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Chicken Proof Doors Only Work When Closed.
Like so many other things in life, we only get out of things what we put into them. I may have the most chicken proof door possible, but if I leave it wide open....it doesn't do much good. I'll let the pictures do the talking. On a completely...
New favorite
We love reading books in the May house. We brought a few of our favorites along with us with the thought that books were heavy and might be hard to come by here, or that they might be expensive. They're not too expensive, about what it would cost in the States....
First day of school
So as you can see Eli and Lucy had their first day at school and it was a big success. Teacher Sarah and Teacher Judy loved them, they had a great time, and we got some time to try and figure some stuff out in Thika without having to worry about the kids, which...
Pretend Play
Kids are such a reflection of what is going on in your family....the stresses and the joys. When we lived in Portland, play centered around pretending to be animals...like our dogs Toby and Sherman, or grandmother's dog Tukker. Right before we left, we had a lot of...
Out and about.
So today we went out around town. It took WAY too long to accomplish what we did. We registered the kids for school....exciting for us and them. We went to the post office and mailed a package to the home office...lets see how long that takes, its the second...
Thorns
That is our weekend in pictures. We have had a wonderful time getting out and exploring in our new car. We drove down Garissa Road, which is the main road in front of our place...and arrived at Fourteen Falls Lodge. Turns out that the facility is still being...
Cows, Kids, and Road Construction
OK so we've been eating mostly African foods and yesterday morning we decided to make good old pancakes and eggs. It was a nice meal. Two little helpers seemed to enjoy it as well. So we borrowed this cow and now it need to be milked. It took 5...
Huge Breath of Fresh Air
So today we visited the Imani School which is here in our community and it was VERY encouraging. We're ready to send both kids for half days ASAP. The School was beautiful by Kenyan standards and very welcoming. Both kids could attend for 1/2 days and we even...