Monthly Archives: March 2017
Down hill train
Addy was discovering some train joy with some down hill train runs
HCBs and balloon punches
We decided to try our hand at making some hot cross buns, and they turned out pretty well. Grace seems to entirely love them…
Pre-baking yumminess
We used Jamie Oliver’s recipe (with some small modifications due to the spices on hand). I think I would add more spice if we try this again.
After Yann’s party we had been introduced to punch balloons, so just because we can…
Yann’s birthday
We had the privilege of joining some new friends and old, to celebrate Yann’s birthday.
We had a great time hanging out, throwing Frisbee, and relaxing while the kids had fun playing.
When you’re ahead stay a head…
The chair monkey
Adam was going round and round, just repeating this over and over again – our little chair monkey.
The bat song
Eli has been learning new songs and even learning some of them in Afrikaans….
Here are the words (Afrikaans and English versions):
Last day of summer
The last day of summer came with a wave of heat and a a super calm day over False Bay. We headed out in the late afternoon to explore the beaches of Gordon’s Bay, have a picnic supper and enjoy some time together
Clambering on the beach rocks
The sea had a flat Mediterranean feel about it
Team wet, team dry
The Minimetsi’s came for a play date today and for one activity they broke up into teams to tackle the task together. Anna and Eli were on the dry team, with Grace and Nyasha in the wet team – cupcake baking, it’s a team sport.
Unfortunately in the background the Micrometsi (George who is 9 months old) had Adam tackling her and pulling her hair, and two parents who didn’t know how to stop him from being a ruffian.
Pancakes and potties
Grace made some pancakes with the help of her trusty assistant
Addy discovered a new time for reading
The milk tart cake
Donné made a cake which is pretty much the cake equivalent of a milk tart – the icing has milk tart filling mixed into it! It was for a birthday celebration for Stephanie and Andrea (two of the teachers from school), and was very well received by all. Personally I really loved the look of this cake – it has a very sophisticated look (and was delicious to eat).
Up!
Up! It is a somewhat magical word in our house. Something simple that a young child can really use to get their message across. The thing is, for us, Grace was over two and required a fair amount of speech therapy before she said it. Eli, I’m not really sure, but he was definitely older.
Adam, on the other hand, he is sprouting new words everyday – he seems to be having a growth spurt with his speech…and yes, he can now ask to go, “Up!”