Addy has a new pet!

Well, not really. We celebrated Aran’s birthday and a there was a reptile show (which was really well done, run by the Reptile Garden in Somerset West).

The children really loved interacting with the animals, and even though he has visited Grace’s class recently she was fully into it again.

Happy birthday Aran and thank you for the lovely party!

Grace planted some of her Little Garden sprouts

And then led her brothers in the making of a water collecting “river”

We celebrated with a surprise early Mother’s day. Breakfast in bed made by Eli and Grace, gifts made at school, a coffee cup and a new cake tester. We had a peaceful day and then went for a beach picnic at Gordon’s Bay

Our first fire of the season

We all enjoyed a great Newberry family fun and sports day.

Eli and Addy defending the goals

Shoot for the moon my boy

Addy raced in the toddler bike & running races and put all his effort into it (which was rewarded with a 1st place)

Getting ready for the race (also known as holding him back)

Eli had some fun with the potato race

After a big Checkers shop there were lots of seeds to plant

Adam started school today!

I think Donné was the most nervous. Adam definitely had his reservations as we approached his classroom door, but the promise of feeding the chickens drew him in and it was time for us to leave our biggest little guy to embark on his school journey.

Grace visited him at break, but she said it might not have been a good idea because he was calling, “Gracie, Gracie!” when she had to go back to class.

We’ve always celebrated with a breakfast after the first drop off, so we enjoyed some peaceful time together at Vergelegen.

The poor little guy had tears in his eyes when we collected him, but he was okay and seemed to be fine with the idea of returning tomorrow – we’ll see how drop off goes in the morning!