ice skating

January was a pretty cold month and we managed a good week or so of temperatures below freezing. Kralingseplas froze over again and we could go ice skating!

 

Dylan, testing out the new skates

 this takes a bit of getting used to

what fun!

a snow(ice?)ball

where's Travis?

aha, spotted him!

there he is

happy Dylan

serious Dylan

woooooah

 all fall down Dylan

Dylan hitching a ride behind the ice cleaner

our gorgeous, outdoor, íce rink

the start of autumn

 

 

 

  

 

mini holiday

After our cold and wet camping trip, the weather improved and we had some absolutely stunning weather! Happy weather! Hot and sunny! We spent most of our last long weekend outside. It felt like a mini summer holiday. These photos were taken at Kralingseplas.

Can you spot the Zeppelin?

There's not a lot that can top a day playing with sand and water!

Smile for the camera

What fun!

Dylan, waiting his turn on the slide,

and then racing down too fast for me to get a photo.

Trying to convince dylan to get out of the water.

Sitting smack, bang, right in the middle of the toddler pool.

Weeeeeeeeee!

Aha, there they are!

Splashing around.

What a lovely day. Pity the rain and cold sneaked back in.

I can't wait for summer.

autumn

Kralingseplas is a great place to wander around, whatever the season. We had a lovely time last week  but I gave up trying to take photos after the first 15 minutes. This time around Travis was keen. So keen that he sat down in the pathway every few minutes and smiled nicely, saying: 'photo, photo, cheeeeeese.' Dylan decided he would pose...