Nice to meet you Grandad.

After the spending the day with my Mum for her birthday out on the water doing some Whale Watching I came home to quite a surprise......my Dad and his girlfriend Chris had flown over from Australia to surprise us and meet Brandon!

The proud Grandfather with his first Grandson.

Dad earning his accomodation!

Dad and Chris even managed to fit in a few days in Seattle, and some shopping on the way home at the Outlet Mall.

THANKS FOR COMING...IT WAS GREAT TO SEE YOU!!

Mother's Milk!

As my good friend Sean Pietersz would say there is nothing like some Mother's Milk after a hard day at work! Brandon and I both agree on that as you can see, it's just a question of who's milk we are talking about? We may not agree on this subject right now, but I have no doubt that in about 20 years father and son will see eye to eye on this great debate!! ;-)

As you can see both of these wonderful and nutritious beverages if drunk in excess have the ability to give you a headache!! Poor little Brandon has his first ever milk hangover.

Take Me Home Please!

You don't get long to acclimatise to your new role as parents in Canada. Cammie, Brandon and I were headed home when Brandon was only 36 hours old.
There was a small but impressive welcome home party for Brandon when he arrived back at the house which he seemed to enjoy.

Mummy baths Brandon for the 1st Time

More Special Bonding time with Mummy.....does she look happy?!! ;-)

(This one's for my desk at work)

A Picture of Perfection!!

Brandon has already agreed to be Daddy's Little Wingman!

School has already started - Brandon's 1st Lesson

Introducing Brandon James Thomas

Cammie and I are very proud to introduce you all to our new family member, our perfect little man, Brandon James Thomas. Brandon arrived at 4:11am on August 12, 2008 weighing in at a healthy 7 lbs 9 oz. To say Cammie was completely and utterly amazing would be the understatement of my life. She did the most fantastic job of bringing Brandon into the world and since then she has really shown her true colours as a natural mum!! I'm so so so proud of you Cam!! xx

(The Thomas' Family)

(Below - The very proud and relieved Dad, with his son)

(Below - 2 Ecstatic Grandmothers with their 1 hour old Grandson)

The Newest and Most Handsome Kid on the Block!!!

Stay tuned for much more to come!!!!

People who are late are so RUDE!!

Baby Thomas' due date of August 10th has come and gone and he has decided not to grace us with his presence! There is nothing more frustrating than someone who is unreliable when it comes to being on time. I'm sure you'd all agree it's not the best way to make a good first impression with his new family!! ;-)

Stay tuned for more news to come, hopefully sooner rather than later................

Fireworks on our last date before the Baby!!

I took Cammie out on Saturday night on what will probably be our last date before the arrival of Baby Thomas......and boy were there fireworks!!! ;-)

Every year Vancouver hosts the 'Celebration of Light' festival which is basically an international fireworks competition. Canada, U.S.A and China were all involved this year and I was lucky enough to get an invitation from one of my clients to go out into Vancouver Harbour on a luxury boat to watch the finale of the festival.....with the Vancouver City Skyline as the amazing backdrop. Hundreds of thousands of people turn out each night, most watching the fireworks from the beaches or high rise apartments surrounding the bay, but watching from the water with an open bar and buffet dinner was definitely a better way to go!!

Before dark and during dinner the boat took us on a tour of West Vancouver, which is home to some amazing multi million dollar waterfront mansions. After that we returned to the harbour to settle in for the fireworks show.