Weekend fun...

 Our weekend was busy and full of fun.  Jake finished up school on Friday and on Friday night, he went to his cubs sleep over at their hall.  They are only allowed to go on official camps when they're 9 years old and most of our kids are 7 & 8, so this year they decided to have a camp inside their hall.  Just a one nighter, which suited most of the kids (and parents).  I went off to my wonderful friends, Veronica and Steven for a most scrumptious braai (thank you so much) and dropped in to see how things were going on my way home.  The kids were buzzing with excitement and it was after 10:30pm.  I arrived just in time to see them start to wind down with their hot chocolate and got to enjoy their carolling too.   There were about a dozen tents set up all over the hall and the leaders put so much effort into making the Christmas sleep over fun for the kids.  They did 2 badges and Father Christmas even popped in on Saturday morning with presents for them all...

 A tired, but very happy boy, who wasn't even tempted to ask me if he could come home with me when I left at bed time...

 On Saturday afternoon, I had the most delicious lunch with friends for a good friend's birthday, at de Grendel, which is literally up the road from home.  I had the most divine wild mushroom risotto with truffle oil for starters and kingklip for mains.  I skipped dessert and eventually rolled away from the lunch table around 5:30pm (after post lunch drinks on the balcony...

 On Sunday morning, we went to the V&A for the Redbull Flugtag.  It was the most gorgeous day and we all enjoyed being out and about.  Jake bumped into some school friends, who were also on our recent camping trip...

 And we had a quick look at some of the plane-ideas.  I'm not sure how people actually expect things like this Angry Bird to actually fly, but I guess it's worth a try...

 The world's first flying ostrich...

 The little house from Up having it's balloons blown up...

 We got to the waterfront really early and found a good spot to watch from.  The parents of the friends Jake had bumped into run one of the restaurants (Den Anker) and were kind enough to lend us an umbrella.  Den Anker is a Belgian Restaurant in the Waterfront and I'm dying to take Jake there for tappas on the balcony.  The main restaurant is a little too exclusive for children, but they have a wide array of excellent imported beers, for those who are interested.  We had McDonald's McMuffins for breakfast (the healthy option) and waited for the show to start...

 And thank goodness we got there early...

 Once the show started, it was all fun and laughter as we watched the first planes crash land...

 One after...

 The next...

 People were very creative - this one was a Springbok rugby ball, complete with goalposts...

 Another one bites the dust...

 The nearby restaurants were packed to capacity...

 The lobster team (see picture of Jake with his friends for their craft)...

 Eventually, the team we were waiting to see!  My uncle built their plane...

 The idea was that it'd leave the frame behind, get enough wind beneath it's wings and soar...

Unfortunately, it crashed and burned...

 It only got 12m, which is a real pity.  In fairness, my uncle was only given about a month to put this together.  He's also building a real 2-man plane, so I'm hoping that flies better than the Posm Predator...

 We were also entertained by a real acrobatic pilot who was nothing short of brilliant...

I have more pictures to share, some lovely ones of the kids, but I'm out of time today!  I promise to be back soon.  Hope you all had a good weekend!

Love Sue XXX