Welcome Callum Gray

[ryanarcher]

Born on the 21st (the solstice;) ) 8lb, 6oz. Both mom and baby are healthy, :) Dad is tired, and the dog is neglected. :rolleyes:

merry Christmas to all from the Gilbert family:)

[craigb]

Congratulations Ryan, that's great! :)

[bitingmidge]

Ryan,

Fantastic!! That one really snuck up on me!!

Enjoy Christmas, and the rest of your life of course with your FAMILY!!

:D :D :D

P

[oges]

Congratulations Ryan, looks a beaut

[Termite]

Do you have very small fireman's suits over there? Congratulations to you both on your new addition.

[Ashore]

Great Christmas present mate , glad to hear Mum and Bub are both ok



Rgds


Russell

[Tikki]

Congratulations Ryan ... nice lookin' little fella! ;)
(... and pats to the dog :) )

Cheers
Tikki :)

[journeyman Mick]

Ryan,
congratulations to you both and wishing you all a Happy Christmas (especially the dejected dog ;) )

Mick

[Sturdee]

My congratulations too, glad that mum and baby are well.

Peter.

[Ian007]

Congradulations Ryan to you and your family.

There seems to be a hat missing from his head.:D \

got any more pics this ones a bit dark.

Cheers Ian:)

[Auld Bassoon]

Congratulations Ryan!

My very best wishes to you, your wife and wee Callum.

Now a truly happy Christmas:)

Steve B

[AlexS]

Congratulations to all, and commiserations to the dog;)
You couldn't have received a better Christmas present. Look forward to more inspiring posts in the New Year.

[Driver]

Congratulations to you and your wife on Callum's arrival, Ryan. You and your family have a great Christmas and New Year!

[Ian007]

Ryan, I had a go to lighten it up

Cheers Ian:)

[MajorPanic]

Bloody Hell Ryan!!!!!!!

Turn me back for 5 mins & you have another woodworker in the making!!!!!!!!!

I really hope mother & son are doing extremely well!

Oh....... & where is our cigars?????????

Good one dad!!! ;) :D :D :D :D :cool:

[Wongo]

What a fantastic Christmas present. Congratulations bro!:)

[Rocker]

Congratulations, Ryan. Callum will fit right in when you revisit the Isle of Skye; lotsa Callums there:)

Major,

You are supposed to have given up smoking, so you would have had to refuse the cigar anyway:D

Rocker

[MajorPanic]

Major,

You are supposed to have given up smoking, so you would have had to refuse the cigar anyway:D

Rocker

Thanks for reminding me Rocker! I'd forgotten I'd given up :o............ well, I fell of that wagon a little while ago :rolleyes:

[Studley 2436]

Congratulations on the new born!

Studley

PS did a bit of a photoshop on the pic you sent hope you like it. Got inspired by Ians generousity and had to try myself

[ele__13]

Congrats to u all and Wee Callum is a sweety but then hey im biased the wee calum in our family is a sweety as well merry christmas to u all
jules n doug:p:p:p:p:D:D:D:D

[scooter]

Congrats Ryan & family, that's excellent news!


Regards.................Sean

[ryanarcher]

Do you have very small fireman's suits over there?


no, but we have birthday suits in all sizes :D



Congratulations, Ryan. Callum will fit right in when you revisit the Isle of Skye; lotsa Callums there


that's why we chose that name :) it's pretty much unknown in the US, but swmbo is Scottish. ;)

much thanks to all for the wishes and thoughts.:) i'll wait untill the boys grow up a bit, then we'll all hop on a plane so i can introduce them to their Australian woodworking family.

cheers,
-ryan

[RufflyRustic]

Congratulations Ryan!!! WOW!!!! what a CUTIE!!!! :)

Many congratulations to you and Mrs Archer ( and a pat for the dejected dog)

Cheers
Wendy

[Sir Stinkalot]

Congratulations Ryan ..... what finish did you put on it?

[ryanarcher]

what finish did you put on it?


:D Oh, it's pretty obvious. when people see him, they just say "YOU BEAUT!" :D :D

[Clinton1]

Great stuff and congratulations to you both.


...........when people see him, they just say "YOU BEAUT!"


With a joke like that the young one must be letting you sleep. A bit too quick for a sleep deprived father. :D

[Auld Bassoon]

:D Oh, it's pretty obvious. when people see him, they just say "YOU BEAUT!" :D :D

Good on ya Ryan!

Better start stocking up on the heritage tools...:)

[Waldo]

G'day Ryanarcher,

From a new Dad myself, congratulations to you and your family. And cheers to Callum!

I've got the details here somewhere of an importer in Queensland of fine Cuban cigars as my BIL organised one for me which I'll try out tomorrow in the shed. Not that I smoke myself.

I feel for the dog, as I'm sure he/she is a big part of your family which has just grown in size by one. 3 cheers! Hip hip hooray, Hip hip hooray, Hip hip hooray,! :)

[JDarvall]

:) Lovely stuff. Whats most important he's healthy. nothing more heart breaking than a sick kid.

Hope he sleeps well for you. Mines, going through an annoying stage at the moment. She was doing so well. Now, we're up a dozern times a night. Such is life.

How many kids does that make now, Ryan ?

All the best. :)

[DPB]

A brother for Aidan and a companion for Seigo. Congratulations to you, my friend. Pass on my best wishes to Brooke. (What do you mean - "Dad is tired"? Think how Mom feels.)

Have you taken him out to your shed for woodworking lesson yet? :D

[Wood Borer]

Mate,

Well done to the whole family especially Brooke.

The best gift - better gift than any tools.

Give the dog a pat from us.

[Farm boy]

best wishes and congratulations ryan

[Gumby]

Sorry Ryan, i must have missed this thread before Xmas. Congrats and happy days to you and the family.

[TEEJAY]

Wonderful to see Ryan - best Christmas present of all. Congratulations to you and your family. Great to hear mum is well too :)

Cheers

[ryanarcher]

:) Hope he sleeps well for you. Mines, going through an annoying stage at the moment. She was doing so well. Now, we're up a dozern times a night. Such is life.

How many kids does that make now, Ryan ?

All the best. :)

thanks apricot,

yeah, newborns sleep pretty well. :) we'll see in a couple weeks though.:rolleyes:

that's two kids now, and the dog.
( dog update for all concerned: she's had plenty of frisbee time since we got back from the hospital. :) )


(What do you mean - "Dad is tired"? Think how Mom feels.)



and


The best gift - better gift than any tools

very True gentlemen:) well spoken


Have you taken him out to your shed for woodworking lesson yet?

Oh yeah. :D he learns through osmosis while sleeping in his basinet. Meanwhile Aidan and I are cutting dovetails. :)

thanks to everyone for all the good thoughts and wishes. I will pass them all on. :)

[Zed]

onya ryan. nothing better I reckon.... look after the little person. i've been on "enforced go-slo by the telco due to bandwidth exceeding" for a few days so have deilberatly avoided this thread, now that Im on leave I dont mind waiting for pages to download - I just look at the boy while i'm waiting:D

brendan had his first tour of "our" workshop today ----> he likes my over/under too ---> im sure i heard him say under his breath "Thank god you didnt get a chinese gnereic brand one Daddy!":D