Happy Birthday Joel!

Joel turned 5!He asked for a Star Wars party, and was content with a Star Warstablecloth and toy at a beach resort on the Indian Ocean. He's nowcelebrated 3 birthdays there, 1st, 2nd and 5th! (photos of odd yearsthis time: birth, 1, 3 and 5) Happy Birthday Joel! You are Read more…

Safari Roadtrip: Wildlife sighted

3 warthogs5-6 giraffe family (in the sunset!)long green snake (dead in road)5 reedbuckscountless olive baboons2 groups red/white monkeys1 unidentified rodent (why did the rodent cross the road?)1 wild elephant2 rhinos40+ gazelle100+ zebra3 bush buckshawksturtle crossing the road (why did the turtle cross the road?)100+ flamingosquail-ish birds50+ camels2 cape buffalo50 hippos Read more…

A long week

Everytime I sit down to begin blogging about our incredible safari roadtrip, it seems something new happens and competes for my limited thinking-time. How much I would love to see you all face to face to tell you all of this LONG week! Do I start with the month-long trip Read more…

The Earthquake

Just so you all know, we haven't found out anything about it on theinternet yet, but we are all fine. It lasted about a min (4:50ishPM our time, GMT+2), but no visible damage. Just enough to get thekids up from naps, and train them to get in the doorways before Read more…

On The Road Again….

We are 4 days into our Safari Roadtrip and doing really well. Thank you so much to all who have been praying!! Some things have been miraculous to bring us to this point, and I look forward to staying in one place long enough to tell you all the juicy Read more…

Trip to the Pool!

I bought Anna future sizes, and she's outgrown the 2T, but it stillfits Brooke, so they looked like twins! Don't ask why the kiddiepool is white. It still smells like chlorine… =)