This weekend we went camping in the Pilanesberg. Cameron has never been so dirty. He had the time if his life. He played in the dust endlessly, happy as a clam. It was pretty scary for us, at night particularly, because he was utterly fearless, running into other people’s campsites, or running into the braai, or into thorn bushes…
We were hoping to lie in the tent together at night, listening to the sounds of the bushveld. Alas, we lay in the tent listening to the sounds of boeremusiek coming from our neighbouring campers… Still, it was amazing to be in the bush (and Cam got his own back by waking most of the campsite at 2 am…). It was such a blessing for us to see how much he enjoyed just being in the great wide open, how he seemed to see a mongoose that came really close up to him in our campsite, and how confidently he handled being in a totally new environment.
The experience did make us aware of some of the things we will need to equip him for in the future (like negotiating guy ropes, and the path to the ablutions).
Marc, Rebecca and Abigail joined us for the day on Saturday, which was fantastic! Cam has pretty much ignored Abby up to now – he hasn’t really seen her – but this weekend he seemed quite chuffed with her, smiling and bashing her on the head (in a flirtatious kind of way).
We ended up coming back a little earlier than planned because Cam suddenly got a high temperature, and we didn’t fancy the thought of dealing with possible febrile convulsions and boeremusiek, in the middle of the night. Thankfully, he is absolutely fine now.
The other pics are of Cam licking his latest touch ‘n feel book… You know, as one does…? And of him discovering Spring in the garden.
We were hoping to lie in the tent together at night, listening to the sounds of the bushveld. Alas, we lay in the tent listening to the sounds of boeremusiek coming from our neighbouring campers… Still, it was amazing to be in the bush (and Cam got his own back by waking most of the campsite at 2 am…). It was such a blessing for us to see how much he enjoyed just being in the great wide open, how he seemed to see a mongoose that came really close up to him in our campsite, and how confidently he handled being in a totally new environment.
The experience did make us aware of some of the things we will need to equip him for in the future (like negotiating guy ropes, and the path to the ablutions).
Marc, Rebecca and Abigail joined us for the day on Saturday, which was fantastic! Cam has pretty much ignored Abby up to now – he hasn’t really seen her – but this weekend he seemed quite chuffed with her, smiling and bashing her on the head (in a flirtatious kind of way).
We ended up coming back a little earlier than planned because Cam suddenly got a high temperature, and we didn’t fancy the thought of dealing with possible febrile convulsions and boeremusiek, in the middle of the night. Thankfully, he is absolutely fine now.
The other pics are of Cam licking his latest touch ‘n feel book… You know, as one does…? And of him discovering Spring in the garden.
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