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

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

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

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 ;-)

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