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Lisa in Marie Claire magazine

rob — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 05:55:46 +0000

Lisa was in an article for the October 2009 marie claire magazine about the things that women donate – hers was on breast milk. This was the photo shoot where the earlier photos of Lisa and Alexander came from. I think it turned out very well.

The article is available on the web too if you’d like to read it.

A Quick Trip to the Snow

rob — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 09:03:27 +0000

For my birthday, Lisa organized a three day ski trip for me to Perisher while she nicely stayed home and looked after the kids. I went with Tony and Matt from Newcastle and we had a great time. Got a good mix of weather – sun on the first day, rain on the second and snow on the third. The rain was a bit miserable and we discovered just how waterproof our ski gear was (not particularly) but it made the last day skiing on fresh snow all the better. It’s a pity we had to leave half way through the day to drive home. Isabel is keen on going now so we’ll have to organize a family trip next year.

Lisa and Alexander in the Newspaper … Again

rob — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 23:49:38 +0000

Lisa and Alexander were photographed again for the newspaper. This time they were accepting a grant cheque on behalf of the ABA from the Gold Coast City Council. Isabel was supervising the photographer but enjoyed the morning tea.

Jaron’s Birthday

rob — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 13:20:37 +0000

My business partner Steve’s son Jaron had a pirate themed birthday party so Isabel decided she wanted to turn up in a fairy dress. Ah well, she had a good time. Lisa and I were a little bit tired as this was the day after our big night out at the 1920’s party. We all went home for a big sleep in the afternoon.

Gold Coast Childrens Society 1920s Night

rob — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 13:14:39 +0000

The Gold Coast Children’s Society raise lots of money for kids on the Gold Coast and this year have chosen the Mothers Milk Bank as their beneficiary. Therefore we got invited along to their big fundraising night. This year it was a 1920’s theme and was lots of fun, although we won more items on the silent auction than we were planning on. Ah well, it’s all for a good cause. A big thanks to Mum and Dad for coming down from the Sunshine Coast to look after the kids while we were out. It made it a lot easier.

Lisa and Alexander Photo Shoot

rob — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 13:10:18 +0000

Lisa and Alexander went up to Brisbane for a photo shoot for an article for Marie Claire magazine and the photographer kindly offered to take some extra shots of mother and son which turned out great.

Alexanders Naming / Birthday Party in Coffs Harbour

rob — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 13:05:44 +0000

Well we had a great weekend down in Coffs Harbour staying at Darlington Beach with lots of family and friends. Thanks to everyone who made the trip. Everything went really well and I think we all had a good time. Along with Alexander’s Naming Day and First Birthday, we also included my birthday and Tony’s birthday in the celebrations.

Alexander’s First Birthday

rob — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 13:02:10 +0000

Well, Alexander has made it to 1. We had a little celebration at home but we are getting ready for the big party in Coffs Harbour on the weekend.

Nappy Cakes

rob — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:54:23 +0000

Lisa was given some donations of sample packs of nappies from our local show as an auction item for the upcoming Gold Coast Children’s Society Ball and she managed to make some very impressive nappy cakes out of them, I think. Let’s hope they fetch a good price.

Big Machines Day

rob — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 12:49:57 +0000

This weekend we headed off to the Gold Coast Council’s Big Machines Day where the kids get to climb all over the council trucks. Lots of fun, although it bucketed down for about half an hour when we first arrived. but after that it was sunny all day.