4 April 2009

Mila has a horror party

From Mila and Zoe Birthdays 2009
Mila had her party on the Saturday. She had a 'horror' theme so her cake was decorated like a bat and her friends came over dressed in black and wore witches hats etc.
In the evening they watched a horror DVD - Poltergeist. They screamed and stayed up very late, but it was all in good fun.
In this video taken quite early in the morning, she was opening a present from Aunty Debbie

2 April 2009

Zoe's birthday - turning eight

From Mila and Zoe Birthdays 2009
Zoe's birthday was on a school day - the first time in her life. In all previous years she had her birthday during school holidays.
Nevermind we got over the gross unfairness of the situation and had a birthday party after school.

A whole bunch of her school friends came over and had a Safari Party on the verandah.
It was good.

25 January 2009

Ilza's birthday at Langholm





We went to Langholm resort for a Sunday lunch to celebrate Ilza's birthday.
It was a very strange place because there was no one else there. Most of the equipment for children was dilapidated by the dining room and lounge area were properly maintained - and the lunch was not bad at all.

Right by the buffet there were lots of mirrors that really impressed me a lot.

2 January 2009

Let's go to the Great Fish River Reserve

It was the day after New Year's Day, and since we had never been to the great Fish River Nature Reserve, we decided it was a good time to visit.
It was interesting but at the same time quite strange because although it was peak holiday season, we only met one couple who were visiting. The rest of the time we only saw an odd game ranger driving around.

We came upon Fort Double Drift which was built by the British during one of their wars in these parts. Only the tower remains sort of intact, but it was interesting to see the remains of the fort laid out in the bush. It must have been quite an isolated posting for the English soldiers.
Candice and her boyfriend, Craig were with us on our excursion.
We had a picnic lunch at a picnic area on the banks of the Great Fish River. It was very pleasant because it was quiet with only a few monkeys wandering around. There were no other people at all.

The only problem was the ferocious ants that attacked you whenever you stopped walking - that is why in this picture you will notice that we are sitting on the table.