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Contrary to popular belief


So I think I got a little excited and may have not been clear in my previous posts re: the Apple Store opening.
I didn’t actually sleep out overnight, but did go to the opening (5pm) the following day, the queues were huge, so came back later that night with Mike ‘Voltage‘ Vogel.

Here is MIke who [...]

Apple Store update


So I drove into the city before heading home tonight as people had started queuing for the opening of the Sydney Apple Store from 8:15am this morning. I got there about 9pm… there are about 20 people camping out for the opening of the new store!
I mean, there’s not even a new product coming out, [...]

Nerd Alert


Apple Store Sydney
Next Thursday 19 June - Me, George St Sydney, 5pm… Apple store opening!
So I am visiting a leader in the city at about 4pm maybe then I can totally make it a work meeting!!!!!
He he…
Man I am super nerd, king of all nerds… I am about to participate in a line just to [...]

All I had as a kid was a stick


Colour conference was sensational!
I was twittering all week as a little experiment you can check that out here: http://twitter.com/kidinspiration
But just had to post these two images of my newly two year boy having some quality time.
Firstly on the Wii:

Then on Guitar Hero:

 
Look at that concentration!! What can I say, I’m a proud dad…
 

Weekend Decompress


Let me give you the run down from last weekend and camp last week!
A lot of things happening:

Voltage! We started a brand new age group this weekend (pre-teen; Yr5 and 6 for those in Aus) and had a camp last week - from Wed to Fri, couple hundred kids having a VERY powerful time with [...]

Brooklyn


Little family update here — you may wish to avoid unless you like cute pictures…

Brooklyn NYE in Sydney 2008
 
 

Dinner at the Beach


Hung out with friends Matt and Jo Garratt at Dee Why Beach - ah, one of the perks of Sydney, Australia.

 
Below we have a photo of Brooklyn Wakerley and Daisy Garratt seeing who can get the most amount of food on their faces rather than in the mouth! (Not sure who the Grandmother is behind, [...]

Do You feel Neglected?


OPEN LETTER TO MY BLOG FROM DAVID WAKERLEY:
Dear Blog,
I would like to apologize for my absense, and do realize that part of the joy you receive is not only people reading you, but new content added on a regular basis.
I have stolen this joy from you, but hop you do realize that I am [...]

I’m on Lock-up


It is 9:17pm on Sunday. We have just finished the final of our 8 services for the weekend.
I got up this morning for our 8am service, and 13 hours later we finished packing up from the 7pm service.
This weekend I have experienced more ‘church’ than some people would experience in two months.
But I LOVE IT!
I [...]

Rugrats


Is it just me or does my son look like Tommy from Rugrats?