A Family Safari
Tommy turned three on Sunday and it has taken a while for us to get around to posting about it - Sorry! We had a little party for his friends, but seeing as it came the day after a grown up’s Halloween Party, the mood among the adult attendants was, erm, ’subdued’. The kids had a great time though, playing games, drowning in cake and dipping into the paddling pool.
We’re doing well (at least, I hope that’s what the title says). Yesterday we all went out to Kiboko Bay, a nice hotel/restaurant/resort on the shores of Lake Victoria in Dunga, just west of Kisumu. Not having a car, we travelled there by boda-boda. This is usually fine, but after 30 minutes each way on the back of a bike in blazing sunshine, the merits of cars and air conditioners become crystal clear. Hannah and I are rather pinker than usual! Tommy had great fun, as you can see from the photos at the end of this post. Unfortunately, he got a bit previous and just before we set off, he and Omundi jumped into the paddling pool we left out over night (see photo above).
Today we took Tommy out to the newest gig in town, the Heshima play centre. Its been open for about 3 weeks and has been a bit of a godsend since school finished for two months holiday.
Tommy has just waltzed in to the kitchen and said to Lillian ” Lillian, unakuja?” which means “Lillian, are you coming?”. As far as I know, that’s his first proper Swahili phrase.
