October 2013

 Watching and waiting for Papa to bring Tante Karen from teh airport!! It was SO great to have her visit...even for just a few days :}
  
What strange kids!!  Below Emma is playing cricket...kinda....we still need some help with the rules!

 Emma in the Harvest Festival at Glass Primary...She did really well with her lines and singing the songs....it was great that Karen could be there for it!

 Emma lost her second tooth during Karen's stay as well...I made her pull it out when it was just hanging....it was so gross!

 What a smile!  She was just as excited as with the first one :}   Below are pics from our amazing fall!

Landmark September 2013

 Emma going down the water slide with Johann...It was so great to go with the Hanekom's...Zoe and Ben are near enough in age that they played in the little kids stuff...while Lindsey and I got to chat :}

 Since we didn't have to pay to get it, we let the kids go on the cars once...their favorite part of hte day!

 a great family picture!!  all 9 of us :}

 Emma, Kyle and Johann doing the low ropes course

 Ben's favorite toy...

 Emma and Kyle climbing

Sam hates them, but Ben loves the slides :}

September 2013

 After about 4 months of watching our sunflowers grow from seeds, we were very excited to see them be SO tall...

 Peter is just over 6 feet tall...We even got the heads after then died to feed the bird the dried seeds.

 We have had such amazing weather, both this summer and this fall...we have gotten to play outside so much...

 my three monkeys...

and we said goodbye to our lovely Ford Mondeo...we upgraded to a 7 seater-a Ctitreon Grand Picasso :}

Chicken Pox continued ;}

Sam got his chicken pox exactly 13 days after Emma started....

And Ben got his 13 days after Sam...it was a long 5 1/2 weeks.   Sam had the most, but Ben itched and fussed the most...and I am SO glad we will never have that again....