15 June 2010

We're all moved into Nakuru! It was a crazy few days trying to get everything unpacked and organized (especially with 8 babies!), but the house looks great and everyone is settling in nicely. Here are some pictures of our new home:




The house has four bedrooms, a large living/playing room, a connected dining room, and a back office area for Trena's gross work. There is a big yard with space for a large garden, and plenty of room for Jeremiah and Julia to play soccer. The neighborhood is great too; we've already taken an evening walk with all the babies :)

13 June 2010

Today was moving day. The trucks came at 8:30 this morning and we all (8 babies, 4 staff, Trena, Daisy the guard dog, and I) pulled out at 2:30. The day ended in Nakuru at 9:30 pm when the movers left. They have to come back in the morning in order to finish unpacking and putting beds together, but we are all here. Tomorrow will be a crazy day of trying to unpack while keeping the babies occupied. Haven of Hope now resides in the Great Rift Valley! Yay for warm weather!! :D

12 June 2010

Trena, Sandra, and I took all 8 babies and three staff girls to the elephant orphanage and giraffe center today. It was absolutely exhausting but so awesome! The staff loved it, and the babies thought it was great just to be out. Jeremiah wasn’t even scared of the giraffes when they tried to lick him! It was a really great day.

5 June 2010

Well it took me about 31 hours of travel time to get here, but I arrived in Kenya last night! My flight got in at about 9, customs took forever, and we stopped at Gallitos on the way home for some chicken, so we didn’t get to the house until 12. In the line for customs, I convinced one of the security men to allow me to stand in the “special” line, which is reserved for important people like ambassadors. Right away, the man in front of me turned around and offered me some mints. We started talking and as it turned out, he was the Mexican ambassador, so it was cool I got to talk to him! Side note: I did not eat the mints.
I spent the morning playing with the babies. It’s very weird how different they are. I remember them in such a specific time in their life, but they’ve grown up. Jeremiah is a little boy now. Kate has a personality. Hope is no longer frighteningly small. And now we have David and Joseph! All of the babies are amazing; I love them so much! It feels like home here, but at the same time, it feels totally different. The people have changed, but the place is the same. It’s an odd sort of comfort.
Nelly and I took piki pikis to Ngong Town to get chicken and chips for dinner tonight. First piki piki ride of the trip on my first day? Awesome!

Disclaimer

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I guess I should start off with a disclaimer: I do not know what this blog is going to look like, and I'm not making any promises.

That said, I do have ideas, or rather thoughts, on what I want it to look like. I want to write to the people I love, so I'm not going to apologize for the informal nature. I want to update them on life, thoughts, adventures, funny, or perhaps just weird, events (which seem to follow me everywhere). I want to post pictures and videos of my babies, and maybe I'll post some journal entries. I think you get the point. Welcome to my awesome life.

Also, thank you Carly for designing my pretty blog :)