Guess who turned 4 on Tanzania's National Day of Independence?? Since Friday was a public holiday, everyone had the day off school, so Ben was able to celebrate his special day at home with a party, in the morning. Great timing for a birthday when you live in Tanzania!
There were games in the garden...
...and time to play outside, although it was ever, ever so hot on Friday morning.
There were also some lively games in the cooler interior of our home:
...and plenty of time for a party lunch!
Ben had a wonderful day and enjoyed many special gifts and had fun with his pals from school/ MAF in the morning...but the best gift of all had to be the RAIN, which finally fell on Friday afternoon!
A VERY happy Ben could, at long last, wear his rain coat and wellies! A great present for a birthday boy who has been desperate for weeks for the opportunity to play outside in the rain! His little brother was not so sure what to think- this was his first experience of rain since he left the UK at 11 weeks old- but his sister was as delighted as Ben and great fun was had by all!
The party mood did not end on Friday though! Yesterday, Esther and Ben also had fun at the end-of-year Sunday School Christmas party. The building where Dodoma's cathedral Sunday School is located may be less than salubrious (and not exactly free from the rather unpleasant smell of overflowing drains since the rains arrived) ...
...but this most certainly did not detract from the fun to be had by all - and the delight at receiving a special Christmas gift!
What can I say -quite delightful.Feel I'm there taking part in the fun and guess your rain is somewhat warmer than what we're getting here.Ben loks so happy Joel growing so fast and Esther so pretty with her curls ( but in the last photo could it be an understatement to say the building looks less than salubrious.Thanks for another first class blog keeping us in touch with you all N y GD
ReplyDeleteLooks like Ben had a lovely day. 4! We'd say "glad the sun shined for you". I guess I should say "glad the rain poured for you!" All looking well on the photos. JSDS xxxx
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