Kian's Questions

As we were going to bed the other day, Kian says to me, Mom I have three questions:

1. What is the difference between clams and oysters?
2. Can you cut a planet with a knife? and
3. Why are there no more dinosaurs?

Walk around Manhattan

 

Jeff and I decided it was a good idea to walk around the perimeter of Manhattan. 35 miles in total. It was a great idea except I forgot that my old lady body didn't agree. Jeff had loaded up our moving truck that he is driving across country to Utah the day before so he was hurtin' as well.

 

 

 

We made it though. Our stubbornness prevailed in the end.

More Goshen fun

 

 

 

 

Darian's Motorcycle Obsession

 

Our good friend Adam came to visit from upstate and boy was Darian pleased when he pulled up with his motorcycle. Darian was up especially early every morning to sit on the motorcycle. He insisted on wearing the helmet which actually fit on his large head surprisingly well.

 

 

 

Adam was nice enough to take the boys on some rides and teach them the secret hand signs of the riders.

Unemployed in Goshen

 

You may wonder what we do with our time unemployed in Goshen. Well, we take naps wherever we want, whenever we want.

 

Eat plenty of watermelon with Baba, who insists we eat it everyday.

 

 

Clean carpets in our underwear outside with Madar.

Mother's Day photo shoot

 

 

 

Other Goshen delights

 

Baba keeps an unlimited stash of gum in his car. Oh and he lets the boys drive the car.

 

 

From Malawi to . . . Goshen

 

We are now living the good life, living at the parent's house. Eating good food. The kids are in heaven. Kian thinks Madar is moving with us to Utah and will be sleeping in his room.

 

 

Darian got reaquainted with Baba and they were fast friends. At first when we got to Goshen, he would approach Baba shyly and say, "Baba can we go to the basement and play?" (there are a lot of toys down there and a tv and vcr that plays Darius's old school vhs videos), now a few months later, the instant Baba comes home Darian is on him and just says "Baba: basement" and everyone knows what to do from there.

As promised . . . home for Kian's Birthday

 

Kian's birthday was celebrated in Goshen. He's been talking about the "green bike" that he wants madar and baba to buy him for about 6 months and finally it came to fruition. Except when he got to Target the Spiderman bike was so much cooler.

 

 

Snorkeling

 

 

 

 

Matemwe Beach, Zanzibar

 

 

 

Our evening ritual would consist of watching the cook from our hotel clean the fish we were about to eat every night. I've discovered my favorite fish to eat is Red Snapper.

 

Monkeys in Zanzibar