Eldama Ravine

This year, during Christmas Vacation, we girls from Kisumu and Nakuru got together at Eldama.  We Kisumu girls left Saturday afternoon and bumped over the treacherous roads for a few hours before finally arriving. :) It was so great to get settled in to our little red cabin and just RELAX.  Then, Sunday evening, the 3 girls from Nakuru joined us.  We had SO MUCH FUN together!!!  Laughing for hours on end, day after day... working together in the kitchen making food... great talks... many jokes... LAUGHING... swimming... hours of Rook... fires and hot drinks... and lots and lots of laughter!!! Since Proverbs reminds us that a merry heart doeth good like a medicine, surely our lives have been lengthened quite a bit!!

Charity and Stacy :) 

Shooting hoops with Stacy...

Tuesday morning, we hiked to a waterfall with Tommy and Marji's family.  It was great to spend a little time with their family..and it was so refreshing to be at the falls!! 

THE KISUMU GIRLS :) 

Logan...

This little guy is just great!  Hiking with him is the best!  

"Miss Carolyn, you might want to watch out because there is a deep crack there that you will have to step over." (as he waits in concern as I {quite easily} step across) :)

"Maybe we could write our names on this rock, if I could find a little rock that would write..."

"If you would like to sit here, I made a spot for you." (He had spread his little red jacket over a rock and was sweetly offering this special seat to me...)

"I can make a path through these bushes for you, Miss Carolyn.  Then if you want, you can just kinda follow me!"   As a seven year old, he surely has nailed down what it means to be a gentleman!

There were several monkeys at the falls..

... our small friend...

Kayla, one of the Nakuru girls...

Pictures just NEVER do justice...

Eldama was so beautiful!  I loved all of the flowers!!!  

Stacy and I left on Tuesday to head back to Kisumu...It was a little sad to have to leave, knowing that the Nakuru girls are staying until Friday, and Charity will be there until Saturday...(and come home with Tommy's family)

However, the reason that I left before the others is because MY BROTHERS ARE COMING!!!  

...TODAY!!!! 

... IN JUST A FEW HOURS!!!!!!!!!!!!!