Little House On The Prarie

Sienna & Marlana have discovered Little House on the Prairie..... so cute... they love it! The first shows Charles struggling to support the family, he is injured, and his daughters make a show of support to help their father.  The series get's a bit of negativity from some for it's lack of modern ideals, but I'm liking the way it motivates our daughters to see our family.

They're also choosing to watch their favourite movie in French, Italian and of course Spanish...which doesn't cease to amaze me... Donnell hopes it will help them develop an ear for languages.

Clay Cliffs

I recently took the girls to a far out location called the 'clay cliffs' (Lord of the Rings location)... very dangerous the girls reckoned.... Sienna shoot me playing golf at 'the Hills' very exclusive Home of the New Zealand open.... wearing jeans....

YES! Some members have been known to play in shorts and singlets... and it's 'allowed' after all they ARE MEMBERS and have paid the big bucks!

Tea Time

Donnell hosted a very prim and proper 'tea party' for some of Sienna and Marlana's little (girl) friends... it was just brilliant... Donnell had a chef friend/Mum help with the 'food' and fancy stuff... very memorable...very cute and adorable..

Family Adventures In Health Care

Had a crazy time since leaving the States! Marlana in hospital ER for a day in Arizona...everything fine in the end.

Left US a week late to make sure she was fit to fly back to New Zealand

We are now caught up tin the flu thing... We can't leave the house...though none of us has any symptoms of any note.

A Hole In One

Both of our daughters are in love with reading although one is more fluent and the other still more interested in the pictures.  Anything creative she's sort of 'genius level'. They are beautiful people ...supporting them and encouraging them without spoiling them continues to be a challenge! But one we love!

A week ago with friends (thankfully) I shot a hole in one over two small lakes (180m) at Remuera golf course....my game has sunk completely into levels of sham since...however I get a trophy at some point...but allas no car!

That Friday night I did 'seem' to shake about 200-300 strangers hands...thanks to the club 'shout' 'one me'! I did ask a Scotsman ...how many holes in one had he done...'5'! ...since 1952!....Keep aiming for the pin and you'll do another one...he told me!

Artists Representation

I'm now representing the Artists Marlana and Sienna !!!! They may be the next Pollack or Rothko or Jasper Johns???

Marlana signs her art sometimes the way DiVinci wrote..mirror image..blows me away!

Kids Are Installation Artists

Marlana one of my daughters did an 'installation' last week. 'Dinosaur...with pink hand bag' ...it must be in the genes... I'm going to send you a picture..I think you'll love it....Donnell was pleading with me to drop everything and capture it.....

Steve

Played golf with a friend last Monday while we were on holiday...named 'Steve'..... He is actually one of my best mates.  He put me on the plane to America when I flew out to meet Donnell all those years ago. I let the girls know the night before why I wouldn't be with them the following morning...Marlana says...'Steve's a bush!..........And indeed he is....a hedge in the Disney movie...'over the hedge'.....

Although it's sort of against my nature to tease...I'm getting good mileage out of this one!

Phantom of the Opera

Took Sienna and Marlana to the Phantom of the Opera yesterday Totally intoxicating for them...it was beautiful ! They had masquerade masks I'd got them from Venice!!!

Two days ago I won a few industry awards -Gold! Ten years ago this would've been a really big deal for us PR etc.....but it is neat to let the families evolved know that their pictures have been judged 'outstanding' by a panel of 5 judges!

A Buckingham Palace shot you can see on my portfolio www.mahlon.com is fun...and no, the police would never allow this shot to be taken as you see it! The little guy has a really big 'thing' for the soldiers..so the family love this picture.

I had a big busy blast of a  summer; All over the States, then over to UK, back to N.Y. and all over the States again.....my girls were very glad to see me back home.

Travelin Man

I've just come in (2weeks early) from all over USA then to London then all over USA and then home. Sienna and Marlana had me weeping..."Finish work, bring presents and come home!"

Marlana mostly wouldn't talk to me...I'm zooming past Stone Henge...wizzing down 3 feet wide roads in Trowbridge.....Cold play's blasting from the amazing Volvo's sound system..life's kinda good....

On the phone Home; Marlana; 'Tell daddy to come home then I'll talk to him'!...gototop...2weeks early!!!!!!!

Kids Fashion

I did a full day fashion shoot at a beach resort yesterday for an international girls fashion label.... The designer/founder Trelise Cooper 'wanted' a frozen embryo of Marlana....My girls have never been print models before and might never be again..however..they were brilliant..really!

As soon a we arrived Sienna, a mini Claudia Schiffer, was sick all over the floor..from car sickness we think...I could write volumes about the day......sorry its 2 in the morning..I'm on London time at the moment!

 

Tiger

When we went to the Zoo on the weekend I managed to sneak out with a secret purchase of two plush tiger cubs...'life sized'. Late that afternoon as Marlana was waking from her nap I gave them to her...and Sienna....I have never seen eyes almost pop out of someone's head before!!!!

It was like Marlana had gotten back together with her two best buddies!

Tree House

The girls are VERY naughty ballerina's but getting...better! I built The tree house (Donnell design)...a 'waste' of my time in many ways.... However I'm proud of it!

It stands outside our office managers window...Sienna and Marlana and friends laughter adds a 'interesting' sound track to our work environment.

Naughty Ballerina

Our girls are very naughty ballerina's...... They love ballet! Sienna is getting better...typically, Marlana is challenged by the creative restrictions of the discipline!

Either one of them gets sent out of class for 'playing' up ...often...However the other parents think they're very cute!!

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Children Are Amazing!

Our girls are 21 months and last night Sienna started to read...... I'm still blown away....it was at true memory, because she can read many more words today.

She gave me her Humpback Whale story one of 100's of their books...and gave me a giggle...instead of me reading the first few pages, she did!!

Kauri Cliffs

Don, Glen,Timothy...? (one of the Eagles): I'd like to introduce to you the next president of the United States Mr Jo Walsh! Joe Walsh: 'I'd like to remind you I'm running for president, and here is an industrial love song' ....'my mazuratti does 185, I lost my license and now I don't drive...' Live moments don't get better than that!

I have found Golf 'Heaven'...or at least one of the special clouds...Kauri Cliffs. Look for a book called 'Fairways to Heaven'. Along with Millbrook in Queenstown.  You have just gotta come down here one day.......and experience parts of this beautiful land that is like a serious huge breath of crystal clear air.

A couple of days at Kauri Cliffs (seriously located in the middle of 'no where' ), would have you ....well wanting to come back.

Blessed

Our babies are soooo cool, fun and happy. We fell very blessed/fortunate/happy and totally and utterly intrigued. It is hard to believe they are really ours!  ( The 'real parents' haven't turned up so we've still got them!) Sienna...loves 'D' words like Dad, duck, dog....if only we could send the sounds this child makes!

Marlana....such a lover of life, as she says to the question, have you had a good day? "All day!" she replies.

We're currently packing up what turned into a big event for us. Donnell and I had an anniversary. We built a stage and put up a concert rig for NZ's top jazz band...and we built a dance floor too, all in our garden with the background of our almost finished house. It was a beautiful night. Our girls loved the music and the dancing bit. Sienna exhausted herself and went to bed gratefully....Marlana giggled, sung, chortled and Rocked till she dropped. She loved the singer....and Caitlin (the singer) loved having Marlana sharing the spot light.

Parenthood - Living Life At Autobahn Speed

Saw 'Something's Gotta Give' a few weeks ago and got nostalgic for Sagaponack, NY. Work has been full on.  I'm sort of trying to catch-up with 2003.... yet 2004 is galloping along at a autobahn rate. Our baby girls are 'princess' material from the day they were born. It was and unexpected and pleasant surprise when Sienna and Marlana started to get baby gifts and flowers from clients all over the world, household names, that certainly could be forgiven for having too much to do than spend a few minutes thinking about our girls.  As Donnell says, It's always nice to find out someone really cares for you, more than you realized they did.

Our files are next door at our house that used to be our home/office.......currently an extraordinary building site...our sweet little 3 bedroom batch of a place is being transformed in to a 5 bedroom Donnell design 'American' dolls house with reasonably large Kitchen living out the back. We're putting on an entire 2 story nursery etc. We're recycling the timber from a 2 stored home in St Heliers, and if we're successful will add wonderful features.

Donnell is successfully feeding both babies as I write....sort of out of necessity...they were both screaming at once! I do the 6:00 am feed with expressed milk, and help with the others as I can....but the twin feed I haven't seen very often........it's not as easy as it looks.

We are in a different club now!  Everyone would always assume I had children....now it's true!!