School year 2012 – and the sewer rats were there too!

And so the 2012 school year started... the sewer rat had to take some blue cheese to school (her "pet")

 

Aleza, the sewer rat, goes to grade 8!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The sewer rats have noses - at least 20 cm long - did you know that?

Plaaskersfees (Xmas on the farm)

Martin (aka Santa's helper)

Martin and I toasting on Xmas Day

Nickey and Martie, my parents, pictured on the 25th

Our table on the 25th

Nickey is inspecting his "animal mug", gift from Sareez

Romarno and Sareez eagerly waiting for a gift from Santa's helper (aka Dad)

Aleza had been ill on the 24th, but luckily felt better on Christmas day

Aleza, Romarno and Sareez on Christmas Day

December visit to Loocks @ Jozi

John and Martin – driving around with wives and 6 children!

Sareez with her niece, Talia

Aleza with her niece Jahzara

Taking a break at Gold Reef City

Jahzara, the little chicken

Talia, the little chicken

Lindie, enjoying ice cream on the fun train

Oops! I hope she can drive!

Jaundre at the Ten Pin Bowling venue

Gerty and Martin @ Monte Casino

Look Mum! No hands!

Gerty with Talia

Henrico knows his stuff

Aleza on the ice together with Althea

Lindie Loock – on ice!

Hildie’s 40th birthday

 

Island girls!

 

 

Beyond 2000 – Sareez in Action (Yeah! Photos arrived!)

Sareez - Photographic Modelling

Sareez Basson - being judged as photographic model

Sareez - Ek moet niks - Acting

Sareez - Our dry country - "talking" to her flower

Sareez acting in: "Die Ewige Geleen"

Sareez posing in her red dress, made by her Granny Martie, for the formal modelling session

Sareez smiling on the catwalk during her casual modelling

Beyond 2000 – Aleza in Action (May 2011 photos arrived!)

Krultang Act - close up

Cruella Act

"Why the question, Teacher?"

Krultang Act

Cruella approaching - Act

Sareez at the Bridal Expo

Gerty and Nicola’s girlfriend, Henriette @ the Bridal Expo, Windhoek

Henriette and Aleza at the Bridal Expo

Martin, Henriette and I together with the children watched the recent Bridal Expo where Sareez also modelled, which took place at the Windhoek Country Club.  We enjoyed it so much that Henriette and I went for a second time to watch the whole show!

Romarno turns seven!

Romarno ordered an “army” cake for his seventh birthday party

Romarno and his friends are playing on the jumping castle

The group of children at the party pictured with Romarno and his sisters

Aleza’s 13th party @ N/a’an ku se Lodge

 

Breakfast alongside the road

Aleza’s 13th party

The children voted the river as one of the highlights of the day at N/a’an ku se Lodge

Thanks to the heavy rains this season the river was still flowing at N/a’an ku se

Aleza goes to “Veldskool”