We had our Halloween carnival at the complex on Saturday. It was so much fun!! Nicholas was a toucan and Ryan was a monkey. I was sad that I didn’t get to do my usual dress up this year, but our shipment still hasn’t arrived. I was in charge of the cupcake walk and all the kids had a blast hunting for eyeballs, bowling, picking up spiders, and, of course, eating. I hear I’m in charge of the carnival next year…yikes!! But I love Halloween. Hope you had a fun one!!
During our trip to Johannesburg we visited several markets that were selling traditional hand-crafted items. Carrie went around finding the things she liked and then sent me behind to “bargain” for them. She doesn’t like that part.
Below is a wooden salad or fruit bowl with Zebras painted on it.
The round thing is a painted ostrich egg. Next to it is a necklace Carrie liked that is made of what looks like to us little acorns strung together with beads.
Our favorite…and perhaps you can quickly tell why. This is carved from stone and represents our family, eternally linked together as one.
The animal experiences available in South Africa are amazing. We visited the Lion Park and the Croc Farm in Johannesburg and got to touch and interact with lion cubs, a baby crocodile, a couple different pythons, a corn snake, a turtle, and a bearded lizards. We passed on the tarantulas. The boys LOVED it! Carrie even surprised me by letting the guy put the yellow python around her neck – this is a girl that hates snakes, but she also says she needs to surprise me every now and then.
