It is fun opening presents, some of them all the way from England!
Despite not yet knowing many people in Nairobi, we had a lovely time celebrating his third birthday, with cake and snacks in the garden during the sunny afternoon.
We were pleased that a friend, Kay, from London could be with us on Joel's birthday weekend and also some friends from Dodoma who are staying in Nairobi for a few weeks. They are here to await the birth of their 5th child at a well reputed Nairobi hospital, so it was great to catch up with them and their 4 children. It was also fun for Esther, Ben + Joel to spend time with their Dodoma friends!
Joel had a star cake (which required extra research to bake, as the high altitude in Nairobi changes the way cakes cook in the oven!!), decorated by his brother and sister. He was a bit shy with all the attention, but Dad's shoulder was a good place to hide while everyone sang, "Happy Birthday"!!
Time for cake and snacks...
..and a snapshot with Kay and the birthday boy in our Nairobi backyard:
Great that Joel had a birthday party with friends. Tim
ReplyDeleteSo glad you had plenty of friends to share in Joel's special day, lovely to see all the photos. When you come back to England we'll have to have lots of extra parties to make up for all the ones we miss. Congratulations on your high altitude star cake - very impressive :-) love nana
ReplyDeleteGlad Joel had a celebration with friends. It may be a trick of the camera, but that cake looks enormous! Impressive:) xxxxx
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