Summer is officially coming to an end here, though it is only apparent on the calendar. Paolo has been in town for a few weeks- a real treat for all of us. Here is a glimpse of a week of our lives in mid-March...
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| Paolo does a "Cardio Tennis" class every Saturday. He loves it! |
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| Once Paolo finishes we head to stables nearby for the children's horseback riding lessons. |
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| Maria spends the entire lesson with an intense look of concentration. I only know she is actually having fun since she talks nonstop about her horse the rest of the week! |
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| Gio gets a much bigger horse and goes a lot faster. He loves it. |
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| Saturday afternoons we often have friends over for a swim and braai (cookout). |
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| We surprised the kids and rented a bouncy house this time. Two local teenagers joined the fun, adding dish soap and the hose to the slide. Things got wild! |
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| Eventually we got everyone inside for movies and popsicles... |
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| ...and the grownups got to sit outside and enjoy the quiet. |
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| Maria inherited her first princess dress from a very kind older child. She was beyond thrilled... |
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| ...like the kind of thrilled that meant I had to |
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| And what princess would refuse an evening bike ride? |
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| Monday Gio woke early filled with excitement for his first rugby lesson. He is in full gear in preparation for the afternoon session. |
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| Maria is obsessed with getting her hair cut but HATES getting it washed. Luckily she seems to enjoy it at the salon. If only she would be this willing at home in the bathtub! |
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| What?! A rainy day?? I think we have had about 3 of these since we arrived here in October. |
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| I discovered a grocery store with all sorts of yummy US goodies. While I rarely crave American foods anymore a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup is not something I will ever pass up! |
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| "My cheacher Peer." |
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| Pierre is the local junior golf pro. Maria is his youngest student. She absolutely adores him and asks |
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| Another Saturday, another birthday party. Maria got invited by one of her classmates and had a terrific time. |
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| Do NOT tell my mother but Gio rides around Pretoria on a motorcycle with Paolo. |
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| Yep, another brithday party. Same day. |
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| This one was for Juliet (girl in orange, a classmate of Gio's), but the family did not mind Maria crashing it for a bit. |
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| And what is new with Enzo? Well, he has hit a new level of laziness. Here is how he now eats his dinner. |
And, finally, two videos of rugby and other things on the 18th hole (right outside of our back gate)....
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