{Friendship Friday} Winter weather and a lovely Thai curry

I had another post planned... because I mostly like to keep things in date order... but since Laura is still on honeymoon and there are pics of her in that post, I'll hold it over til next week.

So, we had this great idea to braai (have a barbeque) but this particular day was FREEZING. Come to think of it, the first time Caren introduced me to Westpack it was also SUPER freezing. It was June though so what's the deal with this freezing weather in April? And more importantly, is there something about plans with Caren that makes the weather so cold? :)

Anyway, Caren's hubby made my favourite Thai dish, Mussaman curry, and it was DELICIOUS!

The company was also great and remember seeing Caren's baby books inspired me to push through and get mine done! Also the kids got along great. Despite my very serious children in the photos, they actually had a ball. Roz and I always say Caren's house is like a play area because there's such a lot of stuff that the kids go wild about.

my standard, "no nice photos, no pudding" :)

I love her expression so much!

she looks so triumphant, doesn't she?

no lipstick... so it had to go black and white

I then put on just a bit

:)

a dad and his boy!

and another dad and his girl

just relaxing

awwww

I can't believe how quickly the kids are growing. She looks like a proper girl here - no more trace of baby

"who had a biscuit?"

"I had two"

Hugs for his mother

Friends!

I love star charts. Please note number 5 - I think all the boys have this item on their lists because Connor has it too :)

Caren, thanks again for a wonderful time.

The light in Caren's house is GORGEOUS and I'm very jealous that she can actually get good pics, even inside.

Are you keeping up with friend dates even when the weather is super cold? Or do you hibernate?

1.5 degrees Celsius

That's what my car's thermometer said on the way to work this morning.

And this wasn't even early because I was very, very late (9:00 am).

It is FREEZING in Johannesburg as we're smack bang in the midst of a cold spell.

Normally I love the cold weather but it's another matter altogether with babies.

Although we took them out yesterday because it's better to be in our warm car (with the sun streaming through the windows) than in our cold house!

South African houses are not made for the cold so that means we have a heater in each bedroom.

Last night we gave the babies hot baths and then dressed them in a gazillion layers of clothes:

• long-sleeved body vests
• normal long-sleeved vests over that
• plus leggings
• inside babygrows
• and then inside their sleepsacks

They're now sleeping under their quilts and have another 3 - 4 blankets on top.

And still they have these cold little hands.

Cute, but cold.

We had the heater on in the babies' room the whole night with a bowl of water to keep the air moist.

D and I slept with our electric blankets on...

We have a lovely, open plan living area that's COLD in winter normally and now is positively freezing.

We can't leave the heaters on when they're awake because of course, it's dangerous to little fingers and exploring, curious minds (as you know, Connor loves lights).

So it's going to be interesting...

What do your babies sleep in, in winter?

P.S. I didn't allow myself to post last night as I'd already exceeded my 2 hours because of some things I had to do for the business (will reveal new website soon!).

P.P.S. It's like a morgue today at work because South Africa lost 3 -0 to Uruguay last night :(