Monday, March 30, 2009

Just some more photos...

I'm always amazed at how many different faces a baby can pull!

"get that camera out my face!"

wearing his outfit from Tante Tinny ;-)

Father and son...aawww

Friday, March 27, 2009

Devon

Just a few pics of our newest, most cutest and cuddliest addition :-) Will post more soon...hopefullyWith Hanna Bruning who also had a baby boy the Saturday morning after Devon was born.
We'd be meaning to catch up with them for a long time and it never worked out...who would've thought we'd see each other in the maternity ward :-) a very proud big sister

The 23rd was Renee's birthday so we went to Dad and Mum's for dinner. Proud Opa showing off his grandson to Oom Klaas and Tante Fenna

The birthday girl...no comment

Monday, March 16, 2009

Sculptures by the Sea

Thought I may as well make the most of these last few warm summery days and the fact I only have one child to look after :-) and go to Cottesloe beach. I went last week with Annette because it was a very hot day and they had the 'Sculptures by the Sea' expo there, so we checked out that out too. Some very way out there stuff (like sculptures of dead kangaroos with all their insides hanging out) but also some really neat ones, like the watch. making sand castles with Olivia

Annette being vain and taking photos of herself

Olivia and Annette in front of the old sea containers

Love this one!


Another good one

Giant plug


amazing detail
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Cottesloe beach - just in case you'd forgotten what it looks like Tin ;-)

Sunday, March 8, 2009

Busselton

So finally here are some photos of what we got up to while in Busselton for the Labour Day long weekend! We left late Thursday afternoon already so at least we had all of Friday to enjoy down there. Paul and Ingrid and Dad and Mum were there Thursday too. Friday was beautiful and sunny so we headed to the beach which was only a 1min drive from our caravan park :-)

We had the beach pretty much to ourselves!

Digging a 'pool' for the girls to play in

Courtney and Olivia enjoying their pool

the van der Schaaf family :-)

On Saturday we headed down to Yallingup (a 20min drive south of our caravan park) and spent the day at a beach there.

Naomi and Olivia in the freezing cold water


with my wonderful sisters Renee and Annette

Naomi, Olivia, Courtney and Chanel enjoying their dinner

what girls do on Sunday between services...paint their toenails

What guys do between services...read magazines

On Sunday evening, my aunty Rianne had organised for a few family and friends who live down Bunbury/Busselton way to come to our caravan park after the afternoon service to still celebrate her husband, Michael's birthday - he's my mum's youngest brother. So then I finally got to meet my cousin Klaas, his wife Lindy and their 3 kids, who have now been living here for 2 years!

Annette, Ilonka (another cousin), Lindy and Klaas jnr

Heidi and Aunty Rianne catching up

Dad and his brother Klaas, who's here with his wife tante Fenna from Holland,
visiting their children Klaas, Ilonka and Eric

the 'Bosman' cousins - Albert (lying down), Roald, Raymond,
Renee, Anisha, Rensha and Rolinda

There must have been some sort of hot rod club gathering over the weekend
because there were very cool hot rods every where!
This one and his caravan were in the same caravan park as us.

Monday morning - Rod, Olivia and I went for a walk along the beach and it was just magic!

It was just so flat and calm, but an hour later the wind had picked up,
the clouds had come in and it was all wintry and blustery!

Girly group shot before we left
(minus Annette)

Comparing tummies (again)...I win hands down!
Who would have thought Ingrid would have her baby by that Saturday!

And of course a last one of Opa and Oma with their 4 cheeky granddaughters
Naomi, Courtney, Chanel and Olivia

At the Park...

Here's some photos I took of Olivia playing at the park down the road the other day.







It's Monday
It's raining - YAY!!!
Olivia is sleeping - YAY to that too
I chopped all my hair off on Saturday...eeek!
Daylight saving is finished! It was dark at 7pm last night; weird!
It's wintry...I love it, I might head for my bed too. Olivia was awake at 5 this morning, snoozed for a bit till 6, didn't take her Dad's advice on going back to sleep, so got to go in bed with Mum till it was a sane time to get up (only b/c her Mum was sick of listening to her whinge and whine). So I'm feeling a bit sleepy...
Anyway, here's some pics from Saturday night. The van der Veen tribe had a BBQ at Paul and Heidi's place for Renee's b'day. (They might be put on one per day b/c the connection is soooo slow.)

The boys looking at Dad and Mum's Melbourne photos

the Girly Whirlys -- Heidi, Charlene, me, Annette, Renee and Ingrid

checking out some funny video clips

Akaroa

Akaroa
This is the awesome view you get as you drive down into Akaroa, a little town about 1.5 hous from Christchurch

On the beach at Long Bay, Akaroa

A shop with character

Morning tea in Timaru

Christchurch

Christchurch
Our 'Kozy Kiwi' - accomodation while in Christchurch

Rod, Kathryn and Rose on the cool blow up trampoline thing

Sunday night BBQ at the caravan park where we all stayed: Darryl, Rose, Rod and Glenn

Travelling...

Travelling...
more beautiful scenery

Mt Cook - NZ's highest mountain


river near Lake Wanaka

Cadbury's Chocolate Factory!!!

Aren't I strong!

Christchurch Botanical Gardens

all a bit bleary eyed at 5am @ the airport

sunrise above the clouds - beautiful!

Zachary

mmm, Olivia gets to lick the beater!

Tastes good Mum!


my little gardener

A busy bee