Best Friends

I’m starting to think that our prayer for William to have a very good, stable friendship here was answered before we began to pray. We never intended to have two children so close together, but it is definitely working out for the best, and it seems now that Hannah is old enough their friendship with one another may be the most stable one in their lives for a long time to come (no matter where we move!)… so it is wonderful that they like each others company so much.

A few recent pics of the munchkins…

After the initial excitement (carrying it outside to try out), Hannah is luke-warm about her new potty.

LEFT: A few times recently Will has pretended to be pregnant. His stories about being so are hilarious! Here he has pegged a cup up his top, the next time he stuffed his red blanket up there. He was pregnant with a cheetah to which I (Catherine) was the daddy, and the baby got in there when Will poked two holes in his tummy with his finger. The baby was eating rocks and books which it took in through the holes with it…etc.

RIGHT: Hannah and Will love going up this ramp and out the gate of the Guest House. They can fit through the bars. To the left of the gate is a reception office with a wooden bench outside that is often sat upon by various staff of the guest house and diocese. The kids (especially Hannah) are often out there with them enjoying lots of attention. When I’m cooking dinner Andrew or Frederick sometimes take Hannah there to entertain her while Will helps me in the kitchen, and when I collect her she generally has a little audience granting her full attention with ready smiles (she loves it).

Munchkins! Straight out of the shower, into Daddy’s shelf of the cupboard.

Hannah really loves books now, and will often bring me one during the day to read to her or sit down and read to herself. William makes all sorts of imaginative constructions with his duplo – houses, animals, vehicles.

William and Hannah LOVE helping Frederick in the garden. When these photos were taken it was leaf collection. Today they were helping to cut the hedge – Will with his little scissors at the top of the ladder, Hannah at the bottom with a stick thrashing the hedge beside Frederick, who was using conventional shears.

Hannah also loves to help Jane and Esperanse wash the clothes, which they find very amusing. She loves anything involving water!