Some cute snaps

Graduation photos.

Sharing cake.

Helping Mum with the cake.

Some fun birthday party snaps!

Fun in the sand pit.

Clare with Gido (on the end) and is that Gerry?

Gerhart, in the middle, Ruth and Clare.

Who is this mystery boy? Does anyone recognise him?

Is this the same character? Master Ekholm? It has to be his blond hair.

Another mystery guest at the birthday party. Perhaps he's related to the blonde guy.


Time in and out of the kitchen.
Mummy's little helper.

That's good stuff. Seba with Esther.

Even closer. Even better!


Esther holding someone's little sister just outside Erasto's office - at SEMA Nursery school.

Joshua and Esther having fun in the MAF swimming pool.







Two shopkeepers open for some buisness! Esther with Ben Parker - her buddy who also hasn't started school yet.

Graduation at SEMA Nursery

After 4 years (for some of the children) they were ready to graduate - it was that time of year again. For those children, they will begin a new school next year - mostly aged 7 years old - starting Standard 1.

These were the leavers who graduated with a gift of a jotter and a pencil as a gift from the teachers. They were very pleased to receive this, and held their presents for the duration of the service. As this school is run in the church (or is the church run in the school?) and the teachers are all christian (as far as we know) the service was run similar to a church service. There was lots of singing, a collection and there was a short sermon. However, there was also time for speeches, thanking the teachers, the head, the matron and the children and parents for all their work and involvement in the school. The choir came to sing from Erasto's other church which was planted up at the University - N'gon'hona. This is them dancing and singing below.


Some of the children who were there for the graduation. They all enjoyed the service (they call it a party) with the food and cake. These are mostly the older ones, who were graduating. They are the children who have learned the songs that we've been learning to sing, the best. Being older, they are better at retaining the songs that we have been learning in English. They have really enjoyed them, with actions, shouting, some rhymes and stories too. We sang some of them for their parents as part of the service. The older children also did a little drama.

Aren't they lovely. They sure do clean up well for a party! It was a fun day for all.

Glenn enjoy's going out on his motor bike - as often as he can. His normal preference is to head out on Saturday at some stage - often in the morning.


On some terrain he struggles to keep his bike up, but I guess for guys, that's part of the fun.

This was a really beautiful view that he took on Saturday the 4th December lookin gdown over Dodoma from a hilly peak. We call it 'Antenna Hill', because it's where all the antenna's are - how original!
This is how he gets some needed 'time out' some exercise, and often some unneeded sun in the strangest of places!