FAMILY PHOTOS

Here are a few random photos of us just living day to day. This is for the person that voted on the page (thankyou).

This is Brenton on his sports day. He was most surprised to be called up. He got third in the high jump in under 9's (he just turned 7).

He is in Diviya which means leopard in Sinhala. I also know Kimbula which is a crocodile and Walaha - bear. I also know booruwaah, a word I picked up while driving around. It means donkey.

This is Jaymon's class. He was in Pre-K, which is the equivalent of Kindy at home. After one week he was move up to KG-1 (pre-school) as he was too advanced. So he has gone from no school to sitting at a desk, and for those that know Jaymon, you can imagine the rest. Fortunately, he only has approximately ten children in his class and three teachers.

This was our trip out on the Negombo lagoon with Prince's cousin. Both boys sat on the front for a while, watching the monkeys and fishermen.

Brenton was very apprehensive to start, as were we, as the boat tended to rock unexpectedly when people moved but, as you can see, he soon got his sea legs and wanted to go out again.

Here's Jaymon chilling out in our lounge. He is happy - so this is not the day that in the space of one hour he had his finger slammed in the car door, was hit in the face with a golf club and poked in the eye with a stick. Yes, same old Jay.








We have banana trees out the back and this was our first bunch. You can tell when they are ripe when the first one gets eaten by a chipmunk. We are told, and have experienced, why they are called chipmunks. They love frozen chips. They courageously take them from your hand, even climbing your leg just to get one. But when there are no chips they eat our bananas. So between them, the birds and the mongoose we have them inside. As I left my banana hanging rack at home the bannisters will have to do.

Close to a park that has been kindly donated by an American organisation. Nice little place to take the kids. However, the parents are a little strict on caring for it, one man warning Prince that he was too big to climb on the equipment. To which Prince replied, "Are you crazy? Why would I want to?". I was very tempted to have a quick play after this.

A lovely Saturday arvo down the beach. The best place to go is where the hotels are, as they clean it and look after it.