The Immediate Family In 1997, I married my childhood sweetheart. We had been going out on and off for ten years by then. At the time of writing, we're coming up on our eleventh anniversary and we're still going strong. I've got two children (boys) born in 2000 and 2003 respectively. The eldest, Kaelan was diagnosed with Aspergers in 2006 and this led me to discover my own condition. My youngest was diagnosed in early 2008 with High Functioning Autism. You can read a bit about my family's antics in our family blog. Below is a feed of recent posts.
Some Family PicturesI've also got a lot of family photos online, including a lot of historical ones, at Picasa Online. You can see a slideshow of some of these below. These aren't strictly all family pictures, there's a few from my other projects (blogs etc) in there but they're mostly family and family history.
A Little Family History On
my father's side, the family goes right back to the second fleet - and
the first William Bollard to come to Australia came as a convict.
Prior to that, there's a suggestion that they were Scandinavian before
they were British (English). On my mother's side, they came from
everywhere with a touch of Irish, Scottish, French and German blood. My wife is a Kiwi with a Scottish mother and a Kiwi Dad. Her paternal grandfather was American. I guess that pretty much makes our family a bit of a mixed bunch but we're proud of our heritage. If you're interested, the Family Tree can be viewed on Genes Reunited, though I think you have to register and send me an email so that I can unlock it for you. Links to Family HistoryChristmas PagesIt's become a bit of a family tradition to publish an annual newsletter and a Christmas "photoshopped" photo. If you're interested, you can go here to see them. |
 |
About My Family |