Scanning old photos


It’s a friend’s 70th birthday on Saturday, and over the last few weeks David and I have been scanning, editing and doing major photo work, it’s been fun and I’m going to do it with all our family photos.

It’s prudent I think now days to have another copy of your life in photos brought into the 20th century i.e.: scanned and then put onto DVD.

At least you can preserve 40 year old photos i.e. my childhood more orange colour Polaroid’s and bring them back to life.

We have collated all 70 years of Johns (Hoppy) life, family, jobs, children, graduations and grandchildren!  In a way I feel like I have known him all my life.

Only fair that I should post a few scanned photos of myself and Dave as a child. Photography differs greatly nowadays to say 40, 50 years ago as you can see!




I love how my mum missed most of the dolls pram I was pushing, but included the whole of the china cabinet, funnily enough still in the very same place 40 years on! And got a lovely flash reflection in the top corner. That sort of photo taken today would have been deleted before downloading and another 10 taken just to make sure.

Interesting how eight trees, four concrete ornaments and a whole load of grass feature most in this photo of David.

Alexander had a pirate day at kindy last week.

Alexander likes to use my old camera, just like his Mummy!

Ok rule number 1 - when your son asks you for a JI Joe hair cut, you don't try and do it yourself at 7pm (his bedtime)

rule number 2 - always listen to your hairdresser! She IS right, and she can do it better.

rule number 3 - follow rule number 2 always!

It's not all that often I get any sort of art work or collage that Alexander has made at Kindy. He prefers to play outside or with the cars etc than sit down and do anything arty, so I was thrilled with this helicopter he made using the hot glue gun of all things!!!!
The yellow picture in the background is of the transformers. (The red and blue one is Optimus prime, the black one is Blackout and I forget who the other one is)

It was not all that long ago that I could tell you most of the trains from Thomas and Friends, now I have to know and recite for Alexander who the Transformers are, and these rather odd ones from Ben 10 who I've got no idea about!

Been doing a little bit of photo editing this morning....

Don't kids say the funniest things.....






This photo we have in a frame on the bookcase (its one of my favourites, Alexander was 18 months old at the time)

He just looked at it now while talking to Daddy on the phone and said "that was me when I was a girl"

(I remember his lovely long blond wavy hair and I was often asked at the time if he was a girl)

6 weeks today....great going Daddy! Love Alexander xx

5 weeks, YES five weeks!!!!!

Alexander and I wanted to tell Daddy/Dave how proud we are of him!!!!
Love you
K & A
xx

My poor Panda!!!

Alexander went to the Dr's this morning, his asthma is bad again over this winter, he was awake alot of the last few nights coughing and coughing.
The Dr has up'ed his dose, so it will be a few days before we see an improvement. Plus I got his 4/5 year old jabs done today, yikes he kicked the nurse. I so felt for him as he new as soon as he saw the needles what they were for.
He told the nurse she was stupid!!!!! and huffed at her when she offered him some stickers when she was done.

He gets a little treat tonight to stay up and watch a video with Daddy as I'm off to my friend Bernie's place to catch up with a dear friend down from Auckland whom I've not seen since Alexander was a baby. So a nice girly night with take aways and a little wine.

Tomorrow Nan and I are taking Alexander to the circus in the afternoon.

(click on the photo to get a larger view)

Four years on, look how he has changed, but still stayed the same.
Im not sure if that is a Ballett or a Day chin he has going on.
He must have wised up to me because when I got the blue blanket I use as a back ground, he said "do I get a treat for sitting on that" Hehehe!

I love his longer hair too, he has all those cute curls back he had from way back. Plus he won't let me go near him with the hair clippers, and I won't even try to get him to the hair dressers after last time! So its a quick snip, snip in the kitchen when I can just to tidy it up a bit!

What's your name?
I know this is a bit naughty, but it's ohhh so funny!
For a long time Alexander has been calling himself this, and its just to funny to not record!

Alexander asked me what I was doing today. (like just now) I told him i was updating the blog. What like "Sponge Blog" he said!!!!
He makes me laugh so hard sometimes.

Alexander is turning into a real little LEGO fan just as I was as a child. Although I did forget how absolutely tiny some of the bits can be. I was making him up his helicopter this afternoon and kept on getting the small bits stuck sorta under my fingernails. Not to mention their was a 40 page instruction book to go with it!!!!

Happy 4th Birthday Alexander

6:45pm and he is worn out totally and sound asleep! (so are we)

Alexander cutting his cake yesterday at his party. Sadly I didn't get many photos as I spent most of my time running round after a house full of 4 year olds. I know mum did though.


Sarah and Jayme came over to help us set up for his party, so thanks very much girls, I would have run out of time if I didn't have your help.

After his party we had Alexander's godmother Bernie and a few friends over for a few drinks.

Alexander spent the afternoon at this Nan's house today, playing with his new Lego, and his Ironman toys.