Joshua's 3rd Birthday Party!

Joshua's 3rd Birthday Party!

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Joshua's birthday is actually Tuesday but we had his party today. He chose a Winnie the Pooh theme and we had a lot of fun putting the cake together. I made the cake and frosting and our very good friend, Jessica, frosted it! Joshua invited his 2 best friends, Blake & Kylie (and their families). We colored a Winnie the Pooh page, decorated cookies (because Joshua LOVES cookies), played some outside games and even did a slip n' slide. It was a bit chilly and cloudy so that didn't last too long but the kids had fun if you can count all the screams and laughs that could be heard! Click on the picture of Joshua and his cake to see lots of other fun moments from the party!

2nd Trip to Buffelspoort

Well, we had so much fun the first time that we decided to go again! This time we went during the week when things were much quieter at the resort. Since the weather was warmer we were able to do more swimming outside which the kids just loved! We also took their bikes this time which was a highlight. We went on a family walk each night and tried new little roads all around the place. Just click on the picture of the kids to see a few more. I will also add that this picture was very quick and only after I cleared the ants and spider off the tree so they could sit on the branch! Oh, the wonderful outdoors!

2nd Vacation to Buffelspoort

A Trip to the Library

We love to take a trip to the library every other week. Our kids love to read books! Alexis always looks for princess books, Joshua picks anything at his eye level and Lucas chooses non-fiction or Where's Waldo books. We are so blessed to have a library we can visit! Our library also has a kitchen play area that our kids enjoy playing in after they have found their books.

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Rebekah is 9 months old!

I posted these pictures yesterday and today she started crawling! Wow!

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Enough already!

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Baby Dedication for Rebekah

We celebrated Rebekah's Baby Dedication today at our church, Edenvale Baptist. Pastor Marlene did the dedication. Rebekah was such a little princess and made the congregation laugh a few times with her squeals and funny faces. She was also trying to take her new sandals off the whole time. (She had discovered earlier that they semed to taste good.) The Bible verse they chose for her was Proverbs 4:23 - "Above all else, guard your heart for it is the wellspring of life." We praise God for our precious little girl and are honored to raise her in the ways of the Lord!

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Rebekah is changing so fast!

We love watching our little Rebekah grow! She is rolling all over, sitting up by herself, saying "ba ba" and "da da", and she is on her knees ready to crawl. So far she's mostly rocking back and forth on her knees and when she does this fast enough she actually makes a little bouncy hop forward. So cute-what can we say! She is also very attached to her mommy and wants to be able to see her at all times.

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Here is Rebekah waving at me as I take her picture. She loves to hold the hair on this doll!

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Fun Times!

We love that spring is now here! The nicer weather means we get to play outside lots! Click on the picture of Joshua on the seesaw to see more of our fun day at the park!

A Day in the Park

We just recently visited the Sci-Bono Science Discovery Center in downtown Joburg. Some friends invited us to go with them and we were so amazed at how much fun the kids had learning about science. There's no way we could go through the center in one trip so we are all looking forward to going again. Click on the picture below to see what fun the kids had discovering science!

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