This week we have two very special visitors staying at our house...the brothers of Baby Gift. Just like most mamas of 5 children, ages 7 and under, their mama is overwhelmed, a bit tired, and is also fighting an illness. It is a very cultural thing here for kids to go spend a week or more with an Uncle and Auntie or Grandparent when times are tough. Since much of the extended family is Muslim, it doesn't really work for these boys to head elsewhere in their family, and we thought it would be fun to have them visit for a week, so here we are playing Uncle and Auntie for a week and here they are...in all their cuteness...
Like most boys, they are full of energy...they are also full of words, but we can't understand most of them because they don't speak English. :) Thankfully, we usually have a friend or two around that do speak their tribal language, so we've been getting along quite well.
They sure do remind us of the early days with Matthew and Jimmy!
Their days have been full of
...exploring the workings of our toilet (everyday, I hear them sneaking into the toilet room flushing and pulling the back of the toilet off to see just where the water comes from!)
...splashing around in the shower...
...turning on and off the light switches...
...learning all about the ipad...
...sneakily dropping yucky Mzungu food onto the floor when they think no one is watching...
...looking at books...
...coloring...
...and learning that our big dogs really are quite friendly...even when you gently pull their tails!
So happy for these two!
What a wonderful thing you are able to do! Praying their mamma is feeling better soon though :-)
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