Baking Bread

Helping mom to bake dinner rolls for our guests this week:)

Faithful Men

These men from Brian's Homiletics class have been working hard to help him prepare the surveys for his missional project that he is doing through Stellenbosch University.

Reading Day

Bradley was a Greek spartan warrior. We found the picture in an Usborne History book.

This boy in Ami's year did a great job. He was Shrek.

Ami was Sarah Jane from "In Grandma's Attic" by Arleta Richardson. She won an award for best dressed.

This is Peter Pan. He and his brother spent the night with us because his parents were out of town. It was fun having to get six kids ready on Reading Day. Whew!

Poor Bradley couldn't sit because of his cardboard outfit:)

This is Peter Pan's brother. Some dear friends gave this costume to us years ago and boy has it served us well:)

Bradley won an award for best homemade costume.

We have used this suit several times too. Ben was the Poky Little Puppy, by Janette Sebring Lowrey

The infamous Princess Allison

Her costume was so well done.

Nice to see the parents getting in on the action too.

The cutest puppy we know:)

Surprise

The ladies from our Bible study surprised me with this magnificent bouquet of lisianthus flowers and with a gift voucher for a special treat.  We had lisianthus flowers at our wedding and I love them. They look very elegant, similar to roses and they are strong, sturdy plants that can really take the heat.

Mom's birthday

Early morning well wishers.

How many candles now?

Yay!

These are my most precious gifts.

Celebrating at Mama Mia's with our family, Tracy and Roberta .

Ice cream too.

A BIG Party

Ami and Bradley's birthdays are quite close, so we decided to combine them again this year.  More kids, more fun! One party day instead of two:) 

We picked up Ami, Bradley, Ben and their friends after school.

All the kids!

Karen, Allison's friend from Malawi

Princess Allison

Birthday Boy!

Tsinde from Malawi

Luntha from Malawi

Stephen from USA

Benja from crazy world.

Hannah form RSA

Kara from USA

Rose from UK

Maja from Denmark

Birthday Girl!

Zaharaa from Lebanon

Theola from Malawi

Gwen from USA

Nthanda from Malawi

Dumi from Malawi

Sam from USA

Mr van Rensburg

Our neighbour

Ami's teacher

We enjoyed hotdogs, watermelon, popcorn, cake and ice cream.

We played the fun dunk your head into flour for a candy game.

Warren's face was the best.

Waiting to dunk their heads in the flour.

We borrowed the Chinchen's dunk tank thingy. It was a huge hit.

"I believe I can fly!"

Nanny helped me make and ice the cakes. She brought the decorations up from South Africa.

Family photo.

Karen, Alli and Chisomo.

WHOA!

I can take on anything!

See...I can take on anything...with my dad.