Hoping for hippos

The other day Justin took the girls to town after school and let my grumpy self stay behind. After a quick nap I headed upriver to find a hidden spot to sit and read. The view over my toes brought a smile to my face as I imagined the famed yet elusive hippo rising up. He didn't. Oh well, maybe next time.

This morning we set off to conquer a nearby mountain and it was incredible...Africa as far as the eye can see...beautiful.

And we finally wrestled another tooth out of Hunter's head. Maybe those big teeth will move forward now!

Language learning and homeschoolbare going surprisingly awesome. Thank you for all your love and prayers!

Finally

After almost six years in Africa, we finally got to go on a real Safari, which incidentally means journey in Swahili. So the crack of dawn found us climbing into a Defender 130, open back truck and off we went. We spied impalas, crocodiles, hippos, giraffes close enough to spit on (though we did not) water buffaloes, kudu, baboons, warthogs, zebras, herds of elephants protecting lots of babies(that was my favorite) and a male lion not ten yards away. Awesome! Until someone's husband growled at said lion. Did I mention the Rover was wide open? God is so creative and His creations are truly magnificent!

Rugged Fun

After school we head out into the Tanzanian wilderness to tame the wild...children. There is a lovely river that flows by here but farther up past a coffee plantation there are huge boulders where God built an adventure wonderland for children of all ages. Rhino fish tempt the grown up ones and clamoring around entertains the youngers. Just getting us ready for our first SAFARI!

Our new temporary life

Welcome to our classroom, we finally started school! It is going really well so far. And thanks to Miss Jill, the extracurricular hours can be whiled away in various fantastical lands like Narnia!  Please continue to pray as Justin tackles Swahili again, the girls tackle homeschool, and I try to be a peaceful, cheerful, encouraging presence in their lives.