Big air Josh

freestyle josh
freestyle josh

OK, so after being badgered into hosting more pictures of my new son Josh, here is one from the weekend. I tried to get him in his helmet for about 30 minutes and all I got was tears, it seems he didn’t like the Donald Duck sticker on it. Anyway back to more normal pursuits in the coming days with a couple of trips to the local glaciers.

16 Responses to “Big air Josh”


  1. John

    I’ll never trust another photo on your website brown!, but creative none the less.

  2. mat

    I was considering doing a ‘Nessie’ type edit on a picture of Mr Murray – adding a mineral water to his hand in the Streifalm but then I feared the blog might become a haven for ufologists and others desperately seeking the utterly improbable.

  3. John

    Any doctored photos of that sort of behaviour could bring about a law suit. I suggest you stick to the family album when fiddling with photography. You do realise Josh is doing the “Iron cross”

  4. mat

    I have no idea what that move is called. I can ski with a reasonable level of assuredness but you will rarely find me airborne without being involved in a heavy fall. Josh is just 16 days old and already puts his father in the shadow!

  5. mat

    The new article really seems to have waken you from your slumber. The next time you are near a mirror you should check for QWERTY embedded in your cheek :)

  6. John

    I dread the answer to this, but been a sucker for punishment! what is a “QWERTY”? before i drop off again.

  7. mat

    QWERTY is the keyboard layout on the electronic input device that doubles up (in your case) as a pillow during the work day. On most keyboards on experienced ’sleeper’ should be able to get the space bar imprint from close to the mouth to the ear.

  8. John

    As i said, i regret asking. But my sleep patterns are fine. How’s yours????

  9. mat

    Sleep is tough, I am on night shift which includes nappies and bottle at 03:00 every night. But small price to pay really. Getting over to the Stubai Glacier on Thursday for a few turns and to try out some new camera gear that I have designed – you will see the results online – good, bad or terrible.

  10. Philip Paumgarten

    YOU WISH! ;) He is gonna be the biggest snowboarder! … ;)

  11. Mat

    ha ha ha….maybe, but just don’t let him near one of those race / carving snowboards!

  12. Steve Evans

    Hi Matt, Great pictures of Josh. Congrats to you and Michelle. Hope to see you this summer, when maybe Josh can teach us a new trick or two on the Stubai….. Steve

  13. cherie brown

    hey, i agree with philip! finally someone here is making some sense!!! even though i know he will one day ditch the skis for a board, i love the pic of freestlye josh catching some big air!

  14. ben brown

    Hey

    Great pics of the wee man…he will be a skiier all of his huck busting skiier cross life ,despite what the wife says. In reality he will probably excell in all sporting disciplines which will make him more alluring to the women of the world . That will in turn create problems for you. I am certain this entry will create problems for me.
    Adios Uncle Ben

  15. Mat

    So Cherie, at least Philip is not alone is his mis-guided fantasy world.

  16. Mat

    Whatever domestic issues your comments might provoke, I am sure that our readers are very grateful for the wisdom that you ventured here Ben. I said at birth that Josh can maintain any relationship orientation, he can develop his entire political outlook without interference, but what a father cannot do is see his son throw away his life on a snowboard – a line in the sand is what it is!