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Meet Our Girls

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Welcome to the world Esther Tianna Joy and Tivoli Moriah Rain! May God give us the strength and wisdom to raise you to love the Creator, God, who has brought you into this world.  Yes! I got my two little princesses! I am so proud of her. Five hours of incredible pain and eight months of carrying the girls through a move across the States and two weeks in Tanzania. I am so blessed by her. Right now I am so grateful for two healthy daughters and wife. God is so good! Born at 36 weeks Esther: Wt - 5 lbs 2 oz, born 8:02am Tivoli: Wt - 5 lbs 6 oz, born 8:20am  We were so grateful that my mom could be there to help out.  The boys were super excited to meet their new sisters...though before long they were more interested in the grapes brought to Carmen for lunch and all the light switches. Going through the pictures, Carmen and I are having lengthy debates as to who is who. I am convinced that Esther is on the left an...
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A Trip to "Hobby Lobby"

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I needed to pick up a few items for my sewing projects, however, I was not having any success finding what I needed. After asking around I was told of a market that would likely have what I needed. Kariakoo. Not knowing much about this newfound market other than that it is big and in the general direction of downtown, I debated how to go about a trip to "Hobby Lobby". Feeling as if going solo on this expedition was not the best idea, I had been contemplating on who would come with me. It so happened that the day before I was to go I met a lady at a used clothing market while I was looking for the next size for the girls. She helped me find a few items that were tucked away in an obscure corner of the market, walked me through the back neighbourhood, and helped me to the bus stop before going home. In the process of talking, I asked her if she had any plans for the following day. As she did not, I asked if she would like to go with me to Kariakoo. She agreed and we sor...
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57 Hours Later - We made it!

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Over two days later with a total of fifty-seven hours of travel - we finally made it to Pennsylvania! Below is a condensed version of our trip on video.
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Sunshine & Rain

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The Tanzanian Aviation Authority granted a temporary, one month validation of my US license. Last week I was able to fly my first medical safari without another pilot along. Below is a short video of the highlights. We drove to the Northern coast in Pangani and spent three days over Christmas soaking up sun, sand, and water with Carmen's paarents! It was beautiful, relaxing, and fun. Double baby wearing... its how we roll :) It was the babies first time at the beach. Tivi LOVED every minute of it all and laughed constantly at the waves, went swimming, and threw lots of sand.  Esther on the other hand wanted nothing to do with any of it. Consequently she spent nearly the whole time on someone's lap, in the hammock or any other location she could get  away from the sand! The most popular place OUT of the sun. In the early mornings and late evenings hundreds of little crabs came out of their holes to run along the shore. ...
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