Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Grandma and Grandpa

Last week we had the wonderful privilege of visiting Mom and Dad Greene in Bomet, Kenya (Tenwek Hospital). The 10 hour bus trip seemed to go by quickly...even for the kids! When we arrived at our bus stop, Jonathan proclaimed loudly, "We made it!! We're here and it only took ONE DAY!!" (All of our other significant travels over the last year have all taken an average of 3 days to reach our destination!)
After being 8 months away from family, it was a huge blessing to see our children reunite with their Grandparents, and to see Mom and Dad also getting to know and enjoy the kids in the new and fun stages they are in. We so enjoyed all of Mom's cooking and baking. The days were filled with fun hikes and frisbee, and the evenings found us playing cards around the table while the children slept under piles of blankets (it was cold there!). Here are some fun pictures from our 5 days with them. We're already looking forward to our Christmas visit!



Bus ride from Uganda to Kenya.


We arrived on Thursday night, so Dad had to work the next day. He was able to come home for tea, though, and the kids loved seeing him in his "costume".


Jonathan was very interested in all of Grandpa's tools he carries around.


Off to do some more surgery. Bye, Grandpa! See you later!


Saturday we had a fun hike to see the falls. Tenwek mission station and hospital have hydroelectricity generated here.


Eva loves being read to. Here's a Sunday special, "Goodnight Gorillas"


Mom was such a servant to all of us - cooking amazing meals that we'll not soon forget, and cutting all of our hair!

Thanks, Mom and Dad, for the great week! We love you!

5 comments:

Julia said...

Wow! That is wonderful. Thanks for sharing.

Linda Z said...

So glad you got a special visit!! The kids are sooo cute! :)

Paul and Karen said...

So glad it went well. I had been wondering especially about that bus trip. Love seeing the photos.

Karen

Jon said...

What a great time!

We love those Greenes as well, what a collection of wonderful Greenes all in one location!

Much love,

jon and kate and graham

bobelainenews said...

Your visit was the highlight of our trip so far! Love, Mom & Dad Greene