like father like son...

I wonder what the future will hold?! Happy Fathers Day Pa!

 Pa...

Moi...

coastal times...

Had a brief respite from work the week before last and took the opportunity to visit the parents in their always idyllic home in Ettalong Beach... Sandy seaside walks with Ma, Pa and Dana dog and balmy bbq evenings with a couple o glasses of red...

Also finally had the opportunity to present Mama with her belated birthday present, a commissioned portrait of the family pet, care of talented artist and friend, Grant Molony. 

Check out more of his amazing skills at www.krop.com/grantmolony

OLD...

Myself and the evil twin galloped a little closer towards forty this year, celebrating a joined 76 years on this watery sphere... We celebrated at their new Paddington apartment with family and friends, where some gruelling pong battles were won and lost, before heading to the nearby Allianz stadium to watch the Socceroos trounce Jordan 5-1! Getting old ain't so bad... ; )

 Pa's pong domination!

 Handsome spectators...

 Paxton!

 What's up there?!

Family fun for all...

a birthday and rassy b...

Happiest of 30th birthdays to one of the loveliest people i know! Wishing you and Rassy B the most amazing of days... Here's some pics the three of us shot on a cold winter's morning in Manly a few weeks ago... 

Love you to pieces! xxoo

manly family...

I've been spending a bunch more time in Manly in the past six months... My niece moved there last year, I often meet a friend and colleague there for work and I play for a northern beaches football team... It can be a frustrating place to get to and from, but, if you can make it work for you, it seems like a pretty idyllic lifestyle!

 Silky smooth...

 Summer sun slouchin...

 Silly...

 Dana dog!

Col living the dream...

stralya day...

What could be more Australian than spending an afternoon amongst the masses at Bondi Beach?!

A few friends, a couple o brews and splashing about it the Pacific as the sun goes down... This was how we spent our 'Stralya Day on the 26th of January earlier this year... 

 Beach babes and sandy sleepers...

 Small shacks...

 Hola guapa!

 Luce!

 Em!

 Chrissy B!

 Breeza!

 Matty D!

 Handsome!

 Naw!

 Kat!

 TEAM!

The old man and the sea... ; )

rules of engagement...

A lot can change in less than a year! 

Last September my favourite person in the world surprised me in Sydney Park by asking for my hand in marriage... Since then, we've planned and celebrated our Australian wedding and honeymoon'd down the east coast of Oz, among our usual hectic social and sporting calendars... : ) What a life!

So it was on that sunny September morning, I was surprised with bunting, bubbles and a slightly blubbering Lucy Higgins asking for my hand in marriage... LOVE...

You can read more about Lucy's proposal story here!

one night in paddo...

Summer evenings, Shady Pines and the Darlo Laundromat... Simple pleasures with the fam...

 Breeza!

 Elvis!

 No entry...

Seriously, NO ENTRY! : )