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Jan 2004 07/01/2004 Callum ultrasound scan picture added. 05/01/2004 Added 4 new folders of baby pictures to Conan's page. They are called Month 2, 3, 4 and 5. 04/01/2004 New Baby Callum web page added. 03/01/2004 1008 hits registered so far on the website! 01/01/2004 Baby Callum was born at 8.25am! Go and take a look at the pictures. Dec 2003 31/12/2003 Happy Birthday Helen (29) and Happy New Year to everyone. 25/12/2003 Happy Christmas. Conan got tons of cool presents, thanks everyone. 19/11/2003 Conan went to a Christmas Party held by the blue ladies at the Leisure Centre. He went on a bouncy castle and got a present from Father Christmas. Nov 2003 25/11/2003 Jake flew to Belfast and back in one day to do a Merlio demo. It went well and they bought the system in December. 14/11/2003 Sensei Kolesnikov came to stay and took the Bridport Aikido Club lesson on Friday and did a grading and course on Saturday. 05/11/2003 Jake flew to Dublin for 2 days to demo Merlio32 CPOS to the Irish Film Institute and the National Gallery of Ireland. 01/11/2003 Went for a Thai meal for Kit's birthday. Later we went to the Leisure Centre fireworks and Conan threw up due to coughing too much, nice. Oct 2003 28/10/2003 Jake got a blue Bailey dump value fitted to the Scooby's intercooler. This nicely compliments the Green Induction Kit fitted in mid June. 04/10/2003 We went to Fenella's 40th birthday party. 02/10/2003 We got BT Broadband, hurrah! Sept 2003 20/09/2003 Helen went to Cardiff to visit Nicola for the weekend. 11/09/2003 Conan started pre-school at St. Ronan's in Bridport. Aug 2003 26/08/2003 Pete Moores left Night of Swords and we got Dave Haskins in for the first practice. He is brilliant. 23/08/2003 Helen and Jake flew to Copenhagen for 4 days to meet Justin and Anita and had a groovy time. 16/08/2003 We went to Catherine and Pete's wedding and reception. 13/08/2003 Helen went to a PJ Harvey gig in Bridport Arts Centre with James. 11/08/2003 We had an ultrasound of the new baby and all was fine. 02/08/2003 Helen and Jake flew to Paris for the weekend. We stayed at Laure's flat and had a great time. July 2003 16/07/2003 We got the house valued by 3 estate agents and considered moving, then changed our minds. 12/07/2003 Bridport Aikido Club gave a demonstration at Hook Court. 11/07/2003 Bridport Aikido Club was handed over to Jake from Andrew Chamen. 04/07/2003 Jake helped to install a Merlio system for the Printer Paper Office in the House of Lords. 02/07/2003 Jake got 4 new 17" BK Racing Gold Alloys and 215mm Toyo tyres for the Scooby. 01/07/2003 Conan is 93cm tall. June 2003 11/06/2003 Jake is 28. 07/06/2003 Helen and Jake went to Helen Garrett's wedding near Bath. 06/06/2003 Conan burnt his hand on a hot iron and had to have a special bandage at Bridport Hospital. 03/06/2003 Jake got a 4" stainless steel Jap Slash tail pipe and back box for his Subaru Impreza from Top Gear. It sounds awesome. Helen wasn't as impressed as Jake. May 2003 03/05/2003 David and Emilie came to visit and went to see newborn lambs with Conan. April 2003 30/04/2003 Conan got a proper big bed. 16/04/2003 Helen and Jake went for a mini holiday in the Cotswolds. 06/04/2003 New baby generated after Jake returned from Aikido High Grades in Oldham. Mar 2003 27/03/2003 Conan's 2nd Birthday! 21/03/2003 The garden is finally finished thanks to Little Fones Landscapes, hurray. Feb 2003 18/02/2003 Laure, from Paris, came to visit. 14/02/2003 Jake bought Helen a purple Garnet and Amethyst necklace for Valentines Day. 10/02/2003 We got a new blue mini greenhouse and ordered an extra shed, fascinating. Jan 2003 28/01/2003 We got a laminated floor fitted downstairs. Dec 2002 31/12/2002 Happy Birthday Helen Carmichael and Happy New Year everyone else. 25/12/2002 News page updated. 25/12/2002 Happy Christmas. Conan got loads of lovely presents, thanks everyone. 18/12/2002 Conan and his friend Lal went to the St. Andrews Playgroup Chistmas Party where they played pass the parcel, ate party food and met Santa. 15/12/2002 Night of Swords has reformed due to Ross moving back to Bridport. We had a great practice and managed to remember loads of the material. 05/12/2002 Jake picked up his new car from Swindon. It's a V-Reg dark blue Subaru Impreza Turbo 2000 4 Door Saloon and it rocks! At 220bhp with 4WD it can go from 0-60 in 5.7 seconds. Needless to say, Jake is very happy with it. Nov 2002 30/11/2002 Jake went to Manchester for the weekend and completed a full Aikido Coaching Course. 10/11/2002 We were involved in a car crash at Bridport Town hall. A boy racer turned in front of us and we had a frontal collision at under 30 miles per hour. Conan and Helen were OK although Jake had whiplash and promptly caught a stinking cold. Our Peugeot 106 was a write off ... boo hoo. Oct 2002 31/10/2002 Jake gave his dad a PC with internet access! 15/10/2002 Jake's company got officially setup. It's called Jake Birket Computer Solutions Ltd. 08/10/2002 Conan got a terrible multi-coloured rash all over his body. It was scary! It lasted 3 days and we had to get him checked out in the hospital. Eventually it went away on its own. 04/10/2002 It is the one year anniversary of Jake's Wednesday Aikido lesson. Sept 2002 29/09/2002 News page finally updated after nearly a year. 29/09/2002 Helen finished her Doula course. 21/09/2002 Jake got a Black Belt in Aikido. 17/09/2002 Helen got back from her Wild Women weekend in Cornwall. Aug 2002 29/08/2002 www.jakesweb.com is 2 years old. 25/08/2002 Aikido website enhanced and moved to www.bridportaikido.co.uk. 22/08/2002 Conan and Helen went to the Melplash show to look at the animals. 12/08/2002 Conan had his MMR injection. 10/08/2002 We went to Charlie and Phillipa English's wedding reception. 05/08/2002 We got a 10 week old girl kitten which we have called Suki. 05/08/2002 Hit Counter fixed after a long time of inactivity. July 2002 10/07/2002 Jake gets a new PC. It is a P4 2.26GHz with 2x80GB hard disks and a GeForce4 4200 06/07/2002 Conan pretends to pour tea and cut vegetables. June 2002 14/06/2002 We got back from a nice holiday in San Malo, France. We also visited the standing stones at Carnac which were amazing. The ferry ride was not so great however ... yuk! 11/06/2002 Jake is 27. 08/06/2002 Lennox Lewis defeated Mike Tyson, it was great. May 2002 14/06/2002 Conan kissed his teddy. 11/06/2002 Conan masters pointing at things. April 2002 21/04/2002 Conan gave Jake a cuddle and a kiss when he got back from a Merlio job. 02/04/2002 We got back from a holiday in Cornwall. We saw the Eden Project, St. Ives and the Lost Gardens of Heligan. March 2002 27/03/2002 Happy 1st birthday Conan. 07/03/2002 We got a brand new kitchen. It looks great! 04/03/2002 Conan waved for the first time. Feb 2002 24/02/2002 Conan took 11 steps by himself! 10/02/2002 Conan took 4 steps by himself! 09/02/2002 Conan stopped breast feeding. Jan 2002 26/01/2002 Geoffrey, Julie and Daniel came to stay for the weekend. 07/01/2002 Night of Swords breaks up because Mike doesn't want to sing any more. Shame. Dec 2001 31/12/2001 Helen Carmichael is 27. Nov 2001 09/11/2001 Andy Frampton leaves Night of Swords because he is moving to Truro. Bummer! 02/11/2001 Night of Swords played at Little Fones' Halloween Party. It was COLD! Oct 2001 13/10/2001 New Aikido page uploaded. 09/10/2001 Conan now has a highchair because he can sit up on his own. 08/10/2001 Conan has begun to crawl. Watch out! 03/10/2001 Jake takes the first Wednesday Aikido Class at Colfox School Sports Hall. Sept 2001 29/09/2001 Jake buys a Playstation 2. It's brilliant. 27/09/2001 Conan is 6 months old today! He now eats 3 solid meals per day. 23/09/2001 Conan's first two bottom teeth appear. 22/09/2001 Conan says "Da Da" for the first time, followed by "Mum Mum" ! 20/09/2001 Jake passed a 4 day 1st Aid at Work Course with 96% Aug 2001 29/08/2001 www.jakesweb.com is 1 year old! July 2001 24/07/2001 Conan's first illness! We all got really sick, but luckily it only lasted 2 days. June 2001 23/06/2001 22 of Jake's best programs have been uploaded! 21/06/2001 We took Conan to Wales to see his great grandparents. 19/06/2001 Conan Birkett went for his first swim at Bridport Leisure Centre. 18/06/2001 All Baby Pics have been resized so they print from Internet Explorer. 11/06/2001 Jake is 26 !!! 09/06/2001 Ross Hughes, Night of Swords bassist, leaves Bridport. Good Luck! May 2001 30/05/2001 Loads of New Pictures added to Baby Page. Have a look! 28/05/2001 Conan did his first laugh when Jake tickled him. 27/05/2001 Conan is 2 months old. April 2001 21/04/2001 New www.jakesweb.com logo. New Night of Swords logo. 21/04/2001 Enhanced News Page with newspaper image. 12/04/2001 Jake finishes the Merlio website at www.merlio.com. 10/04/2001 Hit Counter added to Home Page. 09/04/2001 Baby Page enhanced with Menu, Birthday, Family, Faces and Animation. 09/04/2001 Night of Swords first gig photos added plus Song List and new Menu. 09/04/2001 News page enhanced. Website links standardised. 07/04/2001 Night of Swords first gig @ The Ropemakers for The Fallen Riders. 04/04/2001 4 New Baby pictures added. 04/04/2001 Night of Swords web page added. 03/04/2001 Official Naming of Conan Patrick William Birkett March 2001 29/03/2001 4 Baby pictures added to the Baby page. 27/03/2001 Baby Conan is born! 04/03/2001 Jake got his Brown Belt in Aikido. Jan 2001 13/01/2001 News Page enhanced. 01/01/2001 Happy New Year! (True Millenium) Year 2000 31/12/2000 Happy Birthday Helen Carmichael. 03/12/2000 This news page came online today. 03/12/2000 www.jakesweb.com came online with 5 pages inc. Baby Ultrasound scan. 11/11/2000 Jake and Helen move to 72 North Allington. 29/08/2000 www.jakesweb.com came online with "Space" page only.