Winter in Durban, South Africa

Today we ventured to the beach for lunch. My sister took us to this awesome restaurant right on the beach. Now when I say "Right on the beach"....I mean literally on the beach! The weather was absolutely beautiful and Ethan had a great time digging his toes into the warm sand!
Beautiful scenery!
Ethan made a buddy and together they built sand castles.
Chloe eventually woke up and also wanted to enjoy the sunshine too!
Chloe discovered her 50% African roots today as she tried her first piece Biltong. For those of you who don't know what is it....basically dried raw meat....sounds gross but it is absolutely delicious and Chloe agreed! The best teething food in the world!

Being Silly!

Aunt Sarah-Jane and Ethan still in thier Jammies!

Look out it's Spider Man.

Chloe trying out our abnormal accessories from Aunt Sarahs 21st! The flashing sunglasses were a huge hit!

Chloes daily washing machine watching!

Isn't she just the cutest devil you have ever seen!

FoRMaL WiTH a TOucH oF ABNormAL

My sister Sarah-Janes 21st Finally arrived and after spending many days shopping and finalizing plans to big night arrived! The event took place at the Hilton Hotel in the Polo Room. I managed to finally find a dress an hour before the party and shoes to match! My mom managed to find some beautiful jewelry as we were walking out of the mall round about the same time we were supposed to be dressed and leaving for the party! I guess things never change!!

A visit to the Animal Farm With Tanya and the boys!

Today we took a drive to a nearby animal farm where some of the animals like kids, pigs, chickens, roosters and peacocks roam free! Ethan and Matthew had a grand time playing with and touching the animals and also playing on the jungle gym! Their ultimate favorite part was chasing the poor roosters and chickens and a giant duck around. I was waiting for the duck to turn around and chase them, but alas that didn't happen. Chloe also enjoyed seeing all the animals especially the roaming fowls. She let out a squeal of delight every so often, and Nathan kept on being hounded by the pig that was roaming around which he did not enjoy too much.


They fed the boroughs. This one made a noise I have never heard before and boy was it loud!

Ethan rode the pony who he called "Arrow" from his Howdy Town DVD. Milked a cow!
Got chased by a couple of kids!
And the pig with the longest snout I have ever seen!

Spending time with family!

My aunt Tracy and my cousins Maddy, Benj and Michaela and little Chloe getting all the attention her heart desires!
Meal time without a high chair presents several problems!
I never thought I would see the day when my cousins and my children would play together!
Aunt Sarah and her little Pookee!

Ethan and Chloe finally got to meet their Great-grandma Mary and her twin sister Great-Aunt Catherine.

Fitting right in!

Ethan is having a great time here in "Africa" as he calls it! He's even blending in with the scenery!
Today we spent the day with Tanya and her two boys Mathew and Nathan. Tanya and I went to high school together and her oldest son is one month younger than Ethan and her youngest son is one month older than Chloe. They had a great time playing! Grandma and Papa surprised Ethan with this awesome Spider Man bed while we are visiting. He looks forward to bed time and as you can see by this picture he gets really comfy! He has spent the last few nights sleeping with a bunny from my childhood as we left his beloved Teddy at my cousins house over the weekend. Luckily grandma has a very sentimental streek and has held onto some of my knicky knacks!

We Made it!

So we finally made it to SA! Three airplanes and 3 days later, but it was all worth it! Ethan was absolutely delighted to see Grandma and Papa again and finally meet Aunt Sarah and Uncle Bram. On Sunday he will get to meet is Great-grandma and her twin sister and his second cousins which are all his age so I am sure they will have a great time. I promise to post some pictures as soon as I get a chance! We also got to spend time with Aunt Jenny and her family in Jo'burg for a day which was great! We are however missing Daddy a whole lot! Well gotta run it is late and I am still not 100 % jet lag free!

Not much blogging going on for about 6 weeks!

Well with my trip to SA 2 days away I wanted to post what will possibly be my last post for a while. My parents do have Internet access but I don't know if there will be enough hours in the day to get anything done on the computer so....because this month is Peter and my 6 year wedding anniversary and we will be apart I decided I would post a couple of wedding pics!