Picture of Maggie

I found this picture on Facebook from one of our relatives.  It is a picture of our Grandmother/Great Grandmother Maggie Silva.  She is very beautiful!

Update - Noa

I am happy to announce that Noa had her baby boy yesterday.  He is very cute!  Daniel was born on Friday 16th September @ 1.18pm.  He weighed 8lbs and 8oz and 21 inches long.  Both Mum and baby are both doing very well.

Karl and Mandela - World Famous in New Zealand!

For those of you who didn't get the see Karl and Mandela featured in the newspaper, here is the photo and article.  Way to go Karl and Mandela!

A giant figure performing a thigh-slapping haka will greet visitors flying into Wellington thanks to a family of Lyall Bay rugby fanatics.

Father and son team Karl and Mandela Partsch spent the best part of five hours lashing the three-metre-high sign to the fence of their Hornsey Rd home, with four rigged-up spotlights ensuring it can be seen from as far afield as Wellington Airport. 

"If the All Blacks win, it will be staying up for a while," Mr Partsch said yesterday.

The rugby-mad Mr Partsch picked up the sign a few years ago from his job as a caretaker at Massey University, where it had been used in a display. 

He had been saving it to use for a special occasion, and the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand seemed the perfect opportunity, he said. 

"We have to lock it down for the wind, because up here there's a lot of wind  but it's survived. We went for a drive to the airport to check and the visitors can see it, no problem." 

While dad is a staunch All Blacks supporter, Rongotai College student Mandela, 14, would be backing Samoa in the tournament because of the team's predilection for "big hits".  

A flanker for his school's under-15 team, he is trialling for the Wellington representative team today. 

And he has already been involved in the tournament, as part of the waka crew that welcomed the Springboks to Wellington on Monday  which he described as a "mean" experience. 

Wellington City Council has yet to receive many entries in its Dress Up Wellington competition, and is hoping for more enthusiasm when the tournament begins.

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Here is the link if you want to see the actual article -

http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/capital-life/off-the-field/5579525/Haka-bigger-than-ever-in-Lyall-Bay

Katie - The Silly Season...

Katie here -

We have something called the "Silly Season" at our house.  From August 27th to Sept 7th for our family we celebrate 2 birthdays and our wedding anniversary.  It's a crazy time making sure none of these things gets negected and gets celebrated like it deserves.

One of these things was Hannah turning 7!  This year she wanted to have a Princess party so I we got busy planning that for her.  We have usually only done family parties but I figured that this year was the year we could make her Princess party happen.  It was really fun!  Hannah had a great time and I've seen enough pink to last a lifetime!  Here are some pics from the birthday party.....

Princess storytime

Blowing it out

What is it?

Happy to have a Barbie

Princess activity book

September birthdays

Happy birthday to all our family members who are having birthdays this month.  We all wish you a fabulous birthday and hope it is filled with lots of love and laughter.  You are each a valued member of our family!  We love you!  

2nd - Valita Partsch

2nd -  Peleoali'ilagi Shanti Partsch

6th -   Hannah Siona Mitchell

8th -  Angel Micheaux Partsch

15th - Kobe Joseph LeBlanc

21st - Lealo Partsch

Valita and Sam

Lealo (Savea and Vave's son)

Angel (Noa's daughter)

Hannah (Katie and Cory's daughter)

Kobe LeBlanc (Moana's son)

Pele and Michael