroubra a few times.

My dad also reads him his story before he goes to bed at night...we will se over the next month whether we also can get him to change nappies, brush his teeth, feed him, dress him etc.