Kirstenbosch with (some) Powries

We wanted to take Joshua for a picnic as Kirstenbosch, but Andrew and I didn't feel up to doing it on our own... So we hauled Richard and Shawn off with us to get them out of the house and burn up some energy. My dad then also joined the party. It was a nice cool day, just like our other picnic day at Kirstenbosch.


Joshua has this fear of walking over gaps in the ground. So he was very cautious over this grate.

A family of Egyptian geese on the way to our picnic spot.

Joshua couldn't even wait for us to be settled! He had to start chasing something!


For those who remember the climbing tree/umbrella tree, this is the result of a major storm a few years back. Apparently it will grow a canopy over again given a long time...


And then the chasing began in earnest... But for anyone who's been around guinea fowl, you'll know that the only good thing to do with them is try to get them to fly!





Then the boys did their general messing around.



And then the comical highlight of the afternoon! I don't know if it was Shawn's or Richard's idea, but they wanted to try and catch a guinea fowl by tempting it with a chip... I cracked up laughing all over again looking at these photos!





I could have told you it wasn't going to work! ;o)

But they had to try again...

So LOTS of energy got burned up in the end. And I think this was probably one of the highlights of our holiday time.

Visits to the beach

During December we got to visit the beach quite a few times.

We had a picnic for Shawn's birthday.


Boys never get too old to play on the jungle gym!





Joshua really enjoyed the water at first... Unfortunately a small wave, but big for him, came and knocked him over. But he enjoyed it while it lasted!


Then another day we took my mom and gran to the beach. Joshua loved digging in the sand!




This vessel was stranded off the beach in about September last year, and it's still being worked on. Hopefully at some point it will be removed. But it makes for interesting scenery in the mean time.


I think this was about the beginning of Josh's fascination with kites!


Some of the sunsets we enjoyed as well:

Kirstenbosch with the Herberts

We went to Kirstenbosch for a picnic with Andrew's family during the December holidays. It ended up being a pleasantly cool day...



Sarah being a daredevil



Clint... Need I say more ;o)

One of those "don't ask" moments for Josh

Wanting so badly to be big like his cousins!


And "Oh, now I really wish I was big like Sarah!"