Christmas 2010

We started off the christmas festivities by inviting the family around for christmas eve dinner.

We went with an icy theme, all whites with just a touch of red

These were our favour bags- the men recieved key bottle openers and the ladies got photo frames

For starters Alan made seafood and spinach parcels. 

The main course was ham, roast beef and chicken, with coleslaw, waldorf salad, beetroot, 

copper-penny noodles, potato salad and green salad.

Dessert was trifle served in these glass jars to look like christmas tree baubles.

Yvonne and Bryan

Debbie and Hermann

Gavin and Louise

Alan and Maryann

Lyn and Cynthia

Kitsie was exhausted after all the celebrations!

On Christmas Day, bright and early we went round to the Quail house for morning tea, and the annual christmas group photo.

                        We then headed to the Michelangelo Hotel for lunch in the L'Incontro Ballroom.

Upon arrival we were each given a welcome drink and shown to our table

We were each given a cracker 

and then we went to choose our food from a wide array of delicious dishes

There was even a cute little gingerbread house filled with truffles.

Gavin and Yvonne

Maryann and Cynthia

Yvonne and Bryan

Debbie and Alan

Debbie and Hermann

After lunch we all had pictures taken at the beautiful trees at the hotel

and then headed home to open our presents

Afterwards we went outside and Gavin decided to open the champagne with a cake knife

which by the way doesn't work very well

it caused the bottle to explode all over

Everybody decided to cool off in the pool afterwards

A Handful of Keys

On the 16th of December, the family took Leo and Sheena to

Monte Casino to go to see "A Handful of Keys" performed by 

Jonathan Roxmouth and Roelof Colyn. 

Once again it was an absolutely hilarious performance and everyone enjoyed it immensly!

Alan's trip to the Kruger.

Alan and his friends left bright and early last thursday to head to a 

"Boys weekend in the Bush"

Alan, Steve, Richard, Chris, Derek, Nick and Brendan.

They spent the first night at Chris' parents new house in Mjejane. A very fancy 5 bedroom house built

 right on the edge of the river.

There is even an infinity pool over-looking the park.

The view from the patio, where you can sit and watch the animals come down to the river.

There was a group of hippo on the opposite bank.

The next day they moved on to Ngwenya Lodge where they booked into the timeshare.

Here they were also right on the river and could watch the wildlife.

On saturday and sunday, they went driving through the Kruger Park and managed to see quite a few animals.

Buck

Monkeys

Impala

Zebra and Rhino

Zebra

Elephant

Warthog

Buffalo

Giraffe

They also spent alot of time swimming and playing tennis. And then on tuesday it was time 

to come home. They all had a great time!