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In keeping with his sudden interest in track & field Nevan has qualified for District by winning Discus for his age group at school recently. He also threw longest in Javelin but fouled on all three throws due to overstepping so we’ll have to wait until next year for him to have another crack. Nothing [...]

Recently we joined our friend Sam for a 6km hike along the beautiful south coast. The trail has a name, which I forget; but I can tell you it runs from Kiama Heights to Werri Beach (beside Gerringong) along some superb countryside. 6km might not sound like much – and indeed it usually isn’t – [...]

Recently Nevan surprised us when he qualified for the District Cross Country Carnival when he finished 2nd at his school Cross Country. It surprised us because he hadn’t shown us any indication that he enjoyed running in any form. Let alone the “longest” form of the sport (at his age).

As is the norm in our household, one birthday was followed almost immediately by another. Baby Hayden – my little Aussie born Hayden, has just celebrated his 2nd birthday. I can’t believe how fast the time has gone! Only a couple days past hosting a huge birthday party for Liam’s 8th, we decided to have [...]

This past Friday night Liam invited roughly twenty kids from his school to a dance party (at our house) to celebrate his 8th Birthday. When I consider the major differences between Nevan and Liam this would definitely stick out: while Nevan likes choosing a small group to go and do something adventurous, Liam loves choosing [...]