40 Years Ago

40 years ago I married my best friend and the love of my life. We have been blessed over these years with a wonderful family and have made so many wonderful friends along the way.  As always there have been the good and sad times but there is nothing that we would change. To Matt, Kara, Relle, Sami, Nathan, Julz, Laura and Steve thank you for the wonderful love and support that you all have given us and especially for the beautiful grandies.  We love you heaps!

 1st June 1974

 Ma ma, Pa and the grandies

Our ever growing family

Thank you for the wonderful celebration day you put on for us. We had some much fun, lots of laughter and good food. We are so very proud of you all.

Birthday Time

Come towards the end of May and we have a special little lad's birthday. Beau turned 2 on the 28th May and we went across to help him celebrate with a few of his little cousins.

 Singing Happy Birthday

 It's my birthday so I'm first!

A week later on 4th June it was Will's birthday. He is now 4 years old. We had another little gathering after school to help Will celebrate his birthday.

 Showing Ma ma how fast he can go on his new bike.

 Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday Will...................

 Miss Lucy watching on

On the long weekend we ventured down to Naracoorte to help Aunty Verna Altus celebrate her 90th Birthday. We had a lovely catch up with the Altus Family. Plenty of laughs, fun and food.

 Aunty Verna with some of her family

While they were taking photos we thought we should take one of the other Altus Crew (minus a few)

Some one is 50!!

Aunty Cathy had a birthday on the 17th May so Ma ma picked up Old Pa and arranged with Laura, Beau, Davy, Kara, Will and Lucy to take her out for lunch. We were lucky to have Kristen join us as well. We had a lovely lunch at the Hotel and then went back to Aunty Cath's to have her birthday cake. We hope you had a wonderful birthday weekend celebrating your 50th Birthday.  Happy Birthday Cathy!

 Singing Happy Birthday

  the big blow

Aunty Cathy had one of these cakes for her 5th birthday so Ma ma thought it fitting to make her another one for her 50th!

Easter Happenings

 Over the Easter weekend we had a wonderful camp out. While we were having hot cross buns at Laura & Steve's on Good Friday it was decided that we would have a camp out on the cricket pitch at the back of Ma ma & Pa's. It was a great idea close to the house for those who did not wish to sleep in the tents and to all other facilities. The grandies had a wonderful time cooking marshmallows on sticks, riding their bikes going out in the foxing bomb on Sat evening after visiting the Naracoorte caves and celebrating some special events. Congratulations to Julz & Nathan on their 11th Wedding Anniversary.  Happy Birthday to Kara.

Thanks everyone for a great weekend.

 Camping fun

 Master Davy enjoyed the camping delights but found inside the house a better option at night time

 A bed time cuddle for Beau & Davy

 Pa and the grandies trying their hand a yabbying

 Easter Day it was time for the Easter Egg hunt........a great way to get the kids to move fast

 Lexie hurt her leg on Easter morning so her dad did the honours of helping her find the eggs

 Finding more eggs out on the camp site & among the trees

 Aunty Kara trying to blow her candles out with lots of help from the kids. A cake with lots of chocolate, eggs, smarties & freckles. Well done Matt & kids!!

 Family photo

 Old Pa came out on Easter Sunday to help celebrate and to catch up with his great grandies. 

A special time spent with Davy

 Julz, Mitchell and Lexie on Pa's pride and joy

Well done Lexie, you are a very brave young lady, after having an X-ray it revealed she had broken her leg.

3 generations  Mitchell, Nathan & Pa

Ma ma's Birthday

On Ma ma's birthday  Cathy, Old Pa, Nanny Sue, Kara, Laura, Will, Beau, Lucy and Davy took Ma ma to the local pub for lunch. We had a lovely meal and lots of laughs to help celebrate not only her birthday but the arrival of little Davy. Thanks for the lovely afternoon and the birthday cake Aunty Cathy.

 The candles kept going out...........Beau was the secret blower outer!!!!!!

 Nanny Sue got in some cuddles with little Davy

Four generations, Laura, Davy, Old Pa, Beau and Ma ma

Davy Liam Excell

On the 7th April 2014 we welcomed into our ever growing family another little grandson. Laura and Steve now have 3 gorgeous boys who Ma ma & Pa love to bits. Davy Liam has slotted into the Excell family very well. He is dearly loved by his big brothers Toby and Beau. 

 First cuddles with their new brother Davy Liam

Cuddles with Pa

Bits and Pieces

Pa has been busy with lots of odd jobs about the place including putting vehicles back together, driveways need attention and some good old burning fun. The Little old Massey Harris tractor is all repaired and looking very spick. It will be a shame to put it back to its use as the "Saw Bench"

 Pa's pride and joy

 (Bring back some memories Jill and Daryl?)

 Mr Hunt giving the Driveway some attention to fill in those holes and make it wider for Matt's truck

Jack and Will wanted to join in on the fun while burning some stubbles. We bounced around in the back while Pa lit it up.

All in a fun afternoon's work 2 little fire bugs with the big fire bug