It has been a whirlwind here, many families have departed South Africa so we have been busy sending them off, new ones have arrived and we have been helping them get settled.
We also had media week, where the kids were on the local Afrikaans TV station for International Youth Day. (video above) The girls were disappointed though because they thought someone was going to do their hair & makeup!
Then the same week they did an exhibition ice hockey game at a mall where they opened a new synthetic ice rink. Having once taken them to the Jordan's Furniture in Avon, MA to skate on the fake ice there, we knew that fake ice is much less fun than the real thing! It was funny watching the tv cameras film them lacing up skates & putting on hockey gear! In the video on the website below, the girl with the long ponytail showing off with her twirls is Katie, Kelly is the girl who makes a save on defense, and Charlie is the little guy who keeps banging his stick on the ice calling for the puck!
http://www.forestknights.co.za/2015/08/hot-ice-opening-at-southgate-13.html
We have also had some great visitors, first our DC neighbors from when we owned our very first house in Falls Church, Tom & Maggie. They were on a fabulous trip that included Paris, Cape Town, a few days with us in Pretoria and finally a fancy safari near Kruger. Maggie is a photographer so we can't wait to see her pictures! It was so great to catch up with them again and let our kids become as big of fans of them as we have always been! We showed them some great Pretoria restaurants and markets and they got to meet some of our friends here.
Finally, as I write this we are happily chatting with Greg's sister Joanne who arrived with her husband Mark this morning. We are so excited for our next week with them, we have some trips planned to Swaziland, Pilanesburg and finally Cape Town. Stay tuned for all of our adventures!
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