Open air market

I got a few pictures of the open air market, the other day, and thought you might like to see where we shop for most of our clothes, shoes, and such.

 If you don't know this already, I love shopping, so I enjoy writing on this topic.:-) I didn't get very many pictures, because I was afraid someone might get mad at me for taking a picture of their shop......thankfully no one did.:-) 

Shopping in the market is not like shopping in any other store , it's just different.:-) You have piles of clothes to look through and find what you want, all kinds of shoes to choose from, and then there is the bargaining. (in other words getting the price down to what it should be)

 I always think it's funny when I find clothes with the Good Will tag still on them, and the price still in dollars. (rather than shillings) Oh, and seeing name tags from somewhere like Christopher and Banks.:-) 

Anyway, now you know what I am talking about when I mention the open air market. 

By - Ashlyn Elaine

the shoe isle

....more shoes

and again, more shoes:-)

Another 3 MKsketeers picture.....or as one person said three Mk's with tears:-)

While Mom's Away!!

Well Ashlyn just wrote her post about going to Meru, and how much fun they had, it was quite a different story here at home!!!

I have never realized how much we do need Mrs. Rains! She is a hidden gem. While she was gone we starved, panicked, were confused, had nightmares, got dizzy, and just plain had a terrible time!! On Saturday afternoon for soul winning, we set out with high hopes. We all piled into the car, that is when we first were worried and started to doubt. There were three big boys in the back four in the middle and three in the front. Maybe we shouldn't do this.

At the end of soul winning we left the Rains with encouraging words like, don’t worry you guys can do it! Its only two more nights and then they’ll be home!  Early the next morning we stopped by for a surprising scene. There on the couch was Winnie crying, “Why did mom do this to us?” Taylor wearing an apron trying to do the dishes, and Zac was eating banana bread.

Taylor in his apron...

  Later at church, boy did we have problems! We set up the chairs backwards, put up signs up-side-down, and some people got confused if they were carrying stuff up to the Sunday school room or down. Emily who was supposed to acopmony the church services was so nerves she forgot where her fingers were.       

How we put the sign up... I think we need some help.

 Some how we made it through the day without getting hurt! (WoW) We even played a game of Mancala using coins instead of marbles.

our mancala board 

Thank you Mrs. Rains for all you do! But please don't ever leaves us like that again!!!

By- Sara Anne

Trip to Meru

Friday we left for Meru (a town by Mount Kenya) to see some friends who had moved up there; We, as in Mom, Suzy, and I. I was so excited to get to see Meli, Leyna and their mom, and we had a great time! Meli was my Sunday school student up until they moved away, about two months ago. She and I became best buddies, for every Sunday she would follow me around everywhere, and she was never lacking of a story to tell me. (meaning, she never stopped talking.....but I love her!)

I loved the trip up to Meru, from Thika.....about a four hour drive. It was great driving through the mountains, it's so beautiful up there. Anyway, Saturday we went to the game park.....that was a long trip,(nine hours in the car!) but we had fun together.:-) Sunday we went to Meru Baptist church, started our journey home, and reached home on Monday. 

I didn't like saying good bye, and watching Meli cry as we drove away.:-( Poor girl, she thought I was  staying till December so I can see her graduate from Kindergarten.  

Again it was hard choosing which pictures to put up, seeing as I had so many to choose from, but I finally made up my mind:-)

By - Ashlyn Elaine

Welcome to Meli and Leyna's home

Mom, Suzy, Patricia, Meli, Leyna, and I (No wait, I was taking the picture:-)

Meli!

Isn't he cute!! (just kidding)

I love guessing what the clouds look like.:-)

 Mrs. Water buck....we met her in the game park

wherever I go chocolate always follows:-)

Suzy and Leyna

Patricia and Meli

Love this picture!;-)

group photo....this time I'm not taking the picture

by the bunny rabbit cages

Mom and Suzy

waterfall at the lodge we stayed at....now you see why I love it up there?

I know what you are thinking.....she is to pretty to be my mother;-)

Again I said chocolate always follows me:-)

Another Hadassah

Some fun pics of the cutest baby in our house...She's the only baby; unless you count Sara (the baby of the family.)

We Have a little person in our house. 

Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall... 

cute as a green bean

Can't rotate it (our little plumber) 

We did her hair.

A homemade baby cage

"What are you saying about my dirty face?"

"Oh, really!!"

She's a speed crawler

The dogs love her!

She takes delight in teasing the dogs.

Styling a new hat

By Emily Swain