Christmas 2015

On Christmas we did the traditional cheese and meat fondue and made porridge for the reindeer before heading to bed. I apologize in advance for the blurry pictures. I had forgotten that I had turned the autofocus off for a time-lapse project I was doing.
It was a chilly and rainy on Christmas day. A rare weather treat. Nora slept on Kai’s bunk bed and they called us on the cell phone from the next room at about 5am to ask if the coast was clear to come out. A wonderful Christmas!

2015 Kids Activities

Kai and Nora keep us busy in the evenings between Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Volleyball, Band and the range of dance, gymnastics, trampoline and other events. Here are a few pictures from Fall 2015.

Nora’s Birthday and Halloween

Here is an older gallery that included pictures from Nora’s birthday party back in October along with some Halloween pictures that never got posted. Enjoy!

Giraffe Manor

This is it. 6 weeks after we got back home I’ve finally parsed the last photo gallery from Kenya. After wrapping up our stay in the national parks and private reserves we spent the final day at Giraffe Manor. An old English-style manor house that is also a breeding and rehabilitation center for the endangered Rothschild Giraffe. We had opportunities to feed and interact with Giraffes (and the warthogs that sought to hoover up any dropped giraffe pellets off the ground). Especially memorable was having breakfast while the giraffe stuck their heads in the windows to get fed. Pretty amazing.

Mara Bushtops Last Day

Here is the last gallery from Mara Bushtops – we had a great stay though Ben got food poisoning on the last day and the 45 minute Land Cruiser ride followed by an hour in a bush plane to get back to Nairobi was not fun.