Posing for the paparazzi

Give a three-year-old a pair of sunglasses and this is what you get:


Remember "Walk Like an Egyptian?" I think Sarah is channelling The Bangles. And Jess definitely has some kind of Marilyn thing going. I disclaim any responsibility for wherever she learned that pose...

It was Amy's birthday on Sunday but I forgot my camera -- so here is one of Grandpa David's pics from last Tuesday:



They're not always *quite* so pink, but the three cousins do play very wonderfully together, especially now that Sarah and Amy's imaginative play is really taking off. They play endless games of "I'm the mommy, you're the baby, you're the big sister". It gives me a nice warm snuggly feeling to watch.

PS Happy belated birthdays to Nicola and Kate!! Sorry for being so tardy -- hope you both had fabulous days.

Christmas in Africa

Amy is leaving today to spend Christmas with her other granny in Johannesburg, so we all had a farewell party in Tokai forest yesterday. Glenda made a Christmas tree:

While the boys braaied:

That's Lloyd on the left, Chris's friend Gopal, Chris with Amy and Chris's friend Dominic.

Sarah and Amy ran around a lot and Pam tried not very hard to chase them:

And finally, you know it's been a good picnic when your feet look like this: