Kate and Andrew came for a visit this afternoon – Donné said she felt like she had twins collecting them all from school today.

Eli & Andrew get their bounce on

We finally got to spend some time with Keren, see her new home and meet our cat niece

Apparently drawing with your etch-n-sketch is a dangerous occupation these days and requires the necessary safety gear.

We had a great evening enjoying a dads versus high & middle school soccer team. There was space for the rest of the children to play various games while the main match was on the go, while everyone else had a good time together on the sidelines. The dads came out tops with the final score being 3-1, but it really could have gone either way – we just happened to have a top-notch goalie. Everyone had lots of fun, and it was just good times (as always) with a wonderful group of people.

Eli wanted to build the Goldieblox but was struggling, so he roped his sister into helping him.

Grace went on a visit to the junior primary today, where the thing that seems to have left the biggest impression on her is the swing that bumped into her head. It is always hard to get feedback on what happens at school, but she seemed to have a good time watching what goes on and spending some time with the older children.

Eli seems to be making an impression on his class mates. One of the boys from his class saw him today and said to his mom, “Mama, daai seuntjie is so soet,” (mommy, that little boy is so sweet).

Donné has been hard at work getting the baby’s room ready and today she finished the stripy wall, which is looking excellent!

Colouring in the lines

Eli’s magic show

Today was a happy play day for our children. They started early this morning while we were still in bed, with lots of laughing and happiness both in the playroom and outside on the trampoline. While we were out at the market this morning, they both enjoyed the playground in different ways. After lunch I was busy fixing the cot and Grace went up to the playroom while Eli came to join me. Grace then played up there for about 2 hours while Eli pottered around with me outside, helping me a bit, playing in the mud, building stone towers and being my happy little companion. There was just lots and lots of happy, peaceful play going on.

Climbing a tree at the Root 44 market

You know that summer is here (well, just around the corner, or having a sneak peak) when it’s time for sosaties and salad. It was a beautiful spring day, with a bike ride a the mountain bike track and yummy summer supper.

Painting has been a big activity in out house at the moment, with the playroom walls littered with handprints that Eli and Grace have been making together.