Wednesday, February 20, 2008

A Little Culture

Sarah started preschool here a couple weeks ago. (I knew she needed more social interaction when her imaginary friends grew from the familiar Calcula and Blaelah to about a hundred new crazy names.) She has a hint of an accent when she says "no" and has been learning a ton.

This week when I asked her if she needed to go potty, she replied, "Mommy, they don't say 'potty' here. I learned at school. You have to say 'wee.'" Things are so much more dignified here than the crass America we're used to.

Saturday, February 9, 2008

Pictures to make you jealous...

Would you believe that she is even cuter in person?So it has been a while since I posted. Last week we went back to Angasii, where Emron sleeps during the work week. The difference between our first wet and rainy experience and this sun-filled two days was amazing. I actually really enjoyed our time there. Sarah could have cared less about the nice weather because she only had eyes for "Copper" and "Chief" (who have their own names, I'm sure), the two dogs who live there.

We went there to be Emron's chauffeur because he got his eyes lasered. It's cheaper here, he had been thinking about doing it for a while, and then the straw broke the camel's back: his glasses broke. He sees great now and Wendy can play/break his glasses all she wants.


Go ahead, Wendy. Mommy loves it when you dip your only pair of shoes in the pool.


Last weekend, we went to the kingdom of Lesotho, which is an independent country within geographical South Africa. There, we stayed at an old trading-post-turned-holdiay-lodge nestled in the mountains and rode horses. Sarah also made some friends who had recently moved there to run the lodge. The girl her age, Katie, curiously said to her grandma, "my new friend has white all over her." Sarah has asked to go back every day since we returned and Emron and I have been obliged to be her horses several times.

Here are some pictures:

A peacock family roamed around our cabin every day.

Wendy was free to explore and roam. She was in heaven. So was I.

Sarah was a natural equestrian.


So picturesque.
Sarah's second day out, and she was hooked.

Sarah and her friends, Katie and Matthew, brave the windy mountainside.

African cows are cooler.



Mount Timpanogos's sister


Overlooking the valley.


These pictures are solely intended to make you want to come visit. Please do!