Aaron is SEVEN today

Well, yesterday was the last day I’m ever going to have a six year old boy. Aaron, you have grown so much (literally and figuratively) in the last year!  You amaze me on so many levels, you are so witty and smart and caring and lovable.  But you are also so hard on yourself, a [...]

Mia turns 3

Today is Mia’s birthday and yesterday we had her party.  She was center of attention the whole day and LOVED it!!  The day started early with  me baking brownies and crunchies, then on to Aaron’s soccer match (they won) and back to get the house ready for the party at 11am.  It didn’t take much [...]

Christian is 8

I’m sitting on the guest room bed with the laptop on my lap and watching Aaron, Zara and Mia playing outside in the new sandpit.  Christian is in the garage playing with his lego.  Stefan is still sleeping.  Star is chasing HaDiDa’s.  I’ve spent the last 2 days trying to form this post in my head, [...]

Aaron is 6

My boy!  Mr Aaron.  6 Years old!!!  You were always my little boy, shorter and smaller than your peers, but wise beyond your years.  Now, in the last year, you have grown about 5cm and have stretched to be almost as tall as your brother was at the same age.  You’ve also gone and lost [...]

Mia is 2!

This is to my darling daughter Mia:  I have not known you for very long, but I knew on the very first day that I met you that this day would come.  I was sitting in Mama Carien’s home on the sofa when your big eyes peeped around the corner and I fell in love [...]

Zara is 4

I can hardly write this blog entry without becoming tearful.  It’s so hard that my littlest fairy daughter is now older than Christian was when we arrived back in South Africa over 3 years ago and it feels like Aaron was only just so recently 4!  When I look at you now I see a [...]

Christian is 7

You can’t be a mother and not fill everyday with old cliches, but I suppose they are cliches because they are just so true.  Things like ‘I can’t belive how big he’s become’, ‘makes me feel older’, ‘it feels just like yesterday….’ all come to mind. Chris had a nice drawn out birthday this year [...]

Aaron’s 5th Birthday Party

This was a long week that rushed by!!  The Gauteng book is basically done, except for final proofing and the Western Cape book will be finished by the end of this week coming.  I’m exhausted by it and after the two week managing the office alone.  It’s been a mental, physical and emotional challange.  But today [...]