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Friday, January 13, 2012

Dis lekker by die see!

Stella and I were lucky enough to spend a holiday by the sea before leaving for Korea. Galla and Sanette were kind enough to have us with them in East London for a week, and Goose, Bash and Tyler were there too which made it even more special!

It was Stel's first time at the sea, and she loved it! Not so much the sand in her eyes, but she enjoyed the waves. She went crawling fearlessly towards the ocean as soon as I put her down on the ground.

Here's a shot of her very first visit to the beachat sunset, with god parents Galla and Sanette.


We hit Nahoon beach on day 1. Tyler is a real little beach bum...I hope Stella follows in her footsteps!



Ooh, this is nice....


....what's going on now?


On your marks...get set...go!


Brrr...that was lekka!


G&S have the most awesome little pool at there house, with a shallow step perfect for the kiddies.


Tyler showed Stel the ropes when it comes to swimming - dive in the deep end, swim to the step....


....and walla! Easy :) Stella was impressed!


More beach, this time near Footprints.


Fun in the sand.




Little mermaid.


This was the boys' favorite thing to do - dig holes in the sand! The kids loved it.



We even got to meet up with the Van der Merwes. It was great to see them, especially the kiddies who have grown up so much!



Daddy's little girl...Bash and Tyler.


Next beach - Cintsa! The boys went fishing and caught us 3 brass bream with which they made us delicious paella that night!


Little miss in the shade.


Back at Footprints, we took a lovely little walk up over the rocks, around the cliffs and down to a secluded little beach ~






Exhausted


...smile!


Delicious fresh strawberries from Lavender Blue.


With uncle Galla. She smashed her head on his tiles so many times, he thought they would never be the same again!


Hello there!


Little miss mischief...love her to bits XXXXXXX


Down at Gonubie.


Nettie's preggie tum.


Moms and bubs go for a walk.


Last day :( Thanks for coming to fetch us Gogo, and also for our cute dresses!



Thanks for an awesome time guys....we miss you already! Looking forward to the next sea-side holiday, hopefully with us all together!

Back in the ROK

We're back! I can't believe it, after such a long time it feels like I've never been away...
It's been quite an adjustment for little Stella, although Sangyeon is doing everything he can to make her comfortable. Him and his brother have spoilt her rotten already.

We are missing home, that's for sure. Stella misses the space a lot, the animals, and also the cuzzies to play with everyday. She checks herself out in the mirror all the time and giggles and OOs and AAs. I wonder if she thinks it's another little friend?

Our lounge-cum-play area...finally got the ABC matt I've wanted since Stella was born!


All bundled up for a walk outside...it's COLD people!


This little monkey really has me on my toes, clambering all over the furniture all the time! She's just about standing on her own too :)


Where does she get these thunder thighs from??



We found a children's library close to our home. It's great and has a little play area for kids. So I think we'll spend lots of time there, and hopefully meet some friends.

Hopefully meeting up with some old friends this weekend. Really looking forward to that!

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Charl's baptism

Charl was christened last Sunday. The church service was lovely, as it was combined with their annual Christmas carol service. Then we had a great lunch at the Butler's plot with all the friends and family.

Here is Charl...

...with Mom


...with Mom and cousin Alet...just look at these spotty folk!


...and with proud Mom and Dad.


This weekend, it's Stella and Emma's turn!

Aunty Megz

When Aunty Megz visited us a few weeks ago, Sandy was so happy to see her, she had a heart attack. Literally! And now she has passed away, from heart failure. At least she got to see Megz before she left us. The house is strange without her. Stella looks around every time she hears the pitter-patter of the other dogs' feet. A little birdie told me there's a new dog on the way to 3K8 though...can't wait to see!

Anyway, back to Megz. She was great with the kids, and snapped away with her BB the whole week. So here are a few highlights from her album.