We were sad to say goodbye to our old uni friends, Berni and Nico as they venture out to live in Australia with their young family. They hosted a lovely goodbye party with an amazing BBQ and the kids all had a wonderful time playing in the garden.
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| Jory makes the most of the swing |
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| Fantastic BBQ food |
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| Playing ball was another highlight for the kids (especially when a little dog showed up to play too!) |
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| Swing ball |
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| Jumping as far as they can with Auntie Vickrum |
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| The farewell party |
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| Weeee! |
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| Goodbye van der Merwes, you'll be sorely missed! |
Here's a recent visit to Living Coasts in Torquay, which houses all sorts of British coastal animals:
At the HALF group, we had a go at making a few things...
We had a lovely family BBQ and enjoyed meeting Auntie Jelena's mum from Lithuania...
Here are a few other things we've been up to recently...
The great thing about having a season ticket for Paignton Zoo is that it's so large, every visit is different!
Here we are at Darts Farm in the sunshine. They have upgraded their playground so we made the most of it (they also have a maize maze)...
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| Competition time: which sea bird eats which food? |
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| Looking for swimming penguins with Bumble |
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| Matching the bird body parts |
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| Spot the seal |
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| An amazing projected landscape which changed when you moved the sand around to create islands |
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| Playing trains |
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| Savoury cake decorating |
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| Scary mask making |
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| Tasty lunches |
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| The kids loved playing with her and didn't even notice she spoke no English! |
Here are a few other things we've been up to recently...
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| Working out which insects are male/female at the Exeter museum |
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| Fun at our weekly Bash 'n' Bang group |
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| Playing and browsing in the Exeter library |
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| Harvest lunch at church |
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| Making chocolate crispy cakes |
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| No spare box is too small |
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| Puzzling over this tricky wooden jigsaw (before we give it away) |
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| Hanging 'things to be thankful for' on the tree at the FAB club meal, Belmont Chapel |
The great thing about having a season ticket for Paignton Zoo is that it's so large, every visit is different!
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| Jory made it across the wobbly bridge |
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| More bridges in the little ones' woodland walk |
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| Checking out the sleepy lions |
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| Watching the orangutans doing some gymnastics |
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| Tahlia can just about reach! |
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| Silly photo grin |
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| Another week at HALF group and we had fun making and decorating star biscuits (the current theme is night) |
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| Bath time always brings us closer together |
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| Tahlia and Zachary made a baby cage to stop him turning off the computer! |
