Look who's talking...

Just wanted to report that our little Jared is really getting into the talking thing! He is just parroting every word that he can. Right now we've got:

Go Car
Daddy
Mummy
Baba
Kitty
Cookie
Truck (sounds like k*k)
Bye
Book
Joshie (sounds like Oshie)

I think that's everything - he started about two weeks ago now, just saying all these words! We're all so proud of our boy!

Happy Birthday Jared!

Our little boy is 2 years old today!

Wow, I can't believe how time has flown - it feels like just the other day I found out I was pregnant and started on the "Jared" path!!!

He has had a wonderful birthday - a party yesterday with all his friends from Wriggle Worms, an awesome cake created and designed by Mommy with help from Aunty Paula and a wonderful day today!

We took the boys and Robyn to the Helderberg Farm and they had an absolutely wonderful time playing on the tractors and jungle gyms and also holding and petting the animals! It's really a great place to go.

Lots of presents - spoilt rotten - thanks everyone!

This afternoon we went to Aunty Irene and Uncle Barry's (family friends) and swam in their lovely big pool! It was so refreshing!

So all in all, a GREAT Birthday for our little terrible two!

18 more sleepies! xx

3 weeks left...

3 weeks left... till school breaks up for 6 whole delicious weeks - no deadlines, no homework, no homeschool, no ballet, no speech therapy, no cricket and best of all, 3 weeks until Ouma and Oupa arrive! Yippee ai yay!!!!!

We really, really, really, really cannot wait until they arrive and then we're off to Betty's Bay for two weeks of bliss... and Quen and I have our own room!!! What a novelty - we've all been living in one room (yes, all five of us) for almost a year now, so two weeks with our own room is going to be absolutely wonderful!

Please pray and pray that we are able to rent our own place VERY soon! I'm getting a bit desperate! Wish I could add those emoticon faces on here - it would be a slightly crazy looking one!!!

Anyway, a few days after Ouma and Oupa arrive, we've got Didi and Aimee arriving for a few days. We can't wait to see them and see Didi's increasing in size tummy! She's 12 weeks now - congrats, Didi!

Had a great weekend in Fisherhaven and enjoyed the Hermanus Primary Presentation! Really enjoyed staying with Winston and Barbara MacKinnon - they're so cool!

Anyways, gotta go! My book and my bed are calling me and it's just gone 8h30!!!

Love you all!

Thank goodness for Curves...

My heartfelt thanks to the man who created Curves - a gym just for women!!! Not only because there are no men bothering us girls or because there are NO mirrors on the circuit, but for the fact that I can get rid of a lot of my stress. Which was SERIOUSLY needed!

I feel A LOT better!

26 more sleepies!!!

Whoooooaaaaa!

Just had to share this picture of Jared - whenever we're driving around town in the car and we go down a hill, this is what Jared does while shouting "Whooooaaaa" at the same time!

Obviously thinks he's on a rollercoaster ride! And no, we didn't train him to do this!

Thanks Cammie for taking this photo while we drove to ballet! Excellent photo!

28 more sleepies!

Book worms

Who would've thought a Du Preez can be a book worm... Well, Lindsay managed to educate the kids well to ensure they read lots and lots of books. Sometimes however they take it a little far... Cammie falling asleep behind the pages of a book he adores. Jared too has his moments when he sits outside the front door and reads thru his story books. Defintely not Daddy's way of spending free time!!!

Quentin the "Hair Stylist"

Q having been an expert cutting boys hair, thought his confidence would reflect in a hair cut for Robyn... Well, not quite as expected but it looks neat and tidy (so he thinks) and luckily the hair will grow quickly. She looks cute regardless...

Bang, Bang!!!

Yes, it's Guy Fawkes night!!! We went down to Strand beach which was surrounded by idiotical teenagers who think it's funny to try blow eachother's hands off...! And then we drove to Gordon's Bay! It was beautiful there - not a breeze and the fireworks were stunning - really lovely big ones!

Jared was oohing and aahing and Cameron and Robyn just absolutely loved it!

All in all - a wonderful evening!

Happy Anniversary, babes!!! ;)

PS.: Sorry for the bad quality photo - taken with a Nokia...

Cammie's first date...

Yes, it's true! Cammie went on his first date - with his Mommy! We popped down to the local McDonalds on Friday night and had a great time - the conversation was 'sizzling'!!!!

During one of our chats he suddenly says, "I wonder what the cricket score is?" - my mouth dropped - these boys are designed like this, aren't they!!!

Anyway, it was a really great time and Cammie is insisting that we do it on a monthly basis!

Thanks babes, for looking after J-baby!