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Jack’s Auckland visit

Jack came to Auckland with me on the latest tri. We stayed with the AK Stones and made sure we got in a good fishing trip. No huge fish but got a keeper. The kids had fun and we made sure we let them get a swim in at Motuhi on the way back.

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A day at the Hood!

We took a few families to Lake Hood today for a play on the boat and to let the little kids swim in the lake. Had a blast and we even had a 30 min thunder and lightening storm directly overhead! Sarah got up on the wakeboard and the kids all did the biscuit. Next trip we’ll head to McKenzie country!

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A Stoney Christmas!

Here’s a pile of photos from the Stone family Christmas 2013! It was an epic bash and total chaos for a week but in a good way! We had the best time – love them all!

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Squirtle!… A great Day at the Hood!

Meet ‘Squirtle’ the new addition to the Stone clan. 30yo, retro ski boat with a beasty motor. We just couldn’t miss the water fun this summer! Christened her on Lake Hood today with a few good friends and had a blast. It goes like snot! All the boys got out on the ski biscuit and I wasn’t able to make Jack fall off!

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The clan. Arthur, Isaac, Thomas, Esther, Karolyn, Dean, Charli and Billy!

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Jack and the boys trying to figure out how to get the Ski Biscuit going…

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Livvy’s good mate Charli..

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And this is what happened to Jack when he slipped climbing on! Good effort eh!

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He got home, read one page and fell asleep. Mush have been a good day!

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Fun Family Shots!

Here’s a few cool photos we took today. Just love them all, cool kids and a great time!

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Julian’s 40th bash!

Some random photos from my 40th today. Was a great day, perfect weather, good friends and heaps of fun. The kids had a ball! Nice to have the Pakuranga Stones visit and looking forward to seeing the Howick Stones at Christmas!

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A little pruning!

After the 130kph winds last night we woke to a little bit of pruning work. After spending the day helping mates, we got off pretty lightly! Just another adventure!

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Cool Kids!

Some nice photos of the kids. Love them heaps!

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Auckland Family Trip

The Stone crew popped up to Auckland this week to see the Auckland family. I’ll post a few updates, but here’s a few pics from a nice day out on the water today. We went to Waiheke, Matiatia, Rangitoto and Mototapu. They all loved it. Livvy was a little nervous of the speed but got the hang of it in the end.

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Olivia’s “Now you see me…” magic…

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The Karangahake footbridge…

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Jack at Waihi mine. What a huge hole in the ground!

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Say no more…

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The kids love their gran…

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If you ever wondered what a pack of prize nut bars looks like, here’s a good example:

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Livvy having a bit of fun at Grant and Liz’s place.

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Some quiet time with Grandad.

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We took the kids for a trip to the Auckland Museum. They had a ball, but Livvy was pretty tired. Still was quite an impressive place to visit.

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And who’s the big kid at Mac D’s playground?

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It was a pretty rough flight home but we got there in the end!

Just a great day…

Sarah was doing a horsey day so I took the kids out to the Groynes for a play and bit of fresh air. They had a blast and just ran around heaps. Was great to see them having fun! They’re cool kids and really love each other!

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Quick GoKart project
When we got back, Olivia was asleep in the car, so Jack and I hit the workshop and in an hour or so we knocked up the start of a pretty cool GoKart! It’s just a push one, but it’ll be fun. They picked up a couple of extra wheels for the front from Bunnings today so we’ll finish the front axle tomorrow.

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