Summer Time Ice Cream!

Found a little road side ice cream sales man - perfect!

Hand

There is a new furniture store in Chipata so we went to see the place. Analiese liked all the furniture but really lit up when she saw the "finger" chair!

Friends

Some of the neighborhood kids stopped by to greet Analiese today! She was a bit shy but excited to see friendly faces.

Breakfast help

Analiese is always helping her mother with kitchen work!

Daddy's lil helper!

So sweet!!

Playground

Analiese is really starting to enjoy the playground. She started off a bit fearful but that quickly passed!

sliding

We were not real sure if Analiese would like the slide but it appears she really enjoyed! Analiese spent about 2 hours climbing, and sliding, and just have good fun with her friends! She came home and promptly fell asleep. All that fun really takes it out of a girl...

Christmas lunch

Lunch in the "bush" this year for Christmas! Analiese loves her Nsima.

First swing

Big thanks to the Helgren family for giving our little girl her first swing. She is loving it. Big smiles the whole time. So much to be thankful for!!

My new chair

We found an Analiese size chair in a local store - we were quite excited and she even more so!

New stuff!

We received a box from Grandma Vicky today with lots of fun stuff for all of us but mostly for Analiese. She loves her new/cool little outfit! Zikomo agogo Vicky!

Ready!

Analiese in her new church dress all ready for Sunday school!

Lil Miss Strawberry Shortcake

We have our very own "Lil Miss Strawberry Shortcake"! Isn't she SWEET?!


Thanks for the strawberry plants Uncle Todd and Auntie Kathy!

She can't really grasp the concept of pulling the berry off the bush, but I still let her "pretend". :)

I love that we have only picked the berries 2 times before yet she still knew exactly what we were doing when we went towards the strawberry plants. She took her little bowl and knelt down to get ready for her berries!

Time to chow down!!

Her Daddy got one, I got one and we waited for Grandma J but she didn't come out in time to get one. ;-)

We don't mind her eating most of them all by herself though. Not only are they healthy for her but there are few things more precious than watching our daughter grab each little strawberry with her tiny little fingers and quickly pack as many as possible in to her itty bitty mouth. :D

I often say that one of my favorite sounds that she makes is that smack! We are so blessed to watch her grow up and enjoy God's blessing of.... food! :)

All Dressed Up & Ready to Go ;)

Analiese is all dressed up and ready to go to our church service today. We went to town this morning while Daddy went to the bush. She was able to wear a pretty dress and shoes because she wouldn't be playing or sitting in much dirt. ;-)

First time eating Nshima!

Analiese ate Nshima for the first time today. She loved it!

Nshima is eaten with your hands... she really likes that part.

Nshima is the local staple food here in Zambia. It is made up of ground maize boiled until thick and sticky. Much like grits! Many Zambians will eat Nshima for every meal.

She went back several times for more... the Zambians really enjoyed watching her eat and enjoy their food for the first time. :)

Boo!

Analiese playing peek-a-boo! It usually comes at random times throughout the day. So much fun.

AJ & Ayesha

Analiese has a friend named Ayesha. We met her and her parents in the grocery store one day. We noticed they were about the same age and that they were intrigued by each other! ;) Since then, Farzana (her Mom) and I have become good friends as well.

It's so much fun to see her make friends. I have pictures of me with my little friends growing up. It is such a blessing to see her in pictures with her little friends!!

I love being her Mom, watching her grow up and seeing what the Lord has in store for her each day!

Growing pains ;)

Growing pains... As soon as the other bo-bo healed she made a couple new ones.

Lol

Not even sure what to say about this one except, lol! ;-)

Damaged goods

AJ took a nice spill yesterday. Didn't cry too much - guess it looks worse than it actually is!