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| Marius dressed as Kylo Ren, ready for Star Wars: The Last Jedi | 
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| Annalene as Rey, excited to watch Star Wars | 
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| We watched Star Wars on the day it came out, and had a lightsaber fight at the cinema | 
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| Annalene's brother explaining how Tyrants of the Underdark works | 
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| Tyrants of the Underdark | 
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| We played LOADS of board games (and we still want more!) | 
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| Marius enjoys being at the beach in Stilbaai | 
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| The weather was mostly cool and windy, but we still loved being at the beach | 
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| Beach selfie | 
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| Coffee and chocolate tasting at Lilliput cafe in Stilbaai | 
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| Trying out the outdoor gym next to the Goukou river mouth in Stilbaai | 
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| Marius works off some holiday weight | 
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| Cool beans! (We just had to buy these) | 
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| Enjoying the view at Stilbaai harbour | 
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| Another beautiful view | 
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| Christmas Eve - everyone brought random gifts and we played a game to see who got what | 
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| Dressed up and ready for Christmas Day | 
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| Starter: pears in red wine with a blue cheese sauce and salad | 
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| Marius created this Masterchef-worthy salad for the Christmas table | 
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| Yumminess | 
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| Some of our Christmas gifts | 
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| Annalene wears her new Portal earrings | 
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| Marius tries a Savanna Blackbeard for the first time | 
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| We picked up a Princess Leia plushie at a toy store sale | 
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| New Years braai in Virginia | 
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| Marius eats ice cream while watching an exercise programme on TV | 
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| Snoek braai for Marius' birthday - he is not impressed with being on camera! | 
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| Marius builds his birthday gift - a puzzle of our wedding picture | 
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| The puzzle is done! 1000 pieces. | 
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| A tiny Minecraft skeleton and spider. We couldn't resist picking this up at CNA. | 
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| Minecraft Diamond Armor keychain, also from CNA. | 

