Scott's Birthday Party!

Valentine's Day also happened to be Scott's Birthday! This year his party was unique in many ways. This was the first year he had an outdoor "summer" party. We put out the word to the neighborhood kids on Saturday afternoon that we would have a party Sunday afternoon. Well, shortly after we arrived home from church the kids started coming! We had about 20 kids (including ours) in the backyard where we played a bunch of games (Dodge Ball, Flying Dutchmen, What's the time Mr. Wolf, Pass the Parcel and a Treasure Hunt) and ended with a "Nintendo" shaped cake!

Birthdays aren't really celebrated much here so the kids had a blast! When we asked them which games they liked the best they declared, "the Lolly games!" (Lollies are candies.) It was a good chance to interact with some of the kids in the neighborhood.

For more party photos click the Flickr link on the top right hand side of this page.

Kittens and Waterslides

OUR NEW KITTEN
Introducing . . . CASEY the kitten, the latest addition to our family!  No shortage of attention for this cuddly and playful little guy!

A SPLASHING FUN TIME!
On Sunday afternoon we made the 30 minute hike to what is known here as the "Hydro Race" which is a section of the hydro-electric system where the water flows down a narrow concrete channel which doubles as a sort of a waterslide. Sitting on an inflated tube helps protect your swimwear from getting shredded (just ask Scott and Amy!) but the local kids save their clothing by simply sitting on a handful of long, dry grass to protect their bare bottoms!

To see a few more photos click on the Flickr link on the top right hand side of this page.