Flower Clips etc

Today is Photo day at school, Mommy decided to make a hair accessory for Madam G.

So what do you think?

 

Langebaan Lagoon

Reward Charts

I received a phone call from Madam's teacher the other day regarding her "talking" in the classroom.  Her teachers suggestion was a reward chart.  I didn't realise how difficult it was to find a "ready" made chart so I decided to make my own.  I even bought some Tower stickers so we could record the good day.

Our first reward was a walk to the park so Madam could play on the swing, it was Fab!!

Here are a few more fun reward ideas;
1. Extra story at bed time
2. A small toy - bouncing ball, toy car (for boys), princess crown or wand (for girls)
3. Renting a movie
4. A special Milkshake or sweet treat
5. Making a cake or cookies
6. A "Late" night stay up

Meerendal

On Saturday the 12th of February we decided to visit the Meerendal farmers market, here are a few pics of Gemma riding a pony, what great fun, didn't expect her to enjoy it as much as she did.

The farmers food market that was introduced last year and proved to be very popular. It takes place on the second Saturday of each month and provides lots of things to buy and enjoy.

It runs from 09:00 till 14:00 and there is a wide selection of foods: fresh farm bread, pesto and olives, homemade pies, preserves, honey, waffles, biltong and droëwors, rusks, cakes, fudge and garden plants. There are pony rides and a jumping castle to entertain the kids while you shop.

Dates for the Farmers market for the year : 15 January 2011, 12 February 2011, 19 March 2011, 16 April 2011, 14 May 2011, 11 June 2011, 16 July 2011, 13 August 2011, 17 September 2011, 15 October 2011, 12 November 2011, 17 December 2011

Packing - Moving

And so the fun begins and I thought the worst part was over, we've recently sold our house which means the packing has commenced.

Here is a picture of little G helping mommy! Boy oh boy this is going to be so much fun! NOT

Bows etc

 

Just love making bows for Little G's hair, pity she doesn't like wearing them!!!

Wordless Wednesday

Fun in the Sun

Christmas cookie baking

Little G and I made Christmas Cookies again this year but unfortunately we where able to hang them on our tree, we where very worried that the Cats (Simon & Mielie) might eat them.

 

 

Recipe to follow

Wrapping paper - potato stamping

In sticking with our creative Christmas we decided to make our own wrapping paper to wrap the sock mice.

Cut the potatoes into the desired stencil shapes, this is def a job for Mommy

Mix some powder paint (as per instructions)

Start stamping, wait for it to dry and wrap your special present

   What simply fun, Little G had a ball

Potato Stamping - tutorial  

Sock mice - presents for our cats

The Cats def got spoilt in our house this Christmas, I made them each a sock mouse filled with some catnip, Simon loved it so much he couldn't wait to open it so he decided to open it himself.

Teacher's Christmas gifts

School breaks up on Friday and it will be Gemma's last day at Sterreliggieland before she goes to her new school next year.

We decided to spoil her teachers with little presents (with the help of Ouma) we made Mini Christmas cakes.

I've also attached the recipe just in case you want to make them yourself.

Fruit Cake (Ouma Vienie 1976):

 

500g Fruit cake mix

1 cup Brown suger

1 cup warm rooibos tea

1/4 tl salt

Mix altogether and let it stand overnight

 

Add:

2 cups self raising flourl

1 tl oil

1 beaten egg

cherry's, nuts, green figs

Mix everything together and place dough in a muffin tins that's been lined with wax paper.  Bake for +/- 1 hour at 175 C

Sprinkle lightly with brandy every 2 days

 

World of Dogs and Cats expo 2010

 

A visit to The World of Dogs & Cats expo  resulted in one happy little girl, her ouma won VIP tickets and decided to treat us.  What fun!!! 

Even Mommy enjoyed her self, here is a picture of me hold a pet RAT.  My budding photographer took the photo, not bad!!

School Concert

 

My Baby shoes had her 2nd concert last night! it was gorgeous, well done baby!

Gemma & Mark

Gemma reading her cousin Mark a story isn't it to cute!

Aquarium 28/08/2010

Granny & Grandpa took us to the Cape Town Aquarium in Cape Town, here are a few pictures.  Baby shoes had a great time just pity I couldn't get anymore pictures.