<25th December 2010- Christmas Day:
My inlaws had flown in from PE for the Christmas holidays and both Darren and I were looking forward to the break. We only realised the night of Christmas eve, that we didn't have a night nanny, therefore we'd be the ones having to watch over the kids during the course of the night. Oh boy, it was hectic! I don't really know if I thought I was been clever and stupid in thinking that I could do it on my own! I managed, but I was so tired the next day! Initially, I was quite excited about spending our first Christmas with the kids,but I was just too tired to think about it and instead slept in for an hour or so while my in laws took care of the kids. Thankfully we had family over for Christmas lunch, so that kept me busy during the course of the day. Like the kids,I was quite cranky at the end of the day.
We got the kids dressed up in the red outfits which they didn't seem to comfortable in. Thankfully it turned out to be perfect day, all the kids swam and lunch was great!
It was the first time ever that our Christmas tree was filled with presents and naturally, were all mostly for the kids! We thought that they'd get excited about opening presents, but I ended up doing it all. They did get awesome presents!
With Christmas day gone, we started preparing for our road trip down to PE. We decided to go down to PE for about ten days and spend New Years there. It took me a couple of hours trying to pack for the whole family; ensuring there would be enough clothes for the 4 seaons that PE experience.; ensuring there would be enough dinner for the road; ensuring....everything! Nevertheless, we finally left Jo'burg without any hassles. There was 10 of us travelling in my "bus"; So you can imagine what a full house it was, but at least we knew there was enough help on the road! Fortunately, the trip went off smoothly, better than expected.
Port Elizabeth:
It was a full 10 days of rainy weather! I think we only managed to take the kids out the house for 1 day. Of course, it stopped raining the day we left!
We quickly took advantage of the day and decided to take the kids to the beach; their first experience on beach sand and seawater! It was a windy day, nonetheless, we went ahead with the plan. It was a decision of which beach to go to forgetting that it was the second day after New Years and the beaches would be jam packed! I think we drove for just over an hour trying to find a suitable spot where it wasn't so busy. By the time we finally found a spot, the wind had picked up. Quickly, we went to the beach, dipped the kids feet into the water and headed back to the car! The amount of time we spent at the beach wasn't even a quarter of the time we spent driving in the car! We were there for literally 10 minutes and left! Locals at the beach could probably tell that we were "Vaalies", as none of us were dressed for the beach; the kids still wore trackpants and sweaters and to make things worse, I walked down with my huge camera! It was great to get out though for a little while! I thought the kids would get restless, but they were quite good!
08th January 2011, the Triplets 1st birthday:
The days leading to their birthday party was quite an eventful one. They started nursery school 2 days prior to their birthday, so it gave me enough time to prepare and make all the necessary arrangements for their party. My Mom in law flew in for their party and my father in law surprised us by joining her too.
Their birthday party was mostly a family affair and very close friends. It was great having Mel around as she was a great help with everything including the kids! Mel can vouch as to how busy things are with the kids these days!
We were although concerned about the weather as it had been raining the whole week. It was a coolish day and it rained for a little while but the other kids still managed to have fun! My kids on the other hand, got spoilt to the point that I didn't know who they were with and what they were eating! At least they got to experience the same taste of food the adults were having. Our menu consisted of chicken chow mein, fried drumsticks, potato and greek salad! It was awesome!
Their birthday cake on the other hand didn't turn out well the way I would have like it to; I wanted it to be in the shape of a paw print, even though the kids didn't exactly have a theme as such, but I used animals of the wild as part of a them. Ultimately, nothing beats a cream vanilla sponge cake!
I think it was quite an exciting day for all of us and an event that we'd never forget!
