Our first day back and we jumped straight back into socialising! My grandparents were in JHB so we had them around for afternoon tea. They just adored their time with Grace & Eli and after all the new people in CT, the twins performed like pros and were quite happy to cuddle and show off their baby-ninja skills!
The end of our holiday was spent at the Strachan's stunning holiday home in Betty's Bay. It was such a blessing to just relax and not have anyone to visit or phone! Kid's, as we are reminded everyday, are a lot of work, especially when on 'holiday'. We had an amazing time and Grace & Eli loved the opportunity to hone their crawling skills. The upstairs portion of the house was turbo child friendly and there was a gate at the stairs, so we were able let them do their thing.
We took a drive out to Hermanus one afternoon, browsed the sea-side shops and craft stalls and watched the whales for a bit. Eli & Grace were so well behaved and it was a treasure to now be able to share so many new things with them!
On Saturday the 3oth, our day started out in Grabouw with George & Lettie Strachan at her exhibition, which turned out to be 3km's down the road from the wedding venue, so it was well situated! We had a very encouraging time with them and then went to settle in at our accommodation. When we arrived, there was no-one at reception so we had to wait a bit, which would've been fine had Grace & Eli not decided that that would be the perfect time to fill their nappies with the most unsavoury smelling stuff. Plus, it was hot and we were anxious to get them settled, changed and ourselves ready for the wedding.
Amanda and Dion came out with us to babysit during the reception so that we could take the twins to the ceremony to meet Marcelle. It was a mad rush when we finally found the key (which was hidden under the mat!!) our overnight dwelling but we managed to arrive at the venue about 48seconds before the bride...
The venue was South Hill in Elgin and it was absolutely stunning! After a ceremony of trying to keep Eli & Grace occupied and moderately quiet, we shot back to Oupa & Ouma and then back again to the reception. We had an awesome time - thanks Marcelle & Richard!
On Friday, Oct 29, we converged on the Horner household to prepare and celebrate Grace and Eli's first birthday with our family in Cape Town. The day started early with us fetching candyfloss, the cake and Ouma and then headed off to Pinelands.
Lee met us there with a car full of helium balloons, Cameron was studying but still put in a good show and Tarryn joined us shortly after her exam finished. Mike, Ian and Uncle Drew all eventually joined the team too and within a few hours we had the house ready for guests. Grace & Eli were so good and loved playing with the 'new' people and had a little snooze just before their party guests arrived.
The fun started at about 16h00 and, although busy, we all had a turbo time and felt so blessed to have all our Cape Town family together to share in the beautiful occasion with us. El had planned several games and there was more than enough food and sweets to keep everyone busy and happy!
All the food was marked according to the Hundred Acre theme, so we had Kanga's Fruit Kebabs, Tigger's Treats, Christopher Robin's Carrot Cake, Rabbit's (salad) garden, Hephalump Hunger Busters, Hundred Acre Honeycomb, Eeyore's Rainclouds (candyfloss) Roo's Raisin Muffins & Piglet's in a Blanket (boerie rolls). We played group pictionary, which was a real hit - it's amazing how competitive some people get... pin the tail on Eeyore and the kids all went on a little treasure hunt. All in all it was amazing and filled with great memories!
Thank you to everyone for all their love and support!
On Saturday the 3oth, our day started out in Grabouw with George & Lettie Strachan at her exhibition, which turned out to be 3km's down the road from the wedding venue, so it was well situated! We had a very encouraging time with them and then went to settle in at our accommodation. When we arrived, there was no-one at reception so we had to wait a bit, which would've been fine had Grace & Eli not decided that that would be the perfect time to fill their nappies with the most unsavoury smelling stuff. Plus, it was hot and we were anxious to get them settled, changed and ourselves ready for the wedding.
Lee met us there with a car full of helium balloons, Cameron was studying but still put in a good show and Tarryn joined us shortly after her exam finished. Mike, Ian and Uncle Drew all eventually joined the team too and within a few hours we had the house ready for guests. Grace & Eli were so good and loved playing with the 'new' people and had a little snooze just before their party guests arrived.
The fun started at about 16h00 and, although busy, we all had a turbo time and felt so blessed to have all our Cape Town family together to share in the beautiful occasion with us. El had planned several games and there was more than enough food and sweets to keep everyone busy and happy!
