Turning 40 in Africa

Eventually everyone gets there if God allows. For me, it happened last week. I turned 40! I wasn't looking forward to it and I am still not happy about it, but it was fun! Here are some pictures of how we all celebrated....

There is a new couple that recently arrived in Quelimane for language study.
April's birthday was on the 18th so we celebrated together that night at the Dina's house.
We had cake AND ice cream. It was so very yummy!!!

Then, we played "Minute-To-Win-It" games.
Here Sally and I are going at it in the stack the dice game.
She beat me :(

This is Lee beating Lilly at keeping the balloons up for 1 minute.
What kind of Dad does that?!?

This is Jessica and I getting ready to play a game where you pick up paper tubes with your mouth.
She beat me :(
(It really wasn't a winning night for me.)

Lee and Lilly doing the shoe toss

Then, on Saturday, my birthday day, our family headed to the beach!
Here are all of the young boys that run to your car when you arrive 
or leave to sell you necklaces.

Down at the water we quickly drew a crowd. 

Cutie Pie!

Making a giant crocodile with the hoe from our garden

This is the crowd later in the day......

After you look at the girls.....look at that blue sky.....no air polluting here!!

These girls wanted to sit by Meghan and me.
(It really didn't bother me....but Meghan was about to come unglued!)
You can tell that they are Muslim by their head scarves.
This is the norm along the coast of Mozambique. 

Is there a message in this bottle??

Going back home I had to take pictures of the homes in this area.
They can barely be called houses. You can see right through this one!
I wonder what is it like during the rainy season!?

You can't tell very well in this picture, but these are both houses and they are so very tiny!
And, they are literally made out straw!

That evening we had a great meal at home
and I received some gifts from my family.

Turning 40 wasn't so bad. I hear that I even have more gifts in the mail. Yippy!!

Tracy