The twins turn 10


Your cousins Lienke and Katrien turned 10 this past weekend and in celebration we were invited to spend the weekend away with them in Sun City. We joined them on Friday late afternoon after an adventurous drive. Kenzie is not a good traveller and spent a large part of the journey vomiting but thankfully once…

The full family Christmas of 2014


We were super blessed the festive season to have our whole family together, the build up to Christmas was exhausting to say the least because having so much family around means added opinions and tastes but as I sat back to take it all in on Christmas day I suddenly felt so happy that we…

2014 in review


The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 880 times in 2014. If it were a cable car, it would take about 15 trips to carry that many people. Click here to see the…

Kenzie`s Blessing


My Sweet Monchichi, We celebrated your dedication to the lord and formally announced your Godfather over the weekend. It was such a special day and we were doubly blessed that Granny D and Your Uncle Ryan and Aunty Steph were here to celebrate with you. Granny D made you a beautiful dress just for the…

Fire Truck Birthday Party


My Darling Hunter, For your 3rd birthday we decided on a Fire Truck theme and actually had your party at Hunters Hill Fire Station in Northriding, much to your excitement! I had done a lot of searching on Pinterest for ideas over the last couple of months and I am actually quite proud of how…

Gogo you will be missed


My sweet babies, We were woken up this morning to very sad news, your Gogo has passed away. Her 2 daughter’s had been helping US out while she battled with a sore foot, and this morning they stood in front of me absolutely broken by the passing of their Mother. Gogo was definitely a personality,…

His last cycle


Since our visit to Scotland a year ago, your Dad has immersed himself into the world of cycling. It started off as a way to exercise his leg after the bad Bachelor party break (that’s a story for when you are both a lot older!) and turned into a real passion. He has slowly worked…

Super powers


My Darling Hunter, Your latest obsession is definitely Spider-man, so for the last couple of months our play time, TV and any other spare second of the day has been filled with Spider-man. We have downloaded the movies and they seem to be on repeat lately along with every game has some element of a…

Prayer


My Darling Hunter, Last night the two of us had a bit of quality time together because Dad, Oupa and Blake went out for their monthly boys night. After reading you a story in bed I mentioned that it was time to pray. You hopped off the bed and kneeled with your hands together saying…

Sleep over


My Darling Hunter, This weekend you experienced your very first sleep over. Moolah and Ruben had spent the week at Puma and had come to visit once or twice, but Friday night was the big one. They arrived early Friday morning, and the 3 of you spent the day in the pool and garden. By…