The Easter Weekend...

So, our count-down to Easter has come and gone and now we're counting the days until Jake's 5th birthday! Jake had a ball this weekend. He was spoilt and has enough chocolate stashed away (hidden) in the draw in his bedroom to feed a small army. And I seriously don't think he's going to want to eat anything else for the next 2 months. At least. Still, Easter morning was tons of fun and it was fab sharing it with Jake. He really understood what was going on and the build up to Easter has been great! Jake spent Saturday night in my bed and the bunny was a little late with his deliveries, so Jake and I actually lay in until 7:30 on Sunday morning. He was awake at 6:30, but I had to keep checking and the bunny didn't come until 7:30 (lazy boy!). Jake wasn't too stressed about getting up and we read stories and cuddled and chatted for nearly an hour before we finally decided that the bunny had to have finished the job and got out of bed. When Jake looked out the window and saw the garden littered with eggs, he was shaking with excitement.

Jo, Paul, Connor & Paul's brother, TJ, came around for breakfast (it was nearly lunch time by the time they got there and we ate) and it was good to catch up with them all again. Jake is really sweet with Connor; he loves holding him and it's going to be fun for him to see Connor grow and learn. I'm also sure that he'll remember Connor as a baby, which makes this such a special time. I can remember back to when I was about 5 (not too well, but snippets), so fingers crossed...

Jake trying to get Connor to hold a little plastic football... Connor was much happier gripping the champagne cork that I gave him...

Jacques' family were away camping for the long weekend and we went through on Monday to spend some time with them. My dad came with us and we dropped him off at the slip to go cray fishing with Jacques' dad. He had a good time and it did him good to get out the house. He came home with 4 crayfish for us, so we were all happy!! Since it was the last day of the cray fishing season, we'll have to wait until November before we can have more! The girls stayed at the camp site with the kids, who rode their bikes, swung in the hammock and looked for feathers. We took them down to the beach for a while too, which is always great. The tide was out and they had so much fun looking through the rock pools together.

And with that, here are some photos from Kommetjie...

Jake waiting at the slip for his grandpa's boat to come in and fetch his Pa (my dad)...

The water was really busy on Saturday, but the conditions were great (bit bumpy further out). With it being the end of the season, everyone wanted to have one last fish...Jake got bored of waiting and decided to chase the birds on the beach instead. Sorry about the sun spot...Down at the beach with the girls...These two are thick as thieves. And almost as much trouble together. They fight like cat and dog, but get on so well at the same time... The water was crystal clear, made me wish I'd brought my cozzie with. Until I put my feet in...The tide was out, so the kids were able to explore the rock pools that are normally well underwater...We tried really hard to get the kids to pose for a photo together. It's impossible. Abigail's 8, Rebecca's 6 and Jake's 4 - no chance. First we had Abi behaving like a monkey, while the other two posed...Then Jake & Becky got bored, but Abi carried on her act...And then Jake & Becky decided to join in the fun...I think I might just disown them all... Granny came to the rescue and we managed to get at least one nice photo of them all looking at the camera at the same time...

This is the view back down Kommetjie Beach, towards Hout Bay. Again, sorry about the sun spots. I quite like them though...

And that's about it. The rest of the weekend was pretty busy too. I had book club on Thursday night and it ended up getting a bit rough. We landed up at Guzzlers in Milnerton of all places (it's SO dodge) and then at the Edgemead Soccer Club. I got home at 3am and had lost the back of my cell phone, so I'm using an elastic band to keep it all together now (classy). I also left my car in Royal Ascot, so had to collect that on Friday morning. I wasn't feeling hot on Friday morning and was so tired (Jake was up at 7!). My folks gave me a good break and took Jake to the beach so I could sleep a little bit more. We took it easy on both Friday and Saturday, hiring DVDs, slobbing on the couch and catching up on sleep. Just what I needed after Book Club. After the egg hunt and breakfast on Sunday, we had a few visitors and I had dinner later with my friend Jacki & her boyfriend.

Hope you all had a good Easter weekend too!!

Love Sue xxx