Sam's early years

Priceless photos of Sam as a baby and young child, taken lovingly by Jo.

Welcome little Samantha Kerryn!!

Being greeted by the granny's and grandpa's

Time to leave the hospital!

First visitors when we got home

Granny Jill and Grandpa Mike

Someone loves pink!

Trip to visit Graeme and Ally in the UK - October 2000

Sam's first Christmas December 2000

Sam's Christening

Trip to Perth July 2001

Spring Flower Road Trip August 2001

Great Granny Dorothy and Great Grandpa Tony

Cousins

Matthew's birth

Jo says "Oh, how lovely scanning in Matt's birth photo's!  I just want to kiss those little lips again and smell that lovely baby smell.  Not the teenage smelly sock smell!!"

Matthew's first Christmas 2003

Matthew's first birthday January 2004

Researching places to possibly visit.

I'll be adding to this over next few days.  Feel free to recommend any places.

Using Google maps on iPhone to navigate

 I traded my dedicated Garmin GPS "suction cup of doom"—which loved to kamikaze onto the floor mats mid-turn—for the sleek reliability of Google Maps. Gone is the Garmin barking "recalculating" from the footwell; now, my iPhone is the ultimate co-pilot. The real magic happens when I step out of the car. There is a primal, geeky joy in watching that blue dot pulse on the screen, confirming I am the center of the universe. Whether I'm hiking or just finding a cafe, I’m no longer a lost explorer—I’m just a guy following my digital North Star, blissfully free of falling hardware.

Selfie by Matt

What a cracker it is!!!

David's birthday party at Bondi Pizza in Parramatta

A fun and animated evening with hiking buddies.  A super pizza restaurant too with gorgeous thin crust and thick topping. Elna and I shared a Lamb and Feta and a Chili prawn and Chorizo and we found it hard to decide which was better than the other!