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Melbourne babies (print post)

By buykx-blog-admin on 28 November 2006Comments (1)

Wilcannia Wedding (print post)

By Peter Shacklock on 07 October 2006Comments (7)

Last weekend we travelled 800km due north from Melbourne to attend the wedding of Yonki and Patrick in Wilcannia. What a trip!

For now I’ll just post some pictures, hoping to add more words later. It was a wonderful weekend and a terrific occasion, and adventure in itself just getting there and back.

Travelling to places we would not have otherwise rushed off to see but returning home richer in life’s experiences for it, as well as having spent a weekend together with so many Buykxs!

On the way up we were in convoy - Bubble 1, Bubble 2 and Terry’s “new” Peugeot. Hay is halfway between Melbourne and Wilcannia - an even 400km and on the banks of the mighty Murrumbidgee River. A lovely spot to stop, hardly a ute to be seen (they were all in Deniliquin, 125km back up the road for the annual Ute Muster) and the cheapest drinks this side of the Black Stump! With each round you can elect to “Toss the Boss” and toss a coin with the proprieter - if you win the toss the drinks are free! Heads came up for us so Terry’s generosity at the bar cost him very little indeed!

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Off to the reception, in the grounds of the school:

Taking in some of the sights of the town:

Heading home again, we stopped in Ivanhoe to shake the dust out of the Bubbles and have a leg stretch (Bubble 1 and Bubble 2 here. The Peugeot went home the long way, via Broken Hill and Mildura):

And in a few weeks we do it all again! Anthony and Millie to tie the knot in Canberra on November 25th 2006!!

Aussie mail? (print post)

By Lucy Buykx on 28 July 2006Comments (1)

I dont know what you guys have done with the internet in Australia but I cannot get email delivered!

Robert wrote to me a couple of weeks ago and I replied twice, both times delivery failed. I also replied to a Pete Sh work email - that returned an invalid address! Its happened before trying to deliver to ozmail addresses but to colesmyer? Something wierd is happening, are you trying to quarantine yourselves from English emails or is it MI5 snooping and making a hash of things?
Anyway, I need to say I have not ignored you guys and I will try to email again in due course. Will someone plug the connecting cable in again please!

The story so far… (print post)

By Lucy Buykx on 29 May 2006Comments (5)

I was working through some computer files with my father recently and we came across one entitled â€œThe story so far..â€ He told me that he wrote it for his children but it wasn’t really intended for now. Since when have I ever done what I was told? I read it. (more…)

Antho and Milly getting married (print post)

By Anthony Buykx on 20 April 2006Comments (5)

Penny and Lucy have been encouraging me to get onto this site and write something up, so here goes……

Antho finally popped the question on Christmas Day and so we will be getting married in November, 25th, to be exact, here in Canberra. Today we went off to talk honeymoons with a travel agent, and Borneo it is. Antho would like to climb Mt Kinabalu, but I am trying to remind him it’s a honeymoon, not an adventure trek. Perhaps we can go back for an anniversary and climb that mountain another time.

Oh, plus we also bought a house and a puppy in November, so it’s all go around here.

Now I just need to learn how to add photos :)

Milly

The Adventures of William Alexander Buykx (print post)

By Tim Buykx on 03 April 2006Comments (5)

In this the great age of the internet, broadband and the global family, it seemed only right and proper that. I get some piccies of our little man up and out. I must say we have been shamed into action a little by Pete and his postings regarding Louisa, but nonetheless, we are very happy and very proud to be able to introduce our little man to the wider family - and anyone else that happens to look in on this blog.

William Alexander Buykx was born on the 9th of January at the Bendigo Hospital. He weighed in at 3.94 KG (near 8lbs 11oz) and was 53 cms long. The most common heard comment date has been “Gee…. he’s long!”. Yes he is. Not tall. Long. He will graduate to tall when he can hold himself vertical. That won’t be for a while yet!

Soon after the Birth Very Proud Dad
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Louisa - The Latest Update (print post)

By Peter Shacklock on 19 March 2006Comments (2)

Hi Everyone,

At last a quiet moment after bringing our gorgeous girl home last Tuesday! It’s been a fun five days - What a ride!

Louisa is growing and changing by the day. Today her cord dropped off, and she’s also (slowly) learning that feeding is an art form that is best expressed delicately rather than with gusto.

Nonetheless, she is gaining weight at a terrific rate. While she lost 180g in the first 3 days after birth (normal) she regained this plus 80g by the time it was time to come home. I don’t know how much she has put on since, but she has certainly gained even chubbier cheeks and a pronounced pot belly!
Kate is doing well, the staples were removed on Friday morning and didn’t even hurt as much as she thought! Much better than sutures for sure. (more…)

New Arrival - Louisa Maria Shacklock!! (print post)

By Peter Shacklock on 09 March 2006Comments (17)

Yes it finally happened, she has arrived at last!!

At 09:40 EDST Australian time on 9 March 2006, Louisa Maria Shacklock (previously known as Loretta) was delivered by caesarian section after 10 solid hours of hard labour indicated she was not going to arrive by the conventional method. Her head was just too big!

Weighing 3.93kg (or just under 8lb 11Oz), 51cm long and 34cm head circumference she hollered her entrance to the world at Waverley Private Hospital in Melbourne’s east. (more…)

Not There Yet.. (print post)

By Peter Shacklock on 27 February 2006Comments (2)

The countdown continues, and we seem to be blessed with incrementally less sleep as the days march on, preparing us for (I suppose) no sleep whatsoever once it all happens.

Meanwhile I still front up at work every morning and pretend to be deeply involved in writing about 6 lines of code a day, and Kate waits (im)patiently for *something* to happen

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Oh give me a home.. (print post)

By Peter Shacklock on 26 February 2006No Comments Yet

Because a few of you have asked for pictures, here are some of our new house which is terribly exciting.

Hopefully I won’t be posting pictures of dry rot and termites after we move in :-)

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