A busy and blessed day...

A few weeks ago we spent a wonderful Saturday down at the IDP camp, engaged in three very meaningful activities. We dropped off new furniture for the children's room at the community library and began to inventory hundreds of new books. Our ISK kids were involved with building the foundations of two Habitat for Humanity homes. And the same group of kids, which had raised about $300, spent a few hours installing a playground for the IDP kids. You wouldn't believe how excited the kids were to see the swings, monkey bars and tires. They couldn't wait to try it all out! What a blessing to be involved with such a wonderful group of people.

Prom 2012...

On Friday, April 13th, Hannah and Cora donned fancy dresses and set off for prom. A group of their friends came to our house to get ready (it was so much fun to watch the girls get their hair done). Our girls are becoming all grown up, which is both wonderful and sad all at the same time.

Red-tailed monkeys & sunsets...

We saw a troop of red-tailed monkeys in the Kakamega Forest and enjoyed a beautiful sunset from the farmhouse porch on Sunday. What a beautiful weekend.

Birds of western Kenya...

The butterflies of Kakamega Forest and Kweisos House...

There are over 400 species of butterflies in the Kakamega Forest, which is amazing. We also saw some stunning butterflies on our walks around Kweisos House in Koru province.

Easter weekend camaraderie...

We drove about 6 hours northwest of Nairobi for Easter weekend, and spent three wonderful days at a farmhouse near a town called Muhoroni. What a beautiful part of Kenya! We drove past huge tea plantations and the farmhouse was surrounded by sugarcane fields and gorgeous views. We also spent a day at the Kakamega Forest, the last piece of equatorial rainforest in Kenya. The birds and butterflies were incredible and we were able to celebrate Easter in God's great cathedral of nature (cheesy but so true). :)

Getting crafty...

Last year I got the idea in my head that I should save the colourful bottle caps available here in Kenya and do something crafty with them. During our recent March break, it was finally time to act on the idea. Brian picked up a wrought iron bistro set that we had ordered from an artisan on Ngong Road and we all pitched in to arrange and cement the caps onto the set. Now we have a colourful and whimsical place to sit and watch the birds in our backyard. Speaking of such, we were gifted with a visit by an African Harrier Hawk on Saturday, perched on the hedge of our front yard (very cool). At the same time, this delicate pale green butterfly stopped to enjoy our marigolds. Wildlife is abundant here! :)