March Before the Madness

Before the chaos of our unexpected transfer began, we were plugging along with normal life.  Here are a few highlights of the first half of March.  The first weekend in March, we played a small part in hosting a surprise party for our journeygirl neighbor and friend.

Here's the birthday girl and two of our Nigerian friends.

The girls put together a photo booth which was a big hit.  Abe enjoyed it as much as the party guests.

Here is nearly all of the crew.

A couple of days later, Isaac celebrated his 11th birthday.  He got a Wii arcade game, with a plastic gun toy.  Bless his heart, it's the 2nd gift we've given him off the crate that didn't work, so he just used the gun part for a few days until he lost interest and Abe took it over.

Here he is, blowing out the candles on his Jello poke cake.

We also welcomed an adorable new kitten named Felicity, that we sadly had to leave behind.  She was a cutie pie who fit right into our crazy house!

The two oldest girls traveled to Abuja with dad for Abby's orthodontist appointment, so the younger three decided to take advantage of Abby's empty bed.  They had a great time piling in there together.  Abe had been studying the letter P and was particularly fascinated with penguins that week.

The kids had been studying Mexico in our geography lessons, so we had a Mexican Cultural night.  Each of the kids researched about a different holiday and led us in an activity related to that holiday.  Lizzy studied birthday celebrations, so she led us through a rousing game of "pin the tail on the donkey."

That's a little peek into our March BEFORE the madness.