HELLO FRIENDS

Please bear with me!
I have been trying to post a blog about Christmas for the whole day but my connection is so slow, my pictures would not load and my kids are all in overdrive so I've been upping and downing all day!

In the end I decided I am going to try do it in a few parts because of the bad connection. So keep checking back 'til you have the whole story!

Friday 23rd!

SINCE MY KIDS MISSED THE CHRISTMAS LIGHT SHOW WE HAD PLANNED BECAUSE OF JOSHUA'S ACCIDENT WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE NICE TO CATCH THE ONE AT THE JOHANNESBURG ZOO.

WE ALL DRESSED UP AND PACKED A PICNIC SUPPER AND HEADED OFF TO SEE THE ANIMALS AND THE LIGHTS!

We bought our tickets ... no small cost for 14 kiddies and 4 grown ups!                                                                   WE GOT TO THE ELLIES AND WE'RE WATCHING THEM SCRATCH AND SWAY WHEN ...

THE CLOUDS STARTED ROLLING IN THICK ...

DARK ...

AND HEAVY...


 WE GOT STRANDED UNDER THE LEAKY THATCH WEATHER SHELTER AND ENDED UP EATING OUR PICNIC WHILE THE THUNDER AND LIGHTNING SHOOK ALL THE TREES ON THE OUTSIDE.

HERE SIMILO AND CHRISTIAN SHOW OFF THE PEACOCK FEATHERS THEY FOUND ON THE GROUND.

AFTER 45MIN THE RAIN LET US ESCAPE BUT BY THEN THE LIGHTS WERE TURNED OFF AND WE HAD TO JUST GO HOME.

SATURDAY 24TH

THE KIDS WERE IN CHARGE OF THE COOKIES AND BROWNIES, THEY HAD A BALL AND MANAGED TO CREATE SOME PRETTY AMAZING CHRISTMAS COOKIES AND OF COURSE GOT SUPER SUGARY IN THE PROCESS.

MORE TO FOLLOW AS SOON AS I CAN.

WE LOVE YOU ALL

Pippa