Mmm, my efforts to keep this blog up to date have been a bit poor...It's not that I've been extra busy really. When I am on the computer, I spend all my time checking out other people's blogs and facebook thingies that I don't get around to my own :-)
Anyway, we've been in mourning here for the last week.
Reason? We sold the ute last Friday night :-(
I mean we are talking about
the ute here. It had a lot of sentimental value to us. We spent a lot of time together in that ute, driving, parking, talking, kissing, cuddling etc. I remember the first time I went for a drive in it with Rod. It was in Albany and we weren't going out yet. A whole heap of us had come back late from a day out 4WD at the beach, and my car wasn't at the place where we all had met, so Rod offered to bring me to my car. Anyway, he ended up just taking me for a bit of a drive first with 'Kryptonite' playing at a million decibels. It was the start of many more drives and many more great memories.
So, after owning it for 10 years (pretty much to the date) it was time to let it go. We don't all fit in it anymore so it's really no good to us for when we go down to Albany or on holidays. We could've kept it and then have the patrol wagon as 'my' car, but it really isn't much fun driving a car like that around town for shopping and the like. So, as hard as it was, it was time to sell it.
Mud bashing, camping and 4WD with the ute
And this is our new rig and Rod's new toy, a Patrol wagon!
Olivia, Leonie with Zachary, Sarah, Evette with Corey,
Olivia with her cousins Hannah and Lauren
Zachary (from Leonie)
Tegan (from Evette)
Rod catching up with his cousins Ashley and Jeremy
Heidi, Rose with (Sienna) and Kaffa (not sure why she's pulling that face!)
We also witnessed the baptism of "Sienna Lee", daughter of Darryl and Kara (Rod's oldest brother); they also have two sons - Ethan and Noah
This is the view I had on Monday morning from our bed! Nothing beats CWA cottages for accomodation
Olivia helping Nanna butter sandwiches for lunch
Doing something constructive while waiting for it to set
before we put the streaks in...should've just left it like this I reckon - I want
We took the train and the ferry there which was fun and lots of walking!
Saw Trisha the elephant go for her daily walk
YAY! Orangutans! Olivia couldn't wait to see them! She had been talking about orangutans for a while even before we thought about going to the zoo (not sure where she saw them), and well, I think they lived up to her expectations because she thought they were hilarious. They were doing roley poleys in a hesian bag and all sorts of cool tricks which was pretty funny to see. Well, Olivia couldn't stop talking about them when we got home - she would tell anyone who listened long enough all about the orangutans.
"Hilarious" - her latest saying
my cute little niece Anya
Courtney and Olivia enjoying the party
Mud bashing, camping and 4WD with the ute
And this is our new rig and Rod's new toy, a Patrol wagon!
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
my little Arab
Brooklyn and Olivia keeping themselves entertained
Ali doing a jump.
Rod, 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.
all dressed up and ready for church
Proud Opa and Oma
cheesy smiley Olivia
