Happy Birthday Connor!!!

Happy Birthday!  Believe it or not, our little girl, Connor turned 9 years old today.  We love her so much and are so proud of her!  We held a birthday party for Connor with our friends here in Kenya on Saturday, and then did presents this evening after dinner.  Just last week, they had real Betty Crocker icing and cake mixes at the local grocery store, which made Connor's birthday feel even more special!  Here are a few pics and videos; make sure to wish Connor a Happy Birthday!

"Happy Birthday to you . . . "

Tammy made this picture frame for Connor for her birthday, with a big picture of her two best friends in the US, Hannah and Anna.  (Connor prefers friends with names that are palindromes.  I guess that means that one day she'll marry a guy named Bob, Asa, or Otto.)  The frame is made of cards that Hannah gave to Connor the week before we moved to Kenya.  

Connor and Janice taking care of Baby Joelle.  And yes, these are the same plastic chairs you find in the US.  Someone told me that it doesn't matter how remote of an area you go to, there will always be stackable, plastic chairs.

The party in full swing!  Cake, Monopoly and Connect 4!!!

Janice, Connor, Lyla, Louisa, and Seth

Janice & Connor

Lyla & Louisa

Connor & Louisa . . . and Sutton silently approaching with the dreaded "bunny ears of death."

What can inspire such jubilation?  Connor receives the much coveted . . . Nintendo DS!