Lauren turns 7 years old

For the last two years, Lauren has been asking me

for a beach party or a pool party. Having a

birthday in autumn, it is highly unlikely to

be running around in costumes, but rather

jerseys and jackets. I planned a beach party,

but held my breath and put a cancellation

note on invites if raining. Well the weather

was a surprise and a blessing. The party was

held on Nahoon Beach and the temp. was

27 degrees. The kids ended up swimming

too! They had such fun. I even enjoyed it.

Beside the seaside........

I can't imagine not living near the sea. It adds

such a refreshing and invigorating aspect to my

environment.

The great times spent at the seaside are special.

Our little girl starts Big School Grade 1

There was great excitement and anticipation
for the first day of Big school.

Christmas is here!

Wishing everyone a Happy & Blessed Christmas.

School achievements & proud parents....

Lauren participated in her school play and she

sang a duet with another young girl. She was a

baker man and sang a fairly lengthy song about

that. She remembered all the words and sang

loudly, which made us very proud. Ofcourse

we bought the DVD and photo that went along

with it!

At an educational day at school, about Xhosa

people, the girls were requested to dress

accordingly. So much fun was had by most,

trying to dress-up in their African outfits!

A good break at Haga-Haga.....

Some of the Heath family got away for the

weekend to Haga-Haga. We collected shells

and made shell frames. We walked on the

beach and some climbed the hill. The weather

was great and we had a relaxing time.

Spring is here!

It doesn't happen every year, but the first day of

Spring in East London was sunny and warm.

The weather has actually felt like Spring the

whole week. Today we had a picnic with

family and friends at a friend's house

(Aunty Patsy) in Abbotsford, along the Nahoon

river. Just before sunset, we went for

a walk to the beach with our dear Floyd.

Lauren enjoyed flying her kite and playing

in the sand. What a peaceful, pleasant day.

Floyd is 1 year - 7 August 09

Floyd turned 1 on Friday and we gave him a

little party with a biscuit cake & biltong and

some other treats. I am sure he knew it was his

special day. His presents were a cow hoof and

new collar & lead. He is an obedient little dog

and fits in well with our family life.

Little girls and birthday parties.......

My triplet nieces celebrated their 8th birthday party

with a H*annah Montan*a theme. I sewed silver and

gold waist coats till midnight for my nieces and for my

daughter.

The party was enjoyed by all. All the girls

tried to act like a pop star for a while.

Lauren's New room....

The theme for Lauren's 'new' room is 'Daisy & Pink'.
I purchased two new items of furniture and
re-painted most of the old furniture white. I sewed
cushions, cloths and daisies. She is so happy to
finally have a pink room.[click on photos to enlarge]





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