Saw these lovely looking treats and couldn’t resist taking a picture to share with you all!

Nairobi is a growing city and new apartments are popping up all over. On both sides of the compound we live on new complexes have been built. To one side they are putting on the finishing touches and realized they needed an extra water tank in the back. Unfortunately, they could not get it through the narrow walkway behind the building and the fence They had to come up with a way to lift it around the covered porches, pushing against the electric fence at times. This was unfortunate but does show the inventiveness when needed is a valuable skill set most have here in Nairobi.

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To give you a better insight, the wall that one gentleman is standing on is about 8 feet high.

Here is traffic that we had to deal with in Malindi.

Driving into town Monday night we were greeted by Nairobi traffic.

Though I have not seen very much of the world, I feel confident in saying that Kenya is one of the most beautiful places on the planet. Here is just a quick picture we took along our drive back to town for you to enjoy. We went from the coast, through mountains and amazing plains in a matter of a few hours!

Our kids are such great flyers! Here is a pic from our quick flight to join Baba. Avery made Larson laugh with a puppet show, thanks to the air sick bag.

Thankfully both kids LOVED the water. We had a large and small pool at the gorgeous home we stayed in. There was access to the beach a five-minute walk away. It was such a treat to have great weather all week and enjoyed all the time outside.

Spending the sunny day with the kiddos in the pool was a great Mother’s day. Even as Taylor, due to malaria, was in bed and kind of loopy he arranged for the caretaker of the home we were staying at to make flower arrangements all over the house. Here is a picture of one of them. What a great guy!
A side note- I love that these flowers come from plants that are typically used for security on walls due to its large thorns. Functional and beautiful!

I love the mix of this city. So much has become normal that it is sometimes hard to remember that it might be something out of the ordinary for our normal reader. While driving down the street outside our home we saw this mama showing off her amazing balance and neck strength! We also had many brand new luxury cars coming (from the opposite direction) into our lane to avoid a push cart hauling rocks that was moving too slow in their lane.

Avery starts school tomorrow at Little Scholars! She is so very excited as her best friends attend this school. She begged to try on her uniform tonight and I couldn’t help but share a pic of her cuteness.
A HUGE thank you to the family that made it possible for Avery to go to school! We are thrilled at this opportunity for our little scholar and can’t wait to hear her stories about her days at school.