Kayra 8 stiches

We went to the beach this morning. We were joined by Belinda and Jordan Cole. The weather was great and there was a bit of a wave, so we all Boogie boarded a lot.

We needed to do some pre-birthday shopping so the kids spent the afternoon at Jordan’s place. We went to pick them up at about 4:30. Neil suggested a quick glass of wine, which Shirley couldn't resist.

Mistake! The next thing we had a frantic Kayra with a bit cut between her toes. We searched all over to find what could have caused it, to no avail.

After a rush to casualty, 2 hours later and 8 stiches we were back to the Cole’s for supper.

To this day its still a mystery what caused such a deep cut between her toes.

Merry Christmas

We went to the Humewood Methodist Church for the morning service. Then home for tea and unpacking the presents. Of course the kids would not allow us to have tea!

The kids all got spoilt, especially Marc.

We had a lovely lunch at all ate far too much!

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ProDive adventure trips

We were on the beach with Louis, Michelle and their kids. ProDive now do adventure boat trips in the bay. Business was a bit slow so Louis invited us for a trip to generate some interest.

The kids loved the ride. Jorja especially when we were doing high-speed doughnuts.

After that the boat was busy for the rest of the day, so our work was done.

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SUP se m!@#

I said I would never be seen on or near a SUP (Stand Up Paddleboard). Louis from ProDive twisted my arm to take the kids for a spin and do some ‘indirect’ advertising for them (they hire out the boards).

Was a bit unstable with a kid on board that couldn't stay still. But once you got some speed up it was quite stable, but not that manoeuvrable.

I got a good arm and tummy workout! But I thing it might be the last time I am ever seen on a SUP, I have my standards;}

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Boogie boarders

We went to the beach for a morning of boogie boarding. Unfortunately the waves we very small. But the kids had a ball with the Van Aardt kids.

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Kids back from St Francis

I rode through to St Francis to pick up the kids after a long 12 days with ouma and oupa. Shirley was busy working up samples from Florida, but I got strict instructions not to take too long because she was really missing them.

They were very happy to see me and keen to get home. They didn't even sleep on the way home.

It was the longest they have been away so far.

RIP Ash Valentine

What a week for pets! Thank goodness the kids are in St Francis. Ash managed to get out last weekend and the dogs terrorise him for a while. He was never the same after that, although we couldn't find any bite marks or damage. I suppose the excitement was just too much for him.

RIP Tara

The kids found Tara the cockatiel very stiff this morning. Tara was one of our oldest birds, so it was with great sadness that we had a burial this morning. The ‘graveyard’ side of the garden is getting very full!

Kayra lost a tooth

While were were camping at Geelkrans Kayra lost a tooth. It was wiggly for a while. Its next to her two big new front teeth. The one on the other side is also wiggly.

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Geelkrans

We went out to Geelkrans for a camping long weekend with Louis and Michelle from ProDive. Unfortunately business comes first so Louis was away most of the time. The kids had a great time and the adults managed to get some good rest.

Luckily the weather played with and it was overcast most of the time, else we would have died in the heat. Thankfully there was a breeze most of the time.

The fishing was another story, not a single bite over the 4 days. Either we must be very bad fishermen or there were no fish there. Most probably the former!

With sad hearts we left Monday lunch time to drop the kids off with Ouma and Oupa in St Francis.

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Artistic gym display

Jorja’s gym had an artistic display for the parent to see what the kids are up to week in and week out. The display was great and Jorja handled herself well.

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Santa’s helpers

We had some time to spare before Jorja’s artic gym display so we went to the beach. The kids were in the Christmas spirit dressed up as Santa’s helpers. They had a great time doing all the poses for mom to photograph.

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