Jacks First Tractor

Jackson's first Shave. He has to be cleancut to impress the ladies ;-)

Not bad eh! Teaching Jack to shave at 1yo. He's funny, I think he's shaving his ears... haha

Daddys Hack Boat Bracket!

I wanted to show off my achievement of the weekend (took 2 hrs). And yes, I know most people will be dumbfounded with the boringness of this post, but hey - I'm excited - I sold a problem! ;-)

I got sick of the boat's motor dropping off the standard mechanical lock when towing the boat on the road (bumps etc), and putting undue pressure on the electric lift gas strut, so I built a cool wee device from old scrap steel in my shed that slips onto the trim lock bar and also onto the engine clamp.

I buffed all the rusty steel to a clean polish on my grinder, measured and cut the pieces in my garage and went to Fergs where he helped weld her up on his ancient Arc welder. Painted it with an anti rust spray enamel - It fit’s like a glove and the engine doesn’t move an inch now!! You can only take it off by lifting the lack lever on the left side of the motor...

So what do you rate my effort out of 10? ;-) he... (builder bob!) - Julian
Not bad for a country hack!

Jackson Walking - Getting better and speedy now!

Welcome Baby Grace!

Our friends Ben and Rose (and Ella) just had an awesome Christmas present. A wee baby girl they called Grace Melissa Vivian. She's a cutie and just chilling at the mo as she gets used to being in the world. Welcome baby Grace!

Daddys New Hotrod!

In preparation for the new home we've bought down the road, I bought my first Rideon... Gunna have some fun with this!

Paddling with the dog...

Zzzzzzz - Chillin' in his crib...

We've seen some good sleep poses, but this is a new one... One foot through the side bars ;-)

Auckland trip. We visit the the Leonards ;-)

Jes (Devoe's mum) on the left looking beautiful and her mum (Shirley) and Devoe on the right. Was great to catch up with the family!


Devoe and her pink friend ;-)


Jack got a prezzie - a Rideon Truck. Before he opened it, he started making car noises (Raspberries) - He's such a boy!


MMMMM... Chocolate! Gimmee!!


We went over to Cornwall park and caught up with Sarah Perry, an old friend of Sarahs... Great to meet her son Alex... Take a look at Jack's expression. To this day I can't figure it out? Wonder what he's thinking?

Jack the poser!

Just some nice shots I took of the lad... Happy eh ;-)


In this one he's about to take some of his first steps...

Julian's Average Wakeboarding effort

First Driving Lesson!

I took Jackson in the paddock for his first driving lesson the other day. Watch the vid and you'll see he's sussed steering, winshield wipers, gears... Not bad for 11 months eh!

Ben the legend!

we popped down to Lake Hood for a wakeboard. Heres Ben taking a jump, then a dive! Great fun til the engine conked out...

Jack's First Icecream

We're in trouble now. The lad has been introduced to sugar! This was taken at the Rolleston Fete today.

Daddys New Toy!

We decided to buy a small boat to play around with a bit of waterskiing and wakeboarding. Only $3000! What a bargin! Check out the skipper!

Daddys New Toy - Yes it's another Surf!

Jacks 9month Photo Updates!

Here's some photos Sarah took to show the family how big the wee lad is. I can't believe how fast kids grow up!

Well, it had to happen!

The Stones bought a family wagon. A 1996 3ltr Hilux Surf - Intercooled Turbo Diesel. Got a decent bit of grunt under the hood too! We'll have to 'Try' it down the Waimak one day!

Jackson Crawling - Our boy racer!

This is a monumental event caught on film! Jackson is learning to crawl! He's a rocket now! having to baby proof everything....

Jack's new snuggly jersey!

Nana knitted Jackson a nice warm jersey and hat for winter. Doesn't he look cute! Looks awesome!

The cuzzy-bro's chilling out!

Well... these two ratbags definately look like 'Stones'! This is Jackson (Jack) on the left and Zach on the right. My brother Simon and his better half Jane paid a visit for a few days. It was great to spent time and catch up as well as introduce the boys to each other. I'm sure they're going to have heaps of fun together when they get a little bigger... ;-)

A nice family visit!

Sarah's dad (Scott) and Shona paid us a visit. Despite the cold, they had a great time and met the Grandson.

Jackson visits his Great Grandparents

The Stone Crew went to visit the Old Rocks today and we all had a grand time!

Jack's Mate Tim Dobbs... Hanging out!

It was our 7 year wedding anniversary today, so we decded to spend it with good mates... We visited Ben and Rose (& Ella) to have lunch and hang... Then went to Jess and Pete's (& Tim's) to muck around. That's Jess and Tim above. Cool kid!
We wanted to visit Darren and Kate, but she'd had a rough night with a sick wee baby Jayden. We just left them to chill out together...
Geat day though... ;-)

A walking 'Pumpkin Patch' ad!

Jack in a Hat (and Jersey) - Thanks Nana!

Our wee lad modelling his new high fashion getup.

Dan the man - Cruising around!

A new family member - "Dan the Man!"

Now that "Ellie" had found a new home (and is now gone), our new TradeMe purchase "Dan" has arrived! YAY!

He is a real sweetie. He has met me (Sarah), Julian, Baby Jackson, Daisy the Dog and the family of peacocks that visit our place occasionally, and he has been very sweet to all of them. I did feel very sorry for him as he looked rather worn out from his journey – but he coped with everything here very well. I gave him some hay and water in the yard to begin with, and he nearly drank the whole bucket – poor guy. Then I put him out in his paddock and he walked the entire perimeter checking everything out in his cruisey manner.

We later went out to check he was ok, and give him a small feed – and he is warm and cozy in his cover. (which is slightly too big, and has a few tears in it from it’s previous wearer – I am going to get him a new one I think) Then the neighbour decided to walk down the drive way with the wheely bin and he whinnied out – he has a gentle voice too. He even had a wee trot round the paddock then too so it was nice to see him moving.

He does look quite thin – I think the trip was hard on him, but he will pick up – I will look after him. These are pics of his first day at his new home. "Welcome Home Dan!"

Hey! Hey! its Jack in the Haystack!

Jack has a new job. Dad decided he needed to earn his keep. He helps his mummy feed the horses every day at Auntie Lesley's. Jackson is the Quality Control Technician.

Some Cool photos of Jackson!