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Today we had no plans whatsoever and spent the entire day at home.  Amazing how we can take so many pics on a day we do absolutely nothing... the kids are just so darn cute!!

 Have I mentioned lately how wonderful it is to have Carl home for 20 days straight!  11 days done, 9 more to enjoy.  The kids are so happy, think Daddy loves it too.

 Theo pushing Kaia in the swing.  Strong boy.  Can you see his pink rain boots?  Kaia helped him get his shoes on today.

 Photo of the finished chicken coop as promised.  Isn't it gorgeous?!?  No eggs yet.  Patience is a virtue (I am sorely lacking).

 Kaia got her own Wii character today. After an hour had passed we had already changed her features, just like Kaia likes to change her clothes, so she looks completely different now. 

 Although a little intimidated by it all, Kaia loved the games if we did them with her.  Here they are doing a ski jump.  And she did it better than both Carl and I.

 Then it is time to get going on dinner.  Theo must have had an exhausting day because despite an enormous nap he laid down, rubbed my toe, and started to fall asleep.  Whatever :)

Goodnight little bunnies.  Kaia can pretty well do her own teeth now as long as we keep an eye out and remind her of the bits she missed.  Theo is just eating toothpaste.  He loves it and will scream bloody murder if you try to take that brush away.

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I also wanted to share the amazing story of a friend of a friend.  It is an extremely rare story, that is why it is so unbelievable, fascinating, and terrifying.  Even locals that have lived here there entire lives haven't heard anything like it.  But if you are uncomfortable with snake stories please don't read any further.

I don't remember his name but he has lived here most of his life and he trains safari guides for a living.  Last week they were out in the bush and sleeping in tents.  A 145cm black spitting cobra somehow made its way into his sleeping bag while he was sleeping!!  As he twitched in his sleep it bit him.  He woke up and felt the snake and somehow managed to get out of the sleeping bag and the tent without getting bitten again.  They are extremely poisonous and he had to rush to the local Meserani Snake Park where they have antivemon.  The poison kills the skin surrounding the bite until it spreads through the body, timely intervention is critical.  But driving here at night is very unsafe.  Along the way 2 lorries were blocking the road to rob passing cars.  Somehow their car miraculously made it through and to the Snake Park.  After a few days of treatment he is heading home, he was very lucky and all of his tissue should be fine.  He must have a guardian angel.