Kayra started with tennis lessons at school. Jorja saw the mini cricket and decided she wanted to try it. We will see what happens with that, her throwing is good but the bowling has lots of work needed.
Kayra’s tennis went well. She unfortunately might have the hand-eye coordination of her mother so lots of work might be necessary! She also needs to slip out of lala land and listen to what the coach says!
Jorja had her 1st swimming class at Summerwood today. We decided to take a chance and put her immediately in intermediate level, not like Kayra who started in beginners.
She surprised us all and was a star. We didn't even know she could swim a length of an Olympic pool! At this rate she will be overtaking Kayra soon.
Swimming started this week. Kayra is now flourishing, even with no extra lessons. She loves breast stroke.
We decided to take a chance and start Jorja in immediately in intermediate swimming, unlike Kayra who started in beginners last year. The little brat that cannot swim a width in her friends pool sommer swam lengths! The style needs a lot of work, but swim she can.
Well it was back to school this morning. Jorja kissed us goodbye and disappeared, not a single tear in sight. Both girls were excited to get to school, hopefully it lasts!
Jorja went to school today for a few hours to meet the teacher and get to know the school. She even picked a lovely sunflower for the teacher, teacher’s pet on the brew her! She cant wait for school proper to start tomorrow.
We went to Marc’s Christening at Humewood Methodist church this morning. Marc behaved himself and gave everyone great smiles during the Christening. He then promptly slept through the rest of the service, little bit like grandpa George!
After almost two years of not flying out of the house this morning Elvis Blue flew the coup. Admitted the cage was outside, not inside as usual. But he never even looked back. Suppose some cat is going to have an easy supper tonight!
Kayra decided to buy a camera with her birthday presents that where cash. So for the last while I have had never ending questions of ‘When is my camera arriving?’ Thank goodness it arrived and the nagging has stopped.
Now its a case of taking pictures and movies all the time. Pictures of everything, even pictures of pictures on the screensaver!
They still have to twig on that viewing all the pictures over and over, and the movies, drains the batteries. The first set only lasted two days! Maybe rechargeables are the way to go.
So the tooth other side her mielie pitte is now out. Hopefully once both of them have grown in the front teeth wont look so big!
The kids are loving the beach in the back. The house is a bit of a mess, can’t keep the sand out. At least not as bad as New Year’s. One day I will have the strength to cart the sand away!
The weather played with and we had a wonderful day for Kayra’s 8th birthday. The day started early with the opening of presents. Then the mad rush to get everything ready before 3pm. That included dad wheel barrowing in 10 loads of sand onto the back patio for Kayra’s ‘beach party’ theme.
The end result was amazing and everyone was impressed wit hour beach in the back yard. The kids, of course, ended up carting lots of the sand into the house!
Kayra got lots of lovely presents, thanks to all. She has decided to use the money she got towards a happy snappy camera.
The after-party into New Years went well. Although the 1st was a long day!
Its that time of the year again! Kayra now is 1.29M and weighs 26kg. Jorja is 1.185m and weighs 22kg.
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