Cayson Kai Daly

I know it has been ages since I have update my blog..and so much has happened but so little time.  Anyway the most important of those happenings in my little nephew so I'm doing a post of him and will catch up on everything else at a later stage...

Cayson was born on the same day as his uncle Dane, 26 August.  An amazing birth...his mom popped him out in less than an hour (from the start of labor!!) He is now 3 weeks old still so tiny and too cute for words.  Took sum pics of him sleeping like a little angel in his crib.

Baby Shower

This weekend was Kayley's Baby shower..

the biggest one I have ever been to..53 people.  Dev and Stace did an awesome job on games and keeping everyone entertained..(you can see Kay below using her tum tum to fold clothes on, so cute..and practical ;o)

Her theme for the nursery is grey and blue..bears and stars..so we went with decor along those lines...

I made the nappy motorbike and Amber (Kay's other sis in law) and Glenda her mom in law got the cake.  Mom did the little fruit salad prams sooo cute as we decided to do a brunch party.

Was such a nice day and Kay deserved every bit of spoiling she was such a good sport!

Almost 6 weeks to go..I am sooooooooooo excited!

What's new...

I haven't been good about updating my blog since we moved to Durb's cz things have just been really busy..so will try do a quick run down on what's potting of late.

My last post was of Hayley's kitchen tea..well since then she has had her wedding on the 23rd of April and it was absolutely beautiful.  We also had Alexis and Ryans wedding here in Hillcrest..was also lovely and nice to see our Jhb friends again.  And then sadly holidays came to an end and I started work in Durban at etv News in May.   It was a bit daunting at first, so many new things to learn and a whole different type of editing..deadlines and pressure which I was not used to, so the first month was rather tough but gradually thing are getting better as I get more familiar with the routine and equipment here.   The hours also take a bit of getting used to..as I only start at 11am and finish around 8pm, so it throws a bit of a spanner in the works with making dinner and just life in general.
As for my hubby..the roles have definitely reversed! - much to his delight :o) he gets to work from home now,  still for his Jhb base company BalmOral.  But because almost everything is run online it works fine for him to be based here and still get the job done.  He also pops up to Jhb for meetings and occasionally to Kabul when needed.
We are currently living in a tiny little flat in Waterfall, with most of our stuff still in storage which is a bit of a strain..but just trying to cope while we sort out things with the house and business.... We are buying a boxing business (with Dane's parents) which is on a 5 acre plot in Crestholme.  There is a house on the premises which is not our dream home (to say the least) but because the business is there it is mostly just convenient for us to live there so that Dane is able to manage the new boxing business and still work for BalmOral without having to run between the two.  So as it stands we are waiting for the subdivision on the property to go through before we can buy but at the end of this month we will move into the cottage on the property until the sale goes through.  Dane has already started learning how boxes are made and all the in's and out's of it all, so being on site next month will make it a lot easier for him but no so much for me... as already working in Durbs is a half hour drive for me and Crestholme is another 7kms away..GRrrrr!

Other news in the fam...Kayley is in her thrid trimester already!! and still looking as gorgeous as ever...with her little boy on board :o) I get to go to a scan later this month.
My sis, just went overseas on a Conticki tour (for her company) to France, Germany and Switzerland !! Awesome experience for her, and she had lots of fun..brought me back some lovely swaroffski crystal earings, a compact mirror from moulin rouge and some yummy swiss chocies - yum! :o)
It's my Grandpa's 80th Birthday this month!!  and My mom is off to Zanzibar next month.

Will try and be more diligent about blogging...just gona take me a bit longer as I have less time on my hands these days not working from home any more. Anyhoo, thats all for now..looking forward to a relaxing weekend :o)



P.S. Please don't hold my spelling against me ;o)

Hayley's Kitchen Tea

We did a high tea/mad hatters tea party for Hay's bridal shower, Natalie (her other bridesmaid) managed to find the cutest Alice in Wonderland outfit for her..and of course she looked gorgeous in it ;o)

Had lots of fun. The wedding took place the following weekend 23rd, it was beautiful..post to follow..when pics arrive..

SKYDIVE !!!!

As a gift for my Birthday Dane got me a skydive.. I have been wanting to do it for ages and it was soooo worth the wait.  Wow, what an awesome experience!! The free fall was an amazing feeling...and when you sitting on the edges of the plane and then just kind of drop out!..it was sooo much fun :o)

Once the shoot was out the instructor showed me how to 'steer' and I did it for awhile...at about 4000feet and then he took over and started to spiral down really fast..at which point I actually felt a bit sick!...but it was a smooth landing and I would definitely do it all over again!

A Change is as good as a holiday...

Life has been so hectic the past few weeks...I think it started when I began work at Ignition Tv and snow balled since then...busy during the week with edits and shoots and away every weekend! East London, Durbs, Mpumalanga...was nice to take a breather on the farm and as you can see (below) I hav tried to catch up on my blog posts which have been pretty much non existent this month.

And things will continue to be manic for awhile, I think as we are moving back to Durbs !! MOVING BACK TO DURBS..yay!!! I am so excited to be heading home again..especially with Kay having her baby toward the end of August.  (ITS A BOY!!, by the way...so exciting!!!) and hoping there will also be some wedding planning to be done this year and it would hav killed me to be away for these two big events in the lives of people who are so special to me!  Although I am sad to be so far from Mark, Nic and the girls in Nelspruit, it has been so nice being closer and getting together so often.  We have really enjoyed our time with them..but as I said..will just have to plan more holidays together :o)

Well there are lots of details to be ironed out..but the basic jist of it...is that we are looking at buying a small business in Hillcrest (as a side line thing with Dane's parents) and Dane will continue to work for BalmOral out of Durbs, which will be on a trail basis for the next two months to see if it works out.  As for me..bit sad as I was offered a permanent position at Ignition tv here in Jhb and I have not got anything lined up as yet in Durban..but just trusting the Lord with this whole change in our lives!

So thats news!!..movers come on the 6th April and we should be out of here by the 10th, eeek, so my to do..so little time!..i better get on with it...

Birthdays at the farm

Over the long weekend we went to the farm to celebrate a bunch of Birthdays..me, Wayne, Matty and Gabriella.  Doug joined us..after a 18hr bus ride frm CT !! -madness, but was great to have him too :o)  We had a lovely spit braai..but got a bit rained out (as u can see all the boys huddled under the umbrella) but was still fun.

Took some family photos..the kids were the hardest..my word, actually didn't end up getting one of them all smiling so had to cheat it a bit in photoshop ;o)

Miss P always looks like a princess..i just love taking photos of her...she is so pretty (we all know where she gets it from!)

Repercussions of the Vaal...

It only took one weekend at the Vaal to convince Dane that we should have never sold our jetski and it was time to go in search of a new one!!..and within the week he had found a great deal, in East London (of all places) so we took a little road trip to fetch it...

We left at 10pm Friday evening and took it in turns driving through the night!! as I had to work Sunday so we had to get back on Saturday.  We arrived to find it in excellent condition and Dane managed to negotiate 5k off the price (my husband the 'churro' ;o) We spend about and hour in there and were off on the road again.  20 hrs spend driving, I could not wait to crawl into bed when we got home!

 The following weekend we hit the Vaal again to test it out...

It went perfectly, not one problem. I took me awhile to get used to it but it was like Dane had been at it every wkend!..he was doing some awesome jumps behind the boats wake.  Another great weekend :o)

The Vaal

Last weekend we had plans to camp at the Vaal (for the first time since we've been in Joies) but the weather turned ug on Saturday morning so we called it off...late afternoon the sun began to peak its head out and we packed up quick and off we went.  Not ten minutes after we left the clouds blackened and was stormy all over Jhb but we decided to press on seeing as the Vaal is an hour away hoping that it would be better there (knowing that our tents were not waterproof!!)  And it turned out to be such a lovely evening, went out for a booze cruise and watched the full moon rise.

 Next day also started off miz, the wind was up and we were not able to ski..but after about an hour it all settled and turned into a beautiful day of boating and braaiing.  Really had such fun...Dane is now wanting another Jetski :o)

So picturesque...

I was so broken on Monday morning..sun burn and major stiffness after a few hundred attempts to get out the water on the wakeboard..definitely need a few more weekends to get is right :o)

Test Flight

Went up with Dane and Bakkies for a quick test flight out of Lanceria on one of the planes due to leave for Afghan.  The weather was a bit dodge and must admit I felt bit queezy (lucky it was a short flight ;o)

Took this pic about 10 minutes after we landed..like I said Dodge!!!

Day at the 'Big Z'

Went to Zwartkops raceway with the Subi club over the weekend for the International Historic Race meeting.. cars and drivers from all over come to showcase their vehicles.  Everything from classic race cars to saloons.  Was really cool to see all these vintage cars still in full working order and racing round the track!  Had lots of laughs at number 28 (in pic) with his big steering wheel trying to turn into the corners.

American Cuzzies

We had our American cousins (the Fray's) come to visit Durbs over the weekend...worked out perfectly that I happen to be down there for work.  It was so nice to get to know everyone and their significant others.  We went up to the top of Moses Mabhida stadium, then to the beach and later headed down the coast to Balito to visit Kris and the boys for a relaxed braai and swim.  Awesome time together :o)

Etv

Spent the past week at Etv News in Durbs doing some work experience.  I got to learn how to operate some new equipment and software.  Really enjoyed it.  A real eye opener shooting out in the middle of rural no where..makes you appreciate all that you have.

New Year at the Farm

A bunch of us gathered at the farm for a quiet new years..it was nice to be with family again. 

The boys went riding and flying remote control aircraft.  Gabs just started learning to crawl..so cute. Had a fun relaxing time together playing tennis, board games...pottering around the farm and drinking lots of tea :o)

Also got some supa exciting news while we were there ...Kayley is pregnant !!..Yay, so excited to be an aunty!!! Great way to start the new year..hoping for lots of change, good times and lots of blessings over our friends and family for 2011. ♥