Category Archives: children

Waiting for Baby Moose

Posted on August 9, 2017 by momsmeanderings

Any day now Elaine and Bryan’s baby girl – or Moose as she is known 🙂 – will make her appearance  .. There are bets as to when she will arrive.  Hubby’s day has passed and my day is today !   At … Continue reading →

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A few photos from Elaine’s baby shower

Posted on May 10, 2017 by momsmeanderings

A diversion from Umngazi posts and pics (they will be back!)  I have been a busy bee lately, hence lack of communication via my blog… one thing has kept me occupied has been organising and preparing for Elaine’s baby shower which was on … Continue reading →

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While we waited for the boat ..

Posted on April 19, 2017 by momsmeanderings

Continued from previous post .. I took a few photos while hubby and I waited for the ferry to fetch us Village boys having fun!!  They were filling small plastic containers with sand, throwing them into the water and diving in to … Continue reading →

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Connor turned 10 !!

Posted on February 19, 2017 by momsmeanderings

Our grandchildren are growing up at what seems an alarming rate.  Bradley is 13 going on 14 and Connor turned 10 the other day.  Erin turns 10 in April. ‘ On this day’  memories on Facebook has featured quite a few … Continue reading →

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Another milestone for Connor

Posted on January 10, 2017 by momsmeanderings

Being a full-time-hands-on granny, I have witnessed most of our grandsons milestones. Today I watched Connor walk the ‘short walk’, (as I did when Bradley advanced to Grade 4)   a tradition held at the school for 20 or so years, whereby, when … Continue reading →

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Boys and yoga poses

Posted on December 16, 2016 by momsmeanderings

Bradley and Connor have grown up with me practicing yoga.  It was no surprise, yesterday, when I spotted Connor seated on a log in the garden, in Sukhasana (easy pose) in the middle of a garden soccer game between the … Continue reading →

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Beach walks at Umngazi

Posted on April 7, 2016 by momsmeanderings

Back to my posts on Umgazi Bungalows and Spa. Beach walks.  That’s what hubby and I did every day, as well as eat, sleep, eat, read, eat, drink, eat, watch sunsets, eat !!!    Before our delectable breakfast, I took a stroll to … Continue reading →

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Connor’s birthday party at City ROCK

Posted on February 22, 2016 by momsmeanderings

Connor’s 9th birthday … and cannot get it into my head that these kiddies are growing up way too fast!!  … was last week with his party on Sunday at City ROCK in Johannesburg.  What an awesome place !!  Walking through … Continue reading →

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Happiness is … getting a new soccer ball for his 9th birthday

Posted on February 18, 2016 by momsmeanderings

It’s not just any soccer ball … it’s a match ball replica of the ‘beau jeu’ (beautiful game) match ball which will be used in the 2016 UEFA European Championships held in France from 10th June – 10th July 2016 … … Continue reading →

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Ladybird books are 100 years old

Posted on January 29, 2016 by momsmeanderings

2015 saw the centenary anniversary of the Ladybird books.  I was under the impression that it was this year as I’ve recently seen related posts on Facebook and elsewhere, but in fact the first book was published in 1915.  “In 1940 … Continue reading →

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