The Best Quote Ever

Samara is now over 3 1/2 years old, and is becoming quite philosophical. We were in the car on the weekend and she stated to us:

‘Shapes are not numbers and not letters. Shapes are shapes’.

Very deep indeed.

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Birthday Snow

Well, it is the morning of the 5th November 2011, and last night it snowed here in Dunedin. It is supposed to be almost summer, yet the ground is partly white! A nice treat for my birthday, which will be melted in about an hour. Enough to be interesting, but not annoying or fun.

Vege Garden & Back Lawn

The Deck

Posted in Family, Our House at November 5th, 2011. No Comments. - 2,610 views

Go Black!

This week Christy and I constructed a rather large ‘GO BLACK’ sign and put it up on the roof. The lettering is made from LED Neon Flex, and can be seen from the southern motorway here in Dunedin. It was so clear, that even the Otago Daily Times (ODT) reporters came around and took photos of us next to the sign, and put them on the front page of today’s paper (Friday 16 Sep 2011). Read the article here.

Carl, Christy and Samara next to the Go Black sign.

Posted in Family, LEDstuff, Our House, Rugby at September 16th, 2011. No Comments. - 2,837 views

Samara Jane Benton

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Kim (nana) could not make it to the birth, as it was so fast, so Fiona helped out.
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13 Weeks - Baby Benton from the side

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Posted in Family at February 27th, 2011. 4 Comments. - 31,053 views

Christmas 2010

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Posted in Family at January 6th, 2011. No Comments. - 16,090 views

19 Week Scan

Christy had her 19 week scan last Friday, which was really great, because Kim came down for it as well. We got to see all parts of the babies body, from the brain to kidneys, to heart and blood flow! It was really amazing, and we even got a DVD of the scan to take away with us. So now, we are officially half way, and we are both getting rather excited…

To check out our baby pics so far, see the gallery here.

13 Weeks - Baby Benton waving to us!

Posted in Family at October 21st, 2010. No Comments. - 954 views

13 Week Scan

Today Christy and I went for the 13 week genetic screening scan. Well, when I say Christy and I, I mean Christy had the scan, and I watched. They wouldnt scan me for some reason…

It was pretty neat to see it in action. The technology they have today is awsome. The machine even keeps the gel warm!!! The lady looked at a small film of fluid underneath the skin on the back of the babies neck. The size of it gives an indication of the chances of the baby being born with a genetic abnormality. It was quite small, which is good. 😀 Christy also had some blood taken, so we will know the results in the next week or two.

To check out our very very first baby pics, see the gallery here.

Baby Benton from the side

Posted in Family at September 7th, 2010. No Comments. - 1,449 views

Sea Rascal

Christy is one talented Marine Biologist, and lately she has made an amazing discovery. Behold, the one and only SEA RASCAL:

The Sea Rascal

Posted in Aquarium, Family, Other at July 8th, 2010. No Comments. - 1,053 views

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