Christmas in ZANZIBAR

Neema has been looking forward to this trip for weeks now...she could not stop talking about the airplane!! I thought maybe she would be scared but she wasn't at all! I was impressed. She did very well she sat with me and looked out the window mesmerized....

When we got there she really like the 'cool' but was not so sure about the 'lotion'.....hahaha...She was afraid of this water that perpetually lapped up against the sand. When we walked along the shore she would flap her little hands and shriek "i dont need water!!! i dont need water!!!" Ok we are going to have to work on this....loving the beach is a prerequisite!! :) But by the final day I could not drag her out of the water! (Ok good I can keep her...just kidding!!)

Christmas was really special this year. Obviously because it was our first one together but also because we kept it really simple. It was not about presents and Santa Claus, it was about being so incredibly blessed. We were together in a beautiful place celebrating the birth of our Savior. When I asked Neema "what is today?" she said "Jesus' birthday and Ill share his cake." hahaha i guess she knows when there is a birthday there is cake.....so we ordered a slice of chocolate cake that night at dinner and blew out a candle for 'Baby Jesus'. And for a country that is not known for her desserts, it was pretty good birthday cake!

Enjoy a few glimpses of our precious memories....

I have turned her into full on beach girl...mission accomplished.

Her PINK (duh) stocking until Bibi finishes her hand stitched one. :)

Christmas on the beach! Only would have been better if my family had been there.

Before Christmas dinner...

Neema keeping to her African culture...shake shake shake...

Last Day in Zanzibar...NOOOOO!

Goodbye Ocean....we will miss you.