We went away for the weekend with Ulrik and Andrea and stayed in Betty's Bay. Seems a bit crazy with only 11 days to go now before we leave and much to do - but it was actually brilliant to just have relaxed time with friends and I don't think we would have had that otherwise! James and Charis loved their little Staffy puppy called Mimi. We went for a walk to Disa Kloof and saw some baboons on the way back.

Our visa application went in and they said everything was fine but they can only issue it a few days before we leave otherwise it will expire too soon (it expires 3 months after issue). We've been making progress getting everything else ready - a very special time, sad to leave here but can't wait to be in Japan

Phew we haven't written anything here for ages as seems to happen with blogs. Brief summary:

Charis was born! See photos from around that time by clicking on Charis under tags...

David went on a preparatory trip to Japan which was a whirlwind tour involving very late visa applications and much answer to prayer!

Anni and Richard got married! No photos up yet... but it was a fantastic celebration and we got to see all David's immediate family which was great. Danielle's family visited immediately after so we've stocked up on family before we head off which is great.