Nairobi

I've decided that you know you live in a 3rd world country when...

you're asked what you're going to do on vacation and you answer with - search for playgrounds!

However funny this may sound - it is indeed true...and actually it's a whole lot of fun!!

Here's some snapshots of our time all around the Nairobi playgrounds!!

 

 

Earliest Decorating Ever

I love Jesus - just in case you didn't know.  I love Christmas time.  I cherish the real reason for the season and I also really enjoy Christmas decor.  So, when I realized that we wouldn't be back home from Kenya until after the 1st week of December...I decided we had to decorate before we left!  Granted, we don't have that many decorations here in Mada but we used all the ones that we had!!  On, November 10th (yes - I know how early it is) we decorated for Christmas at our house!  Which basically means we put up our tree.  It was fun watching Ryleigh with it all this year.  Last year, she was a bit too young to care too much for it but she was super helpful this time!

She even got a new ornament from Rock & Lhi Lhi!

Since the tree was up - she got to go ahead and open an early present from Uncle Tad & Aunt Laura!

And...we found decorations from last year from Nanna & Pop that we didn't use - these wall clings were perfect!  She'll love playing with them all through December!

I never took a shot of just the tree, but I'm glad I didn't because we got a package from Grangran & Grandma full of more fun decorations!  I'll take a pic when we get home!

 

FYI - malls in Kenya are already decorated for Christmas (since there is no decor for Thanksgiving here!) and it's been so much fun to see and experience!  Ryleigh loves the lit up snowmen!!

 

Lhi Lhi

We enjoyed having Lhi Lhi here so much!!  Everyday provided some new adventure.  Ryleigh and I loved having her help out in our Tulear ministries (see previous blogs) and had lots of fun around the house too!  On any given day we might have been doing the following...

singing Bible songs while playing in the sandbox

or going for a stroller ride around the neighborhood!

Even though Lhi Lhi doesn't speak Malagasy, she enjoyed going to worship with us at Mahavatse.

And then all too soon it was time for the long drive up to Tana...this pic was for you Rock!

After our longest part of the drive, we woke up the next morning to celebrate Lhi Lhi's 50th birthday!!

We miss you already Lhi Lhi but are so thankful you came!!

We love you!!