It was a lovely day for it as the wind abated and the sun shone!(never a guarantee in Cape Town!)
The church supplies the fires so we took along some meat, cool drinks and salads and there is "communal" dessert - everybody brings something to contribute (actually there is also communal salad, but I prefer to take my own!!).
So, while the men braaied, the ladies chatted and "entertained" the children.
After lunch it was time for fun and games! The children took part in sack races and 3-legged races and the annual tug-of-war.
There was also lots of other activity, lots of tree-climbing and lots of bike-riding, Abigail started out on a ride with 2 dads and some of the boys along the gravel road that goes up past the arboretum into the forest, but she was a bit nervous about it and so decided rather to stay and take part in the games.
Some of the climbers!
It was a good day with friends and everybody - young and old (the youngest was 2 months and the oldest probably 70-something!) had an enjoyable time.
Of course, after a day like that and no sleep for a certain young lady, we have the inevitable melt-down, but we managed to get through supper and have a bath at least and now she is tucked up in bed with her milky bottle! (Can you hear that? It's a sigh of relief!!)
And so another week of November has come to an end, Abigail now has 4 weeks left of grade 1!
2 comments:
you posted that at 5 to 5?? Goodness you must've hit the computer as soon as you walked through the door! The kids had a ball didn't they - I love it when we get to do big church family things like this. We should do them more often. :)
My "clock thingy" is not quite right! (I couldn't find CT on the list so I went with Zurich but I think they may be on daylight saving now!!!)It was more like 5 passed 6!
It did help that Niave went to bed so early,we got home just after 4, straight from the front door into the bath and had toasted cheese sarmies for supper, so it was all pretty simple.
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