There is a little guy living in our home right now..... and yes he is the ruler 'round here!!!!!

We had an awesome time in our cruise to Hawaii  !!!!!!!  No, scrap that.  No cruise unfortunately.  BUT we DID have an incredible time in our Rowing Club's Hawaiian BBQ night.  We took a few pictures......

 

Last night I attended a parents' evening at Bayside Comprehensive School, the secondary school that, much to my shock and horror, my eldest boy Aaron is due to attend in September. When I sat down in that auditorium, and heard the teachers' presentation, one two thoughts were on my mind. Firstly I thought, man, A LOT has changed in the 18 years since I attended Bayside! Same building, different world!!!!! Second, I kept on seeing the computers, the WIFI throughout the school, the classrooms, the workshops and the staff I kept on thinking, that with the amount of support and resources available to our boys and girls nowadays, I guess the kid that does not make it really does not want to make it? I know that is an unfair comment, and many children have really raw deals in their personal lives, but the point is this: I know that there is much talk about the watering-down of standards in education, given the meteoric rise of grades in recent years - however, no-one even mentions that the world of teaching has evolved by leaps and bounds since a few years ago. The tools and support available nowadays are responsible, in no small measure, to the meteoric rise of grades. Well it seems unreal that my boy will be venturing to Bayside in September. I am assured in part, that in this huge transition for him he will have an impressive backup to assist in his development and in his making the most of these few years ahead.

What does the WildOx do when he is not changing the world?  He packs a car full of yung'uns and heads-off to Torremolinos, Spain to visit Crocodile Park. We had an awesome time - well recommended for those of you who live in this neck of the woods and have kids.  I learnt a tonne of stuff about crocs - unfortunately we did not get to feed them because, as you all know, crocs do not eat from Autumn to Spring time. I shot a few pics....... [flickr-gallery mode="photoset" photoset="72157622624816741"]

The smurf burst into our lives filling the Baw household with indiscernible coos and ahhs.  Ethan Francis Baw is now one year old.  Now someone please tell me where the heck the last 364 days went?

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Aaron Baw - Awesome guy!!!!!!!"] [/caption] This guy arrived on the scene. Aaron is the serene thinker and the techno-gadget-cyber-media-gaming awesomeness of our household. Aaron you are a pride and joy Boy-o !!!!!!

Happy Birthday dude!!!!!

This guy came bursting into our lives.  I swear that only yesterday he was in nappies (diapers).  Ever the ball of fun and energy, Eli has been carrying happiness and "hyper-ness" wherever he goes!!!!

Eli, I am so proud of you today!!!!! You make our home a better place!!!!!

Happy Birthday Kid-o!!!!!