Beautiful

Hello everyone! Thanks to all who wished Stephen a happy birthday. We had a fun little party at a friends house. We played some games and had world cake and coffee:

When the weather is nice, I often walk to the beach for an hour or so with Jubilee. She LOVES it! She comes home covered in sand and worn out- she often falls asleep in the stroller on the way back. Here's a little glimpse of Jubilee getting all sandy:

On Sunday we had Christina and Vovo and their kids over and we took them to the beach for a while. Though they live only a 10 minute drive from the beach, Vovo's little boy had never been to the ocean and Christina's little girl had only been once. It was fun to take them and for me to get a chance to chat with them some more.

Then on Monday (our day off) we went to Kirstenbosh gardens- it was so beautiful. We took a little hike to a waterfall. It was so beautiful! These pics are only a hint of the beauty we saw:

Well, have a great day... more updates soon to come!
Tricia

A little of everything

Hello again everyone! I have much to say, so once again, this will be a multi-topic post.
Jubilee: She is growing so fast!! So you can get an idea of how grown up she is now, here is a list of things she likes to do:
eat at her little table by herself- sometimes attempting the use of a spoon, but usually just fingers
wipe her face with a napkin
put toothpicks into a salt shaker
draw on her magna-doodle
play at the beach- eating sand less and less often!
look at books
greet Daddy at the door when he comes home (she recognizes the sound of the scooter and says "dada" and runs to the door)
open all the drawers in the kitchen and pull everything out, then help Mommy put everything back and repeat
playing in the bathtub
running around outside and inspecting everything- especially small pebbles
spin in circles when music is playing

Here are some super cute pictures of her eating-Life for me: I am doing great! I am totally enjoying my homeopathic course. I will be excited when I get to the practical part of the course when I will take a case history of someone. I can't wait to be able to help someone have a better quality life!
I have also been feeling the need to create things- you know me- sewing, drawing, baking, cooking- I just love making things. I was inspired to try a new kind of art- paper cut pictures. Here is my first piece in this fun medium:
Making it was so fun, cutting and pasting- who wouldn't have fun?

Well, have a fabulous day and think about how much Father loves you!
Tricia

Birthday Video's!

Here are a couple of video's from Jubilee's FIRST BIRTHDAY (July 12th).
Hope you like them.


I think she is going to be a cake decorator too! She was a lot more interested in playing with the icing than she was in eating the cake...




Our crazy baby played with the presents more than the boxes and wrapping paper... I always knew she was special. On the down side we will have to continue buying her actually gifts and not just giving her a empty box!

Pictures of a cutie pie

Pics of the Apartment

Well, as promised, here are some pictures of our apartment.
Here is the living room and a view into the kitchen:

This is Jubilee's room, complete with a duvet cover and pillow cases I made for her room:

This is one of our bed room:

I hope you enjoy the pics, though I know you won't enjoy them nearly as much as I am enjoying living here!
Thanks to all who have prayed during the xenophobic stuff going on. Things seem to be calming down. Masiphumelele is returning to peace and normalcy much faster than any of the other townships - How awesome!!
Tricia