Karla Year-12 Ball. How can this be? She was only small yesterday??!

So, on Friday it was Karla's Year 12 (Matric) Ball....time just keeps on flying! Still can't really believe it. I was lucky enough to snap some of the photos of the big day. Karla looked amazing and stunning all at the same time (no Dad-bias here folks). Ryhan made a very handsome partner and they looked very elegant together. It was a usual Perth summers-day, so the temperature was still at 35 degrees when the Limo picked them up;...poor lads in their suits :-(

Karla & Ryhan in East-Perth. Note the necklace Karla is wearing; can you see it in the photo below?
And before that it was worn by Karin's Mum too :-)

...don't know the bloke with Karin, but he had a lot of hair...

Karla and her group of friends. Will be interesting for them to all look back on this in 20 years from now.
L to R: Stephen, Sara, Karla, Ryhan, Steph, Sophie, Blake, Lauren, Joseph, India and Matt.

Karla - Starting Year 1 in 2005, and starting Y12 on 1 Feb 2017...our girl is growing up :-(

Taradale Primary, Napier, New Zealand
2nd May 2005 (on her 5th birthday) 

1 Feb 2017 - The first day of Year 12 (Matric)
Applecross Senior High, Perth, W.A.

Shoalwater evening walk with Lily and the family

The latest thing,...building a 1500 piece puzzle.

Geno at the beach with his UK-sweets grenade (candy spray).

Leaving only footsteps...

One of the hundreds of similar shells strewn all over the beach.

Penguin Island just after sunset.

A sequence showing Lily having a ball in the sea. Not afraid at all and swims like a dolphin :-)

Karla snapping a photo of Seal Island (below).

The small jetty where you board the ferry to cross to Penguin Island.

Straya Day 2017 at The Ludicks

Aaaah, a mid-week break was good, if not a tad warm. Driving to Andre and Sonja's place yesterday the car showed 41-42 degrees outside. Still, it was Perth's typical dry heat, so tolerable (and we had beer, and ice...)

We all had a good day with the usual fun-and-games. We also now know that as a group we are excellent at Movie-Charades, haha! I think the longest it took us for a correct guess was 30 seconds.

Beat nearly destroyed ye' ol' trusty Ricoh GR yesterday with a good dose of water while he was cooling everyone down; bad spanner ;-)

Karla flashing her newly restored Colgate smile. Beautiful! X

The three lads with Candy sneaking in more kisses :-)

Sonia (or should I say Rachel) flicking her new, red locks for the camera.

Rooikop Oom Kallie...

Here we go...Kallie & Usain Straya Bann

The ladies with Mr. Super Bann ;-)

Beat and Sanchia cooling each other down. Bit over-exposed, sorry.

It was that warm that Ryan was pouring water down everyone's backs. Good boy!

Geno-Bumbino with mum, and MC on his way over.

The boys eating icy-poles and watching the adults play charades.

Karla having a go, and doing well.

Yep, we braai'd, or should I say BBQ'd (gas, you see). But, it was a Weber, so all was good ;-)

Mmmmm, poeding! 10/10 geweest, dodelijk :-)

Sonia also spoilt us with real-coffees from the van. Dankie Sonie!!