Hello From Africa

Hello From Africa
Hello From Africa

Saturday, March 19, 2011

My Parent's Visit to Africa

My parents flew in via delta on a Thursday evening. The following Friday morning we all left for Sun City. Here is my Dad, Steve, sitting with Lillie before dinner at the hotel. After dinner Lil was treated to dessert! She loved it...don't worry all of that wasn't really hers.


Isabel is training to be a biker girl!

...wait... and so it Lillie!!

We took the girls down this enormous slide. It was so fun.

Mini Train ride in Sun City, Africa.

On the shuttle heading to dinner.
That says "Fillette Stefani" if you can't read it. Stef - I put that on here for you!!

The girls taking a ride at the arcade.



Pat...being the monkey...
Spending the day at Valley of the Waves in Sun City. Lil pooped out and needed a nap though.


Above: My parents with Isabel.
Below: Pat and Lillie in the water.

Feeding the monkeys!! We found out later that we weren't supposed too!

Above: Isabel and her new friend, Mickey Mouse, who came all the way from America to see her.
Below: Isabel using Nonna's power to power her cheeks! She was obsessed with this all week.
After lunch on Sunday, we left to go back home to our house is Jo Burg.
On Monday we checked out the Rhino and Lion Park...
Above: Nonna and Lillie getting close to a Stork at the Rhino and Lion Park.
Great...my mom, Robyn, is feeding the kids to a leopard!

We searched and searched and could not find any wild life....until out of the blue...5 or 6 lions came out of nowhere all around our car! Below- is the view from the front of our car.
The male lion was blocking the gate into the section with wild dogs and cheetahs. They wouldn't open the gate for us with the lion right there - so we had to skip that part.

My parents paid R30 each to play with baby lion cubs. That's about $4.27 each. These cubs were 6 months old.

On Tuesday, my parents had an elephant experience at the Elephant Sanctuary.


Above: We all went to the World of Golf for lunch. My Mom and I watched the girls while my Dad and Pat hit some balls.
Later we went to Monte Casino for dinner at Ciao Baby Cucina.


Wednesday morning we all went to Isabel's Moms and Tots class. My parents brought American Pepperidge Farm Gold Fish and fruit snacks for the African kids to try. They don't have that stuff here and the kids love the snacks.




Above: My Dad in with all those moms helping Isabel do a sack race.
Playing instruments and doing activities in class.

On Thursday, my mom went with Isabel to her gymnastics class.




My Dad and I played with Lillie while Isabel was in class.
After gymnastics we hit the Bryanston Market. Below: Nonna and Lillie at lunch at the market.
On Friday they left to go back to the states!! Had a great time with you guys here! Come again soon!!!