Just Right

We're camping at Grandpa's and Marmee's for a while longer. We need to be with Nannie and Dubbie.

So, we picked up some chairs for Em and Roo.

After much "UP!" and "DOWN!"-ing they settled in. With blankies and milk.

Just right.

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eta: After Roo was finished, she tried to turn around to back out of her chair. In the process, the chair closed over her hiney like a Venus fly trap and swallowed her whole. Then, it took her down. Must practice the exit strategy with Roo.

Rapunzel

Roo playing the "look I have long hair and isn't it fabulous" game.

Firsts

The RGs had their first Popsicles today. They were a huge hit.
And the perfect finale to a fun time in Marmee's and Grandpa's wading pool.

the young and the napless

Zebra, Giraffe and Hyena... Oh My!

We received a fun update from Mammaw and Pappaw in Tanzania.
Every night Roo and Em pray for them by name. It's still sounds a bit like gibberish to us, but God knows their hearts.
We miss them so much.
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We returned Thursday from hosting our first OMEGA team "solo". It was great. The team was from South Dakota, ages 19 to 48 (9 in all). We had a blast with them and they worked like Trojans. They hand sawed and constructed 16 roof trusses and then attached the metal roof on a government school.

Our camp was truly "in the bush". We were 200 yards from Tarangire National Park and could see giraffe and zebra at a distance and hear hyena at night. Elephants had been in the area, but we missed them, as well as the lions the Maasai had reported.

The villagers were amazing. I took several into a town about 20 miles away to buy supplies so they could do a celebration for the team. As we drove along the dirt road, people would just come to the side of the road to give them money to contribute to the costs. The last day they roasted a goat and had sodas for us all. All the village and tribal elders came and honored the group with speeches and dancing.

There are so many things I wish we could experience with you. I even dreamed that I had to leave camp and drive into Arusha to pick J up at the airport.

Love to all,
Mammaw

Irony

Diaper ointment gives you the runs.

If you eat it.

Says poison control.

Today.

When I called.

Because Em ate some Desitin while I was wrapping up her dirty diaper.

fyi: You only have to sweat it if your kid eats the entire tube.

It's been a really awesome day so far. Awesomely bad.

Parking

The RGs did a little park/play-scape hopping over the weekend.

Starting with Friday and a meet up with our NICU buddies.

Chasing bubbles and their shadows.

Standing on the fire engine toy with Aunt Kaki. Thank you Kak! You give me so much peace when you're on RG patrol.

The body language says, "I. Don't. Want. To. Hold. Hands." Miss Independence.



Then, Saturday we picnicked with a local mothers of multiples group.

Roo is heading back to base camp and J is trying to extract Em from the bridge.

Playing "we got the beat" with sticks on the rock wall with another set of twins.

A brief moment when we were all seated. That didn't last long.

And Sunday we hit the Central Market playground during a meal swap for a cooking club that we're a part of.

Roo's BIG blue eyes

Roo hanging onto the same piece of honeydew melon from the previous picture. Eww.


Em and her Daddy.


Being ever so careful on the stair steps.


Wonder where we'll end up tomorrow?