While I was away...

Of course, life did not stop while I was off enjoying myself. The boys were still in school and having a great time. We had a wonderful Au Pair Hannah taking the boys to school, helping with homework and making sure they didn't kill each other. All my boys got to spend some great time together and didn't miss me at all!!



One Saturday St Georges had a fun, friendly rugby game between the grade 1's and grade 2's. Aiden played really well. He played two games and scored two trys in one game! (that is equivalent to a touchdown) No photos to share but daddy got some great video for me to watch! So Proud!

The boys also attended the St Dominics School fair. We attend every year since our friends (the McCarty's) go to school there. It is always alot of fun.. games, food, entertainment and of course the beer tent :).

And a big milestone... Aiden lost his first tooth!! (not at the rugby game) He decided to wait to put his tooth out for the tooth fairy until I came home. He got 20 Rand (~$3) for the tooth!! Very generous tooth fairy.




Luckily things went well and my boys enjoyed themselves!

Awesome girls Trip

In May I went on an amazing trip with some amazing friends!!! It was an extension of my 40th birthday celebrations. Megan & I both turn 40 this year so we thought we would do a little girls trip to celebrate. Well it went from a long weekend to the winelands to a 13 day trip to London and Italy. And we had to twist the arms of our dear friends Paula and Gayle to go with us:). It was an experience of a lifetime. We laughed from the moment we got on the plane and did not stop.

We invaded London for 3 days...saw lots of sites and drank at lots of pubs. Toured Westminster Abbey, rode the London Eye, checked out Trafalgar Square, Picadilly Circus, Covent Garden, Regent street, Buckingham Palace,and Soho, attended an Eric Clapton concert at Royal Albert Hall and saw the show Pricilla Queen of the Desert... Whew!







If that wasn't enough we were off to Italy. Italy is beautiful beyond your imagination and pictures you have seen. Rome was our first stop... the Vatican, Trevi Fountain, Sistine Chapel, Colosseum, and the most amazing site - We saw the Pope at the Vatican during his Sunday Blessing.










Second stop on our tour was Venice. Absolutely breathtaking! One of my favorite stops of our adventure. Started with a Gondola ride through the canals, a walk to St. Marks Square and Cathedral, A glass blowing demonstration in Murano, and lots of cafes.








From Venice we took a detour through Verona to see the famous Juliet balcony.


On to Florence... Lots of shopping here, leather, gold, etc. Also some sites the Duomo, Pontevecchio Bridge. Also took a side trip to a beautiful tuscan village San Gimignano and a trip to Assisi, home of St Francis. Gorgeous!!











Unfortunately our Italy tour has come to an end.... Flew back to London for a full day of shopping and one last pub lunch. Oh I miss the fish and chips!

So you have seen most of our trip- we had lots of laughs and lots of stories to tell but as they say here... what goes on tour stays on tour :)!! Can't wait for our next adventure.

Lions everywhere....

What a way to spend a Saturday evening. We went to Schotia Game Reserve just for a night drive. This reserve is know for their lions and is only about 45 minutes from our house! We first saw two young females with a warthog kill. Later we saw the Head male and his son. And then the whole pride was together with the oldest female and her 5 cubs!! We also saw hippo, giraffe, crocodile, rhino (really close) and lots of buck. Amazing!!! Never get tired of seeing the animals.

Here comes the Easter Bunny.....

For Easter this year we headed East to Fish River. We stayed in some very cute cottages with some our friends.. The McCarty's and the Marchand's (who are Americans here from Ford - but we don't hold it against them :)) We spent a lot of time at the Fish River Sun Resort which is right across the street. What fun the kids had... there is a beach with canoes for the river, a golf course, heated swimming pool, game room, jumping castle, putt putt course, life size chess board... what a blast!! And of course there was an appearance from the Easter Bunny!