Winter Activities

Winter is in full swing in the Cape and Friday was the last day of the school term. Most days are rainy and cold, so we are confined to indoor activities. No problem. Aiden and Zack have discovered that hide and seek is super fun (even though Zack's hiding places are not always that genius :-). Aiden really loves reading and occasionally Zack can sit still for long enough that Aiden can actually read a story to him. These times are precious for Mom and Dad as it gives us a nice break.

We had Paul and Lezinda Ras and their sons Darrian and Divan over for dinner tonight. Paul is one of Gavin's oldest friends as they go back to 2nd grade. It was the first time in almost 9 years that we got together and we simply had to take a picture of all the boys. It was a fun night.

The Boxer

Aiden's been wanting a boxing bag for some time now, so when we found a shop floor tarnished one for cheap we snagged it and suspended it from the roof in the lapa. So far it is getting good use as both boys enjoy putting on the boxing gloves (actually karate mittens) and having a good old punch-up on the bag. Hey - it sure beats them punching up on each other.

It was a stunning weekend in the Cape Town area and we made good use of the summer-like conditions with several visits to parks and also the beach. Aiden is starting to show more signs of an interest in soccer these days, so we may look at signing him up for some soccer classes again soon.




The second week of school went MUCH better than the first. Zack now runs to his classroom in the morning, takes his nap on schedule, and is still a happy camper when we pick him up from school in the afternoon. Let's hope it continues this way.