Wednesday, April 29, 2009

April Events...

So April is over already! Where does time go? Devon is already 6 weeks old and growing by the day. He's doing really good - feeds every 4 hours, sleeps well and best of all, he's starting to respond with smiles and coos! Olivia dotes on him whenever she can. She loves to show him all his new toys (which he's not interested in) and get his dummy if he's crying and drag him around in his rocker (which he does like) and of course give him lots of hugs and kisses.

Pity it's not in focus, but this is what we're seeing more of these days - smiles!

waaahh!!! Why do you try these things out when I'm tired Mum?!

Just to show how long his hair is and how much it sticks up!

Olivia keeping her brother occupied

Late Sunday arvo swing

1 month old


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Easter Long Weekend
Saturday of the weekend we spent at the beach with Ali & Rita Kleyn, Ed & Evette Bruning and Horse & Sylvia van Duyn. Ali took the boat along so all the guys got to wake board and the kids had a go on the biscuits and kneeboard. Unforunately when I went on the boat I didn't have my camera with me, so I got no action shots of the guys wakeboarding.

my little Arab

Brooklyn and Olivia keeping themselves entertained

Ali doing a jump.
I got this one from the beach as they were skiing past...a few minutes later the water police pulled them over and said they weren't allowed to ski so close to the beach!


Monday of the long weekend we had a get together at Burswood Park with some of the de Jagers to celebrate Dad and Oom Jaap's birthdays which are only a few days apartRod, Dad, Coen van Dijk and Oom Michael

If it has pockets, Olivia's hands will be in them; even her new winter pj's have pockets much to her delight!Aunty Renee babysitting the kids :-)

The de Jager ladies - Jacolien, Bertha (telling big stories as usual), Ellen and Yvonne, talking to a friend. oh, and Jan - if you look closely you can see his horrible looking moustache. He told Bertha he'd be keeping it like that for the wedding (photos of that to come), much to her disgust.

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Baptism 5 April 2009

all dressed up and ready for church



Proud Opa and Oma


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Saturday night 4 April - fish 'n' chips for tea down at the beach with Mike, Kaffa, Rose, Glenn and Leonie and kids. Ali happened to be there with his kids (Rita was at Bertha's hen's night), so they joined us too.
cheesy smiley Olivia

1 comment:

tintin said...

HEY :)
Love all the photos on the blog!!!!
Looks like yous have been having heaps of fun in April! And the kids look soooo cute... and Olivia grown up with her hands in her pockets :) And the little one... awwww... just gorgeous :)
Luv J&T

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