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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!!

Michael Buykx was ordained a permanent deacon (print post)

By John Buykx on 12 August 2006Comments (1)

A momentous day for the D.B.â€™s was Ascension Day, 25th May, when Michael was ordained a permanent deacon. It was a splendid ceremony, very nearly like the ordination of a priest. An important difference, however, was that his wife Hanna and their children had an active part in it. She was involved in the ceremony to the extent that the bishop asked her explicitly whether she supports Michaels vocation, which she does. (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…)

Memory jogging (print post)

By Lucy Buykx on 04 March 2006No Comments Yet

I have been tripping down memory lane with Buykx memorabilia. I would like to share these with you and hopefully jog some memories.

1995 - Holly in Australia

Back in 1995, Holly came to Australia for a year. I have found a postcard from her a few days after she arrived, telling of a get together at the Shacklocks house.

Can anyone else tell tales of that get together? What was it like meeting Holly for the first time? Do you have any photos to share? Perhaps we can persuade Holly to write about what she experienced in Australia.

1984 - Frank in Australia

Going further back my father visited Australia in April 1984. He was there a few weeks and visited with several families.

My treasured memory of that time is the lengthy letter he brought back for me written by a multitude of cousins. Given the contents of the letter I thought this a good candidate for the family password!

This letter was written at a very big family bash in Muckatah. Anyone want to dish the stories?

1978 - EBs in Netherlands

Going back even further, I discovered a diary from 1978. In August we EBs visited the DBs. I think I remember some of this, there may even be some photos lurking somewhere which I have to seek out. I wonder if any of my siblings, or any of the DBs can tell stories of that visit?

The Weekend (print post)

By Lucy Buykx on 12 July 2005Comments (2)

What a weekend! There is no way I can do it justice right at the moment. Its Tuesday afternoon, and Ive just landed in Mooloolaba feeling like IÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ve slammed my body against a wall. I might not be the only Buykx feeling that at the moment ;-)In brief - Friday night was party night in our cabin. I was sharing with Pete and Kate and Penny, so no ankle biters to keep awake. IÃ¢â‚¬â„¢m not sure how many cousins we crammed into the lounge room, or quite how long it went on, surfice to say that we filled the recycling bins with the empties the next morning. Two baby announcements were made - Tim and Penny, and Pete and Kate are both expecting. Its a good thing all the cabins down that row were booked out to Buykxes because the congratulations roar would have been heard miles away. (more…)

Tim and Pennys wedding at Rupertswood (print post)

By Lucy Buykx on 05 February 2005No Comments Yet

The wedding true was in a small Catholic church in a small village. There was no starch in the priest, or in the readings that included the marriage piece from The Prophet.

The reception was held in Rupertswood, a mansion that could be mistaken for an English stately home. That was the intention to building it and they did a very good job. It is also the original source of the ashes - in 185? Was the cricket match after which the stumps were burned and a pot of ashes given to the English. The site also contains a Catholic boarding school which Robert (brother of Tim) attended for a number of years. He joked that the mashed potatoes and rice pudding stains had been convincingly cleaned off the walls since then. Somehow I don’t think they would have allowed a bunch of schoolboys, however well behaved, to eat in the grand hall we had the wedding breakfast in ;-p

Photos to follow….
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