Kid Kapers

Oct 2019
I am always hesitant to write too much about the personal lives of the kids as the internet is not a safe place.  This is why I will share about our joint activities. Please just keep praying for them and their families.

These last school holidays were pretty busy. We planned to have a day out and then a day home, but wet weather made us keep changing our time table. All good. They had a good time.

Jumping the gun. The kids are still attending DALE school. This is Jayz's last year. He is thinking of staying with us and doing some TAFE courses. Please pray for him as he makes big decisions.

Trevon, Nickarita and Nelita getting on school bus

Jayz in purple jacket

Just a note, the obscured face is another child on the bus. Hence his face being obscured.
The 4 older kids are still going to DALE and Estella is attending Tarro Public School
Estelle was with us, but has returned home. She is back home in her community. She finished year 11 and deciding what to do next year.

We took the kids to Sydney a couple of days in the holidays. We went to the aquarium and animal park on one day

Jayz and Xander at the Wildlife Park

We obeyed and did not feed the birds at Darling Harbour!

. The second time we went, we took them on the ferries on the harbour. It is a cheap way to see the harbour, on a public transport ticket.

All the kids and the old man in the back.

Waiting for ferries is not all it is cracked up to be!!!!

I just added this pic because they all looked so bored. Not the case, but it sure looks like it!

 We took them around Myall Lakes and up to Seal Rocks and back home again. It was a great day, not to cold, but almost warm enough to swim. This was a very shallow brackish lake, so much warmer than the ocean.

Nickarita & Jayz making 'hair waves'

Of course Jayz has to have the last say!

Don't know what was happening, but makes a good photo.

 Sandboarding was also on the list. Rain stopped us spending a full day sand boarding. We snuck in some small sand hills on a fine day, but the weather stopped us from going to the HUGE hills a few days later.

The girls and Xander (grandson) went ice skating for the first time. They loved it. Nelita knew how to roller blade, so could easily swap technique that to ice, apparently. The other girls and Xander spent a deal of time on the ice, flat out! It was fun, especially for the viewers. The boys would not go, as they may have lost face falling on down on said item in front of others.

Estella and Nickarita having a go.

Nelita being not so sympathetic at the others

The AFL season has finished, but the kids asked for some training off season. We are now still going to 'training' once a week as people kindly give their time to help the kids do specialist training. Some of the other players join in with us.

Nelita and Trevon with some others training

We are trying to give the kids experiences that stay with them forever. Most are outdoors and free, as Newcastle is a great place for sea, bush, mountains, and sand hills.
They are growing in maturity, and learning to love God. It is really lovely to see them develop in many ways.

Every where we go, people tell us how much they enjoy the kids company. They are a real credit to themselves and to how God is developing them.

Please continue to pray for them and their growth and their future.