It has become a bit of a tradition for us in South Africa to spend our Thanksgiving at the beach in Durban. I didn't really realize that this was a tradition until Taelyn pointed it out to me the other day. The beach is what she remembers from Thanksgiving, so we wanted to make sure we continued that tradition this year.
Sadly, the weekend was not a blissful as we had planned. Justin drove seven hours down to Durban through heavy rains, terrible visibility, and car accidents on the side of the road. He got us to our rented beach apartment safely late at night on Wednesday, but then I started to not feel very well. I spent the night with a fever, chills, and a migraine and continued down that path for the next several days. Bedridden on Thursday morning, it became apparent that Justin was going to have to cook Thanksgiving dinner all on his own.
Justin did a great job getting dinner ready and stepped out for a little while to go for a run. My only job for the day was to take the pumpkin pie cheesecake out of the oven when the buzzer went off while Justin was gone. So I got out of bed to complete this task, but as I pulled the rack a bit out of the oven, the pie dishes went flying out and crashed on to the floor. One of the glass dishes shattered all over the floor while the other pie flipped upside down! The girls and I just stood there in shock as Kaelia yelled out, "Mom, look at the pies!" Just then, Justin walked in and saw the disaster. Aside from the pie episode, dinner was delicious; we even ate the upside down pie even though it looked a lot more like crumble.
For the rest of the trip, I was still sick, but we all managed to get out each day to see some sights. One day we visited the Durban Aquarium where the girls were fascinated by all of the fish, sharks, and turtles. Another day, we went to a small water park and enjoyed the water slides and lazy river. Taelyn absolutely loved the park while Kaelia struggled to stay warm. She did eventually try out one of the water slides and the lazy river, and she seemed to enjoy it.
Other than some day trips, we spent most of our time at the pool, the playground, and the beach. The waves on the beach were pretty big - lots of surfers took advantage of them each morning. They were a little too harsh for the girls to fully swim, but they loved running in and out of the waves and playing with sand toys.
Overall, it was a nice, relaxing weekend with some difficult hiccups to overcome here and there. I didn't get a whole lot of pictures of the weekend, but here are a few.
On a side note, Taelyn also had her Thanksgiving feast at school the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. It was a really nice celebration for all of the pre-K students, and they each chose to dress up as either pilgrims or Native Americans. Taelyn decided on a pigrim girl because she got to wear a skirt. Here are some pictures of the event.
Sadly, the weekend was not a blissful as we had planned. Justin drove seven hours down to Durban through heavy rains, terrible visibility, and car accidents on the side of the road. He got us to our rented beach apartment safely late at night on Wednesday, but then I started to not feel very well. I spent the night with a fever, chills, and a migraine and continued down that path for the next several days. Bedridden on Thursday morning, it became apparent that Justin was going to have to cook Thanksgiving dinner all on his own.
Justin did a great job getting dinner ready and stepped out for a little while to go for a run. My only job for the day was to take the pumpkin pie cheesecake out of the oven when the buzzer went off while Justin was gone. So I got out of bed to complete this task, but as I pulled the rack a bit out of the oven, the pie dishes went flying out and crashed on to the floor. One of the glass dishes shattered all over the floor while the other pie flipped upside down! The girls and I just stood there in shock as Kaelia yelled out, "Mom, look at the pies!" Just then, Justin walked in and saw the disaster. Aside from the pie episode, dinner was delicious; we even ate the upside down pie even though it looked a lot more like crumble.
For the rest of the trip, I was still sick, but we all managed to get out each day to see some sights. One day we visited the Durban Aquarium where the girls were fascinated by all of the fish, sharks, and turtles. Another day, we went to a small water park and enjoyed the water slides and lazy river. Taelyn absolutely loved the park while Kaelia struggled to stay warm. She did eventually try out one of the water slides and the lazy river, and she seemed to enjoy it.
Other than some day trips, we spent most of our time at the pool, the playground, and the beach. The waves on the beach were pretty big - lots of surfers took advantage of them each morning. They were a little too harsh for the girls to fully swim, but they loved running in and out of the waves and playing with sand toys.
Overall, it was a nice, relaxing weekend with some difficult hiccups to overcome here and there. I didn't get a whole lot of pictures of the weekend, but here are a few.
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On a side note, Taelyn also had her Thanksgiving feast at school the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. It was a really nice celebration for all of the pre-K students, and they each chose to dress up as either pilgrims or Native Americans. Taelyn decided on a pigrim girl because she got to wear a skirt. Here are some pictures of the event.
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