St. Patrick's Day Sunset...

We visited church friends for a prayer night on Monday, 17th March. We spent time learning about Ireland and its history and culture - and then prayed for the country. When we headed out for the evening, there was the most beautiful sunset. :)

Sibling Ships...

Both Riaan and Eliza are finding their creative spark when it comes to Lego and Duplo. Riaan made the most amazing model of the Dawn Treader, from CS Lewis' Chronicles of Narnia book series, complete with dragon's head, space for oarsmen in the hold, and a big purple sail. Eliza came through a few days later proudly carrying the first ship she'd built all by herself - out of Duplo!

The hull of the Dawn Treader taking shape.

Riaan with the finished product.

Eliza with her Duplo ship. So proud of their creativity!

Early March Visit to Canada...

We took our third family trip to Canada in early March. Unfortunately, the South African food shop that we visited a couple of times last year was closing down. And so we visited one last time to stock up on some South African goodies. We also enjoyed seeing a few of our favourite places in Windsor, Ontario, such as Willistead Manor and the Windsor Riverfront.

The children loved the playground at Willistead Manor.

A little spider in her web. :)

Selfie in the morning sun.

Willistead Manor house.

Naval memorial on the Riverfront walk.

Spirit of Windsor locomotive, built in 1911, on display in Windsor.

13 Years of Marriage...

Candace and I celebrated 13 years of marriage on Wednesday, March 4th. Our marriage is officially a teenager! I took the day off work and we had a lovely day, starting by watching our wedding video with the children. A little later, Candace and I enjoyed a lovely lunch date together, while a good friend watched our children. It's been quite the journey since this day in Cape Town in 2012.

Another year, another braai...

On a chilly early March afternoon, I threw some wood and charcoal on the fire and we had our first braai of 2025. Dusty was a little apprehensive about the braai - being the first time she'd seen a fire in our braai place - but she certainly had no complaints about the meat that I cooked. I braaied venison burgers, lamb chops, and pork sausage. It was delicious!

The meat nearing completion. :)

Home Depot Project with Riaan...

Earlier in March, I took Riaan for some father-son time at Home Depot. The Saturday morning project was a fun basketball game - that you could build yourself! :) We both built the project, and as we were leaving Riaan turned around and ran back - to pick up an extra set to send to his cousin in Scotland. We watched Jesse play basketball back in Glasgow. 

So much fun on a cold Saturday morning. :)

Monster Jam at Ford Field...

On the last full weekend in February, Riaan and I set our feet inside Detroit's large stadium, Ford Field, for the first-time ever. But this was not for American Football. It was for monster trucks!

Good friends had invited us to join them in witnessing this Monster Jam event, filled with action and adventure. Riaan had an absolute blast, roaring with approval as the trucks leaped metres into the air! :)

Really cool mural as we approach the stadium.

The exterior of the main entrance at Ford Field.

Monster trucks all lined up and ready to go!

It was LOUD in that stadium!

Megalodon after a crash.

Jurassic Attack on its run...

Before it too came undone and lost a wheel in the process.

Zombie entertains the crowd.