tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70250525100327217152024-03-06T01:03:26.376-08:00Under African SkiesTo make a short story long...Under African Skieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08925089321550237491noreply@blogger.comBlogger264125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025052510032721715.post-16768517760936917552014-04-14T22:22:00.000-07:002014-04-14T22:22:19.440-07:00David Britt Wedding VideoDavid Britt Wedding Video ('nuff said)<br />
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<br />Under African Skieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08925089321550237491noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025052510032721715.post-91105962916298492602014-01-30T09:57:00.001-08:002014-01-30T09:57:04.515-08:00Stop growing!<div style="text-align: center;">
Whenever they ask why they can't drink alcohol we tell them it is because it stunts their growth. Semi-truth. That's why only adults can drink it, because we are already all grown up.</div>
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Some days the kids are just so amazing. </div>
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And they seem to grow so fast.</div>
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So when we realized that Kaia was almost SEVEN we said.. </div>
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'Stop growing! Stay six forever!!'</div>
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Kaia replies: OK, no problem. I'll just drink alcohol. </div>
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Ha ha. Clever one she is.</div>
Under African Skieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08925089321550237491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025052510032721715.post-71757721435209054072014-01-29T07:39:00.000-08:002014-01-29T07:39:02.214-08:00Kisses<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So for a while now, when Carl and I are leaving for school, the kids give us kisses. <br />
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From Kaia we normally get 'one million hundred thousand kisses' or even 'two hundred thousand million kisses'. <br />
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From Theo we normally get 'the same as Kaia'.<br />
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Today from Theo we got 'fourteen kisses'. FOURTEEN!! Wow!!!Under African Skieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08925089321550237491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025052510032721715.post-48484180535223823092014-01-25T10:02:00.002-08:002014-01-25T10:02:55.100-08:00One Year Later<div style="text-align: center;">
Life continues. We now live in Kuwait. Everything is different. If I tried to fill in all the blanks I would feel too overwhelmed to ever begin. So instead I will just tell you about today.</div>
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More and more the Corniche is becoming our favorite place to be...</div>
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Kaia roller blades</div>
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Mommy runs</div>
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Theo gets pulled on his skateboard by Kaia</div>
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We play at the parks</div>
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Kids ride the zipline</div>
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They run along the huge rocks that line the coast</div>
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They run along the concrete benches that line the rocks </div>
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We stop for coffee</div>
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They play in the sandy beaches</div>
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We have picnics in the grass</div>
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They play at the bouncy castle play park </div>
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We count cats</div>
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We rescue cats </div>
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We watch the fishermen </div>
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and now... they climb trees </div>
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Kaia: Can we climb a tree?</div>
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Kaia: Do you have some gloves?</div>
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(He can actually run faster than Kaia these days!)</div>
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Does anyone know how much of an awesome party planner and birthday cake maker my wife is? She is AWESOME. Theo's first birthday in Kuwait was a smash hit, and it came together in just a few days ... Of course the usual problem with Theo's birthday is two-fold; it is just before Christmas and it is just about the time that (a crazy period of busy busy busy) school ends. Not a problem for the Love Family! No excuses! After a month or so of 'Theo - what sort of cake do you want for your birthday? - he finally decided on ... 'Santa'! Yes, true true that Theo's birthday fell on a Saturday this year - 2 days after staff had been let out for holidays but thank goodness there were still a few good families/friends around to make it a party!<br />
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Our family woke up with a 'bang' that Saturday as three of us (not Theo) woke up a bit earlier and madly blew up balloons for his awakening. We decorated the living room with a 'Happy Birthday' letter banner (see below) and many many balloons. Then we put his one (from us anyway) big present on the couch. When he woke up he was very excited - he tore into his present and played with it for a couple of hours with his big sister.<br />
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Later that morning before we got ready for the party we had a very nice walk down the Corniche and listened for birthday greetings from the kitties cats along the shoreline.<br />
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One of Theo's favorite presents of the party - candy 'Nerds'</div>
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Is this a remarkable cake or what? A 'base' of chocolate cake, plenty of frosting, and PLENTY of baby marshmallows to complete the beard and hat!</div>
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It took a few slobbery puffs and huffs but he managed to blow out the four candles ... </div>
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Look at this proud 4-year old. Why do I know for a fact that our kids strongest memories of their birthdays will be AWESOME cakes ... ?</div>
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Three years has got to be one of the best years for a birthday!</div>
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The waiting in advance is torture!!</div>
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They finally GET it, more than last year anyway.</div>
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EXACTLY what games they want to play. </div>
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Thank you Theo for the reminder of what is most important in life.</div>
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My heart is full and overflowing.</div>
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Kaia helped with some of the food preparations this year... here are her egg mice. </div>
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Biggest hit at the food table, completely gone!!</div>
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Never ceases to amaze me how much kids love bubbles!!</div>
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Our cutest onlooker was just a bump in mama's belly last year!!</div>
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Parachute game is another HUGE success!!</div>
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This parachute was so huge it almost filled the yard!!</div>
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Theo can't remember what it is called but keeps talking about it anyway.</div>
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We all got turns under it.</div>
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My favorite game was cat and mouse. </div>
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One mouse under the parachute, a cat above chases him. All the people at the edges fluff it up and down... so the cat cant see anything. Absolutely hilarious!!</div>
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Kaia's favorite was 'Mountain'. We fill it with air so it looks like a mountain and then someone gets to trample all the air out of it. Funny funny funny.</div>
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Theo's was the popcorn game!!!</div>
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He has been excitedly anticipating the balloons filled with candies. His utmost favorite game. You jump on them to break them and then eat candy. You see the draw.</div>
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This year we bought cheap balloons, it was all the store had.</div>
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We put them on the parachute for popcorn and they they were so cheap they started popping!!! Kids went crazy!!! Best popcorn ever!!!</div>
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Kaia was pretty proud of the gazillion candies she scouted out in the aftermath.</div>
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Finally that promised cake!!!</div>
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Spiderman, just as ordered.</div>
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And now my littlest angel is three. How can it be?<br />
He has a Spider man backpack and is all ready to start school with his mates, sister, and Daddy in January. I know these years fly by, but no matter how tightly I try to hold on and cherish each minute they are slipping through my fingertips.<br />
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Guess who got to be St. Nikolas this year!</div>
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We figured Kaia would recognize him and didn't want to spoil her belief in Santa so we had some preparation to do... we decided to talk to her in advance. She already knows that not every Santa we see is really Santa, he is way to busy for that! Many are elves dressed as Santa and we are very lucky when we do get to see the real Santa.</div>
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So we explained that not only was Santa busy this year, but the elves were too! So this year they asked Carl for a special favor. We explained what an honor it was to be asked and how important it was that it was all kept secret.</div>
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As we packed ourselves in the car to head off to Melanie's Carl and I were scrambling around doing last minute chores. When we came back to the car Theo told us how DADDY was going to be Santa this year!!! Oh Kaia!! How could you!! </div>
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Luckily Theo's memory is as short as he is. When St. Nikolas walked in the gate Theo commented how much he looked like Daddy, but that was his last comment on the matter.</div>
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Theo was so brave and went to get his present and compliments all by himself.</div>
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Theo got playdough cutters and his very first ISM tshirt for EC. He is VERY excited about starting in EC after the break!!</div>
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Afterwards... when Carl came back... Theo told him all about how Santa had come and dragged him over to show him where Santa had sat... etc. I think our secret is safe for this year :)<br />
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Under African Skieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08925089321550237491noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025052510032721715.post-12883308685869330792012-11-30T19:08:00.000-08:002012-11-30T19:08:12.336-08:00Miss Tanzania<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
traveling to the states for the Miss Universe pageant wearing Schwari.</div>
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My 'job' at Schwari has been uber interesting lately!! Generally I do odd jobs like making candles, painting murals, and making playgrounds. A lot of creative or organizational behind the scenes stuff.</div>
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In September we had a fashion show in Dar Es Salam and Schwari did SO well!! Uproarious standing ovation and clips have been shown on the Social Life section of the news for weeks afterwards. Tanzanians are so proud that all her designs are entirely made in Tanzania and it has been amazing to see the staff shine with pride! </div>
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She was then asked to dress the entire Miss Tanzania Pageant with a week's notice. And somehow we did it!! And now she was asked to dress Miss Tanzania on her trip to the states for the Miss Universe Pageant. A few designers were asked so she won't wear Schwari every day but here she is arriving in America. </div>
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Awesome Schwari is getting international attention and publicity!! Very exciting time at work!! </div>
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Sad that I won't be around next year to see what the future holds. I wish we had a decent website to send you to for more shots of the amazing clothes and jewelry at the fashion show... if we ever get it up and running I will let you know. For now here is the site that will follow Winfrida through her trip in the states... it is a total fashion and gossip blog... http://missiepopular.blogspot.com/2012/11/mp-beauties-of-day.html... we will be watching to see what she wears every day for sure!! </div>
Under African Skieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08925089321550237491noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025052510032721715.post-25093132377559677352012-11-27T19:50:00.002-08:002012-11-27T19:50:38.448-08:00Plastic Heels<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Kaia definitely has her own unique style and the confidence to pull anything off! Sometimes I don't get it, but she has taught me fashion lessons like... 'if you don't tuck in your shirt really tightly then you won't be able to look down and see your skirt'.</div>
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Theo is still developing his style... more developments to come.</div>
Under African Skieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08925089321550237491noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025052510032721715.post-10228502378488350852012-11-26T20:38:00.000-08:002012-11-26T20:38:48.751-08:00Alphabet<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Ken and Ariel are getting married and living happily ever after.</div>
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This is how Theo plays with the other two...</div>
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Obviously fighting it out until the bitter end!</div>
Under African Skieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08925089321550237491noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025052510032721715.post-30576519903074654792012-11-19T03:23:00.000-08:002012-11-19T03:23:58.221-08:00Tarangari<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Without getting too optimistic too quickly, we may finally have solved all our computer problems. I now have a very nice new computer that was hand carried all the way from the states. It arrived with a broken hard drive so now I also have a nice new shiny hard drive too. All sorts of things that I don't understand but apparently 'use and will appreciate' have been installed. I am cautiously excited.</div>
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We were also convinced to invest in a new camera when the flash on our day-to-day camera surrendered to old age. 12 years isn't too shabby so no complaints. But the new one is fantastic and was even able to capture decent shots on safari with a pathetic zoom... so now that I know this we will soon be overloaded with many many grand kid shots to share.</div>
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And also... finally... back to blogging.</div>
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The rains, although short, were strong. The landscape was stunningly alive and green.</div>
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Ha ha. Not all moments were calm... Melanie bought a few bracelets for us all and attracted a crowd. Mine is so pretty :)</div>
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The site was... breathtaking!!</div>
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Kids LOVE to look out the sunroof!! Kaia spent most of the trip in Melanie's car.. she adores Melanie and Clea.</div>
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This is Theo's first real safari. We thought he might be a bit bored
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I personally identified with this tortoise... with a wide vast world in front of him :)</div>
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Kaia's favorite was the Zebra (a close second to her lollipop anyway).</div>
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We haven't been getting out to the parks much because it costs a small fortune and it has been difficult to get around with Carl's leg. But we gave notice at ISM this month and are leaving at the end of the year... so with Carl's leg on the mend we are excited to soak all of Tanzania that we can before we leave!! Helps that the kids are awesome campers!!</div>
Under African Skieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08925089321550237491noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025052510032721715.post-7307471692074938632012-10-08T20:56:00.000-07:002012-10-08T21:00:16.498-07:00Pray's VisaHey everybody!!!<br />
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Missed everyone. My computer cord has broken and I am waiting for it to be replaced. It should be ready this week. But that was also true last week, and the week before, and the week before that. You get the idea. Patience is a virtue as they say. <br />
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Acclimating to the Mac and to the Ipad have been a little slow. Eventually I will get it and just take over Carl's computer. Then we will be up and running again.<br />
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I had a great birthday. Thank you! <br />
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Carl's much needed break is coming up next week. <br />
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But I really wanted to update you on AMY & PRAY's saga if you are following her story... Basically the adoption went through a month or so ago. She went to Dar last week and got Pray's Tanzanian Visa. But America then denied him a visa. The reasoning is something like... they can't issue a Tourist Visa because eventually he will be applying for an Immigration Visa. But there is no one here that can do a home study. So he can't be formally adopted in American eyes here in Tanzania. And he cannot immigrate until he is adopted. You see the problem? The Embassy recognizes that this is a problem but they 'have no advice'. <br />
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Somehow Amy is staying strong. You can read the whole story on her website (with wonderful photos)... http://www.kusalipray.blogspot.com/. And feel free to share any ideas you may have to help this progress faster. Following even the faintest possibility is occupying her life these days.<br />
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<br />Under African Skieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08925089321550237491noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025052510032721715.post-13710308413812251892012-09-02T08:35:00.000-07:002012-09-02T08:35:28.640-07:00Body PaintOne day not too long ago our friends Christiaan and Catharina came over for some play and a bit of dinner. We were fortunate in that Christiaan brought over his homemade body paint! Not exactly sure of the components but it was body cream at least and a bit of food coloring ... they said it was easy!<br />
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</div>Under African Skieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08925089321550237491noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025052510032721715.post-47030718483158766932012-08-22T10:34:00.000-07:002012-08-22T10:34:52.308-07:00Home FunSo we are just about caught up now with our pics/updates - at least until last week when school started ... and here are a few 'around the house' shots that are worth putting up ...<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRtZqMAcdbaL6_nTELNoPkjMe0yKeSzGIvqHn8ujoNyXep0KVrMVu1sfR8lOcGaP_ElTJGvcITCIEQ-94fx6VZMcpLMhywLC-O2W7Nhxd0Qch8A7CuCJehWYiqXzz7ZBjsl6tHXQWjkvZ9/s1600/SAM_1051+sm.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRtZqMAcdbaL6_nTELNoPkjMe0yKeSzGIvqHn8ujoNyXep0KVrMVu1sfR8lOcGaP_ElTJGvcITCIEQ-94fx6VZMcpLMhywLC-O2W7Nhxd0Qch8A7CuCJehWYiqXzz7ZBjsl6tHXQWjkvZ9/s1600/SAM_1051+sm.JPG" /></a></div>and Kaia with some of her classmates and teacher Diana behind -- Kaia has really seemed to enjoy her new challenges in P1 this past week and a half ... yeah!!!! Nice to see our little girl blossoming!Under African Skieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08925089321550237491noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025052510032721715.post-32363520672951137992012-08-19T23:36:00.001-07:002012-08-19T23:38:45.876-07:00Balloon and Sand Angels VideosHere is Kaia blowing up her first balloon all on her own ... don't worry, it does not pop at the end!<br />
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Under African Skieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08925089321550237491noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025052510032721715.post-60035791911247461322012-08-17T09:35:00.004-07:002012-08-17T09:40:50.192-07:00FlatsSo, after our trip to the coast we got back to our 'home sweet home', although Carl had to go immediately to Nairobi for a doctors appointment which eventually led to his second surgery on the knee. Sad thing too was that as we were all driving to take Carl to the bus that morning for Nairobi - of course we get a major flat tire! Didn't really affect anything but still ... sheesh!<br />
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Still, it was good to be back ... Kaia missed her complete set of colors for drawing ...<br />
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Under African Skieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08925089321550237491noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025052510032721715.post-49683415592060671382012-08-16T09:36:00.000-07:002012-08-16T09:36:22.961-07:00Heading Back Home<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9TJ85jQHgy0-G51SuU7QJWrltth4leKHPSDwm6YIgLvOYXCa3xw07iRe9Qqp87wtHF7P6f_ZY_iubJxlgSEvSNgVVQhANKoYuW2iNsvN1wACv5zBwDYuoNXmWXDfZqpAxo4RhvjO3GUzx/s1600/DSC05074+sm.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a>So our trip was just about over and we were about to head home ...<br />
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It was so lovely ...<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5ukTzsN7hxSwKGJMWdQX0mUCq3EsCxY1sx1U9gcJBMni0lREubCo8XX9MrKSvcX3LuNz9G-UZ6odxYrx1m8GMl4oiN2XFAg8qKrrFTjcNU64oaN3pLJa29w31j5oXyBGlRIX1jJzDZXTD/s1600/DSC05101+sm.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5ukTzsN7hxSwKGJMWdQX0mUCq3EsCxY1sx1U9gcJBMni0lREubCo8XX9MrKSvcX3LuNz9G-UZ6odxYrx1m8GMl4oiN2XFAg8qKrrFTjcNU64oaN3pLJa29w31j5oXyBGlRIX1jJzDZXTD/s400/DSC05101+sm.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>We also saw (as usual in this country) some interesting vehicles along the way ... watch out for this WIDE LOAD ... is that what it says? <br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPtXbKJS-BvATxpKvwvcl9pGTgKYqCabeyjSxKH7m7bz6WVU-foHE4lt-ZEJ-VDNkcp35zn8gSVGoqY4WPu0MoKoGtW7KKQ6uV12M-U279DNCxEsgkeL9F9-pUtDMczw6k02jvXfYYgoBP/s1600/DSC05109+sm.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPtXbKJS-BvATxpKvwvcl9pGTgKYqCabeyjSxKH7m7bz6WVU-foHE4lt-ZEJ-VDNkcp35zn8gSVGoqY4WPu0MoKoGtW7KKQ6uV12M-U279DNCxEsgkeL9F9-pUtDMczw6k02jvXfYYgoBP/s400/DSC05109+sm.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>We stopped at the 'Elephant Motel' on the way back to break up the journey. We kept looking for elephants ... Theo especially but no luck! There was a nice play park however and it was a nice rest stop for a looooong journey home!Under African Skieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08925089321550237491noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025052510032721715.post-24687697047208590162012-08-13T09:11:00.001-07:002012-08-13T09:21:01.035-07:00Snorkeling and Sand Island DayOne of our days at Peponi saw us go on a 1/2 day trip snorkeling and visiting a sand island with the resorts boat. It was a wonderful experience.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglPazfcFiAMddnvqPhoqBnGjVby4b4sN06OleA6HbDQUqLNfNtog02hbNZFn6Uno67L-AfsPgdVmP0uQv7o4rqiF9mwXlPA-YwhLskvwkeKsV8S-g9TebklsLtoeoS_8LRzNG4ZCWdHkYM/s1600/DSC05059+sm.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglPazfcFiAMddnvqPhoqBnGjVby4b4sN06OleA6HbDQUqLNfNtog02hbNZFn6Uno67L-AfsPgdVmP0uQv7o4rqiF9mwXlPA-YwhLskvwkeKsV8S-g9TebklsLtoeoS_8LRzNG4ZCWdHkYM/s1600/DSC05059+sm.JPG" /></a></div>The older Italian couple took a real shine to Theo ... and it was fun when he started trying to work out how this powerful water/squirt gun worked ... he kept everyone on the boat entertained for the voyage home.Under African Skieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08925089321550237491noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025052510032721715.post-82178291941568654272012-08-12T09:33:00.001-07:002012-08-12T10:48:50.499-07:00Peponi Beach ResortSo then we headed off to the East coast of Tanzania! - Peponi!<br />
A lovely and very quiet beach resort that comes highly rec' from many associated with the school ...<br />
They have bungalows, but we took our tent and got a choice of ANY of the sites there ... so of course we took the best spot - just a few feet from the beach with a nice breeze almost all the time.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCD9_pQcdszcQYeFDwtVf8BDykekB1SVMmenEj6TZq72svh2y0eq0CvkxdYueq26CR6pNA3fznx1garKPhvfSfnCwTc6lpI5edYADA5BSHP7vHrWs1wCqh85x4V04o39YJqEUy5udweQ9k/s1600/DSC04959+sm.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCD9_pQcdszcQYeFDwtVf8BDykekB1SVMmenEj6TZq72svh2y0eq0CvkxdYueq26CR6pNA3fznx1garKPhvfSfnCwTc6lpI5edYADA5BSHP7vHrWs1wCqh85x4V04o39YJqEUy5udweQ9k/s1600/DSC04959+sm.JPG" /></a></div>The tides were fascinating too - they came in and out 2 X per day ... you could walk SOOOOO far out into the ocean and see some cool ocean life / bits like starfish, some evidence (though not much) of coral reef life and even little eels! Oh - and jelly fish ... but that is another story for another blog ...<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtPUOFzx-3_L1xGVF33acfq3n4HNmcf3opxCYDjDxTViv66bY0B6Uehfx-yRgNaIW5WyVfjdQmTXQUJbZ-k__N2czx2g-LPj3xbDsUUirkuElBOZHmc6VgmcAyU2cdld71EvxTO8egHnVX/s1600/DSC04984+sm.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtPUOFzx-3_L1xGVF33acfq3n4HNmcf3opxCYDjDxTViv66bY0B6Uehfx-yRgNaIW5WyVfjdQmTXQUJbZ-k__N2czx2g-LPj3xbDsUUirkuElBOZHmc6VgmcAyU2cdld71EvxTO8egHnVX/s1600/DSC04984+sm.JPG" /></a></div>One of the nice amenities of this resort was their pool - right by the beach. Nice for Kaia and Theo to get some swim time in and of course not worry too much about the seaweed!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbX2OPi_NaR7q0EQXd_XtGaE3NOTjiRGpr3OKmnpI-LbHw9xnxUDLtUbFj7ZlFKYmKtqRnNps-QwU3cDRI48TZ4b23G4nhcRuNWPWNvJrXcNP01841xdSyO-LUuZM9VVMq3nb0lmMeLh03/s1600/DSC05003+sm.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbX2OPi_NaR7q0EQXd_XtGaE3NOTjiRGpr3OKmnpI-LbHw9xnxUDLtUbFj7ZlFKYmKtqRnNps-QwU3cDRI48TZ4b23G4nhcRuNWPWNvJrXcNP01841xdSyO-LUuZM9VVMq3nb0lmMeLh03/s1600/DSC05003+sm.JPG" /></a></div>One of the highlights though for sure were our daily walks on the beach exploring all that the waves washed up ... look at these tides! They are practically splashing up onto our tent! Hee hee ...<br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJeAtneUAQKlTrJEIZQs4qGdMYJZnG_k4SEgR7xEeff78zKtyYWmsDxcHfm94NcGoWB78QtJjMtgJrbsLRMDrjnvqQCl_HMVoCdRG3YFeO3FuUz9qxLuPWRik7APmqhEKxxdM6GmRFAaJK/s1600/DSC05008+sm.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJeAtneUAQKlTrJEIZQs4qGdMYJZnG_k4SEgR7xEeff78zKtyYWmsDxcHfm94NcGoWB78QtJjMtgJrbsLRMDrjnvqQCl_HMVoCdRG3YFeO3FuUz9qxLuPWRik7APmqhEKxxdM6GmRFAaJK/s1600/DSC05008+sm.JPG" /></a></div>Under African Skieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08925089321550237491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025052510032721715.post-80074222671054707692012-08-11T05:30:00.000-07:002012-08-11T05:30:31.225-07:00Swiss Chalet - in Africa!So yes we are a bit behind on our blogs ... hmmm ... lets blame the cast on my leg shall we?<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSF2Va9dRZNLMJ5u0k0FccIUmuytPNMa4qXRxMdGEMt8-8vdn-MUodI4qm0lB6sn-0J7qgbH3-Fzpl0MN-NfGXkyOKHsByyEtN8zrYLzyt2fNfrzFEFcsxgfMeTSlJdLz3-wQnrS8qtc3Y/s1600/DSC04878+sm.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSF2Va9dRZNLMJ5u0k0FccIUmuytPNMa4qXRxMdGEMt8-8vdn-MUodI4qm0lB6sn-0J7qgbH3-Fzpl0MN-NfGXkyOKHsByyEtN8zrYLzyt2fNfrzFEFcsxgfMeTSlJdLz3-wQnrS8qtc3Y/s320/DSC04878+sm.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>So late in July before school started up again (as it is just now) we had a very nice week anyway of a road trip / vacation starting with a night up in the Usumbara Mountains - heading towards the East coast of Tanzania. There is a Swiss farm/lodge there that our friends recommended as being beautiful, with great food, and worth the scenic drive up! So we did it!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3gCi2npmlib0Q4LJU6Q0Gii1aaZi9vAfb4zzwE4FPmQZG641-VCzffijoWr-_naXjQp45mNfbqRK_edeSxkhlcYdsKYO04mvSzTX6i-vimiwCv7_pzaHro8bAb6_ydNTzjsY5XdAAPMWq/s1600/DSC04914+sm.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3gCi2npmlib0Q4LJU6Q0Gii1aaZi9vAfb4zzwE4FPmQZG641-VCzffijoWr-_naXjQp45mNfbqRK_edeSxkhlcYdsKYO04mvSzTX6i-vimiwCv7_pzaHro8bAb6_ydNTzjsY5XdAAPMWq/s320/DSC04914+sm.JPG" width="282" /></a></div>Beautiful winding drive up and down, much more appreciated in the daytime/morning so we could see the vistas and views and waterfalls occasionally!Under African Skieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08925089321550237491noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025052510032721715.post-2281632151412845802012-07-30T10:25:00.000-07:002012-07-30T10:25:09.509-07:00Cast #2<div style="text-align: center;">For those of you who don't know... Carl has religiously done every single exercise that his physio has assigned him every night without fail for the past 8 months. For those of you who have ever seen a physio... you know this is basically a full time job. Last week Carl went for another MRI in Nairobi because he felt his progress was too slow. And the news wasn't great. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">My eternally optimistic husband reflected on his way to Nairobi trying to isolate the worse possible news he could receive. He decided that hearing that this was as good as his leg was going to get was the worst news. Kudos to him for putting life into perspective. So the rest of the story is good news in comparison.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The MRI showed that only the side tendon attachments have held. The middle tendons have detached. The reasons are unclear, all the doctors Carl have talked to seem to agree that sometimes it 'just happens'. The doctor estimates he is operating at about 30% right now. In my opinion that is devastatingly heartbreaking for 8 months of physio, a surgery, and 6 weeks in a cast. But we are going to view all this through Carl's eyes. So the bad news is that it won't get any better on its own. The good news is that they can operate again in hopes of a better outcome.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">For Carl the glass is half full and he left for Nairobi this morning to fill it all the way up. He will be in surgery Tuesday afternoon. He will come home Thursday evening and be in a full length cast for another 6 weeks. I don't know where he finds the strength, but he spirits are good and he is excited to 'get this show on the road'.</div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">So in the meantime... we continue to pass the time. At night Saidi says the hedgehogs come to eat out of Laika's bowl. Kaia has been excited for a while to get up in the middle of the night and see them. We haven't done that. But a few nights ago a hedgehog baby was trying to drink water from the chicken coop trough. It is a pretty deep bucket and the poor little guy fell in!!! Salim found him in the morning treading water to stay alive!!! So he rescued him but the baby was SO exhausted he just sat trying to catch his breath for over an hour.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7wBZgjTBco-dzqj8SiH7pKg3lMc0gbqXV8VjsV9_tocPvFF_XE1_UihVa9zhiClQuUBBipEebVI0O_FJa1tynFlAHrneXjWyrZGZvPTSKIiGa-YaLAd741IgmDSVMNDZXPoAIOK0YuX-d/s1600/Copy+of+DSC05126.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7wBZgjTBco-dzqj8SiH7pKg3lMc0gbqXV8VjsV9_tocPvFF_XE1_UihVa9zhiClQuUBBipEebVI0O_FJa1tynFlAHrneXjWyrZGZvPTSKIiGa-YaLAd741IgmDSVMNDZXPoAIOK0YuX-d/s320/Copy+of+DSC05126.JPG" width="239" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> The kids watched him the entire time!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOleBtkFo7X_cJMTcQpxPoMeRD69I0xoS78FJlUHY1Nja9BRxAefpAZHcjI3yx1ghpbT2LTKcqIwefHMMkXP_ugqaSOuuPWmDlN1pejj1eB_fRxqg7XJubPsEqSj_Iag-AnO-H7qR8zw2H/s1600/Copy+of+DSC05128.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOleBtkFo7X_cJMTcQpxPoMeRD69I0xoS78FJlUHY1Nja9BRxAefpAZHcjI3yx1ghpbT2LTKcqIwefHMMkXP_ugqaSOuuPWmDlN1pejj1eB_fRxqg7XJubPsEqSj_Iag-AnO-H7qR8zw2H/s320/Copy+of+DSC05128.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Once he was breathing better we moved him out of the coop and out of the way of the chickens. He still wasn't moving much.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj71gmEcjv_i5HyznLzqkifDgaVf_JTQjpoVAZ-SLHOCSuLcLvGNHGcRqexlv9pZCQ7H60BQ3JqhSp4k5cmQeUL-AAJeaPq2txvmvvm02Z2wL66_vmAJorp6I0qc5d1G_JoYbiSPzsIRXJV/s1600/Copy+of+DSC05132.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj71gmEcjv_i5HyznLzqkifDgaVf_JTQjpoVAZ-SLHOCSuLcLvGNHGcRqexlv9pZCQ7H60BQ3JqhSp4k5cmQeUL-AAJeaPq2txvmvvm02Z2wL66_vmAJorp6I0qc5d1G_JoYbiSPzsIRXJV/s320/Copy+of+DSC05132.JPG" width="239" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> The we decided it would be best for him to be in the sun to keep warm. Boy did Kaia's maternal instincts kick in!! See... now she had the very important job of keeping him safe from SASSY!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-HCGBlVlLUThyphenhyphenxMxA7JLHT6WJ_M1xAxnQFhRFgF7pZDt0EdoPkXr4jKx3stPdTm0oGcPS_c3Sfna40Hpnyvp55Q3bX_I9zkPs8-cSfPfbHt5pEf8Lrffk1XJ8YrA23Z_fFb0F5LQ7tvin/s1600/Copy+of+DSC05135.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-HCGBlVlLUThyphenhyphenxMxA7JLHT6WJ_M1xAxnQFhRFgF7pZDt0EdoPkXr4jKx3stPdTm0oGcPS_c3Sfna40Hpnyvp55Q3bX_I9zkPs8-cSfPfbHt5pEf8Lrffk1XJ8YrA23Z_fFb0F5LQ7tvin/s320/Copy+of+DSC05135.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> And this is what happens less than 2 seconds after we all agree... NO TOUCHING!! Hedgehogs aren't puppies and aren't meant to be pet. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">He hung around the yard for most of the afternoon and finally disappeared mid-afternoon, presumably to find his mom and live happily ever after.</div>Under African Skieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08925089321550237491noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025052510032721715.post-17302685981708231482012-07-28T13:20:00.000-07:002012-07-28T13:20:17.810-07:00Pray's Birthday PartyWell, just before we attempt to tackle all the beach/mountain pics of our little vacation we wanted to put up a few shots of Pray's 6th birthday celebration! Here are Kaia and Theo figuring out the Matchbox car set that was set up for play.<br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpaa0kshUtDAFCpyM-Gd89nvEUS-kT3fOaQytwXhlmZMwd2oKoQrkBTITyN5NAgfrgjD4DrcY1S7MB821G0Szy-ZITZ1Nw1SK4KYPxiyqFqeIxCHHLjg7b_XkAoF5Llb0pkYXQiLqEXt2C/s1600/DSC04874+sm.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpaa0kshUtDAFCpyM-Gd89nvEUS-kT3fOaQytwXhlmZMwd2oKoQrkBTITyN5NAgfrgjD4DrcY1S7MB821G0Szy-ZITZ1Nw1SK4KYPxiyqFqeIxCHHLjg7b_XkAoF5Llb0pkYXQiLqEXt2C/s320/DSC04874+sm.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Amy did a great job of hostessing with the mostessing with lots of great food, things to do and people - including a special guest -- Spiderman! No wait, I think that is Theo.<br />
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</a></div>And here is Theo scampering off to hide behind a bush as he eats some of the chocolate birthday cake .... maybe he was afraid of Daddy trying to take it.<br />
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AND the GREATEST NEWS for Pray and Amy -- their adoption was approved/legally finalized by Tanzanian law yesterday!!!!!!! Yeahhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!! Congrats Amy and Pray!Under African Skieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08925089321550237491noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025052510032721715.post-54567246485664286082012-07-15T01:24:00.001-07:002012-07-15T01:30:50.179-07:00'I Tricked You'Lately Kaia and Theo have been very cute with 'tricking us' ...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyHL852o_VZ1Uv-p4CijwBtTlKno9zfaFlONSbi7j6mwDG9mTyPGdWVe5btNog33aucRJIrNWzaU9UNCqrdmg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>Ranging from saying 'Look Daddy, there is a plane up there!' or 'Look Mommy, there is a birdie ...' then 'I tricked you!'<br />
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Here are our little schmo schmos with Mommy relaxing for a coffee and juice at TGT - tired perhaps from all the 'tricking!' :) <br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyrEfa-DItEQfr3myeVqeJIc28PtaO-4YjOFD-1nnKsISNbk9FVS9GRS7Y_TJ8kPlC21fD6zZa-NEu4XXV6spduukU7Pqs9jZz_ALw1FgEJNkn8_cZGTQwUTmzhlOagXvOiOpYxdS5Zr0F/s1600/DSC04830+sm.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyrEfa-DItEQfr3myeVqeJIc28PtaO-4YjOFD-1nnKsISNbk9FVS9GRS7Y_TJ8kPlC21fD6zZa-NEu4XXV6spduukU7Pqs9jZz_ALw1FgEJNkn8_cZGTQwUTmzhlOagXvOiOpYxdS5Zr0F/s400/DSC04830+sm.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Pq1ohGM6yAEIoZOsiv0nj7jbK0j57aXnmRLOdX8I_q87u-JlMAeQwCCQaldaie06yJCHhlmWtxBo1f8vfdYuBCAunrbGZ3PCA6pnOEeM3W2hOpspLWChXRQYyBzjsB5YJmGeoVhUTLSM/s1600/DSC04820+sm.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Pq1ohGM6yAEIoZOsiv0nj7jbK0j57aXnmRLOdX8I_q87u-JlMAeQwCCQaldaie06yJCHhlmWtxBo1f8vfdYuBCAunrbGZ3PCA6pnOEeM3W2hOpspLWChXRQYyBzjsB5YJmGeoVhUTLSM/s320/DSC04820+sm.JPG" width="239" /></a></div>The first night, we had a great campfire and cooked the dinner on it - it was great warming us all up and for tasty sausages and homemade pita bread.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOM_cTrfwK3GgLppt4dG6t3cThF0v9IOghv2Xkx1smA2qux9p-C_vKhEw8xut2FOHsp79w7PgdRHMVx-hz4hPWWxy1h9jju5wUakCXwyGq69noa2mSsBZkhn6VlQE9z_uLWX3fNfkD9EuD/s1600/DSC04823+sm.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOM_cTrfwK3GgLppt4dG6t3cThF0v9IOghv2Xkx1smA2qux9p-C_vKhEw8xut2FOHsp79w7PgdRHMVx-hz4hPWWxy1h9jju5wUakCXwyGq69noa2mSsBZkhn6VlQE9z_uLWX3fNfkD9EuD/s320/DSC04823+sm.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Aren't these two little ones cute? <br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi17xIC5lK1MVSWkZztenCYB1Pmz9f9qwLPar_AbsbHD0UDimPZJ-r5N6JDZHY_vEbMqta7DrpAIfHmO7THkS03FJXgtsjrffjrvlEp6lgagrRhPTeQMcxrJ2lcQkgaYWbHWPILEyC6PAuz/s1600/DSC04825+sm.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi17xIC5lK1MVSWkZztenCYB1Pmz9f9qwLPar_AbsbHD0UDimPZJ-r5N6JDZHY_vEbMqta7DrpAIfHmO7THkS03FJXgtsjrffjrvlEp6lgagrRhPTeQMcxrJ2lcQkgaYWbHWPILEyC6PAuz/s400/DSC04825+sm.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>The night we finally decided to sleep INSIDE - well! - Kaia was quite upset ... she LOVED being outside in the tent with all of us ... understandable ... <br />
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