Monthly Archives: December 2011

Puzzling

When Donné decides to build a puzzle on holiday it always turns out to be a team effort….maybe we should look for a 4000 piece puzzle so that everyone gets 1000 pieces.

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Hugs for Diya

The Bradshaws arrived for a visit and it is really fascinating to watch Grace with Diya. Grace really loves touching her and being near her. She gives her hugs, strokes her hair and is just generally enamoured (well, at least to the length of a two year old's concentration).

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Making a pool for some early morning beach fun next to the lagoon. We also went again later with John and Jack to begin construction on our large scale puddle and canal engineering marvel.

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Unexpected beauty

Tonight, as Donné was walking outside from the bedroom to the lounge she noticed something strange in the sky. They were not stars, and they were not planes, so she called me to come quickly. I looked up and thought, "What the heck is that?" and took a closer look.

They were beautiful sky lanterns floating through the night sky. Over the next ten minutes or so a number of lanterns floated past, gently drifting away towards the horizon. We could hear the people who must have been launching them – the buzz of excitement and joy at seeing their lanterns drift away. We got to enjoy seeing them go by, an unexpected sight which made us stop and enjoy the beauty of it.

A very Christmas day

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Listening to Boney M Christmas songs, putting up a Christmas tree and dancing (lots of dancing) to Glee Christmas songs….it certainly was a very Christmas day.

Jeffrey’s Bay

I have a lot of memories of Jeffrey’s Bay. We used to rent a house and come here during the holidays. The things that stick out in my mind about those holidays are swimming in the sea (a lot) and playing table tennis. Jeffrey’s has a lot of warm fuzzies for my family, which (I think) is one of the reasons my folks decided to buy a house here.

Today we got up and went to the beach early to have some fun swimming in the sea. Grace was loving jumping as the waves came in, carrying water around and splashing in the sea. I had a swim in the ocean – something that I have not done for a very long time. Grace painted, ran around the garden, swung from the ladder set up as monkey bars and just generally had a lot of fun.

One day Jeffrey’s will be a part of her cherished memories too, and we all look forward to creating those memories together.

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The sea!

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Grace just absolutely loves the sea. We arrived in JBay today and went for a walk and she just wants to be in the sea. She loves the little waves washing up against her and pushing her over. I love the warmer water…

The six year old and the jungle gym

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Enjoying some more play time with Keren. Take a closer look at the six year old in the background….she was very entertaining.

9 years

Date night! One of the very few we have enjoyed since Grace was born. Making time for dates is something that we have been poor at.

This year has been a great year in that we have restored some of the balance in our relationship.

9 years of marriage today, and many many more years together

3 little monkeys and the shower cap

It was lovely spending time (however brief) with Ryan and Natasha today and getting to meet there very cute little boys, Drew and Tyler.  Grace was not too sure about any attention from two small boys, but was happy to sit and sway in the boat with them. 

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Grace getting ready for a shower with dad

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Grace’s first pedicure

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Keren gave Grace her first mini pedicure today. She enjoyed it so much that she wanted her fingernails painted too.