Chinese Toys Sold in Kenya

Kenya and China do a lot of trade together.  My impression thus far is that the relationship works like this:  China builds Kenya free roads, and then China gets to export to Kenya very, very cheap toys and other plastic items.

After Lyla opened her presents, we all had a good laugh at the Chinese-made toys' packaging.  Here are a few samples:

Beauty Iron Series Fashionable Girls:  Toy series with strong sense for playing.  Hi! You are my new friend All new items .it cannot be missed. promotion of new products all new design ideas  Shake Lights and Music,  Take me home!

Kitchen New Toys:  Let's play game  The best welcome gifts for the children. completely new to come in to the market.  Developmental Benefits:  Developing Motor Skills, Encouraging Cognitive Abilities, Enhancing Language Basics, Stimulation the Senses (This is the best part!) Not Suitable for Children Under 3 Years

Magical Kitchen Set:  High Toys Set, Play Together, Modern and Elegeant in Fashion, New Design  High Class, It will give you infinite pleasure.

Ninaj Haney:  Fashion Sutra, Ninaj Girl, Beautiful princess and beautiful arena to play in the Starlight dazzle,they have a lot of beautiful clothes, play with you together, we are real beautiful treasures,comeing to collecting and keep us at come! do not miss the different vogue current.. the quick line moves

Wow! What else can I say . . . 

Happy 4th Birthday Lyla!!!

Our little Lyla just celebrated her 4th birthday!  Here's a few photos of our celebration:

Lyla prepares to devour her birthday dinner:  Bacon and French Fries . . . great choice!!!

Lyla gets ready to blow out her candles as Sutton waits with undisguised exuberance.

The original cake design was for the cake to be Barbie's dress . . . but when that didn't work out, the cake became Barbie's desk . . . but once we added the tray of McDonald's food, it became Barbie at a fast food joint.

After extricating Barbie from McDonalds, we decided to try out a Chinese-made Flower Candle on the cake.

I quote from the back of the box (all spelling and punctuation have been transcribed in their original format for your reading pleasure):  "Make the lighted joss stick become horizontal 45 degree of an angle,touch small red-point of gunpowder center under candle end,and full color fireworks can be spouted immediately."  My kind of party!

The final result of the "Flower Candles!"

Lyla opens up her birthday presents!

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