birthday party (at home)

Invited all the missionary families in Nkhoma for the joint party. Gerwim’s birthday was the day before mine so we joined parties so as to conserve our resources…birthday parties here consist of lots of cake and sweets and tea and coffee. With over 15 kids and 25 adults that can be lots of preparation and but we had plenty of hands and cakes. The party starts at 4 and the young ones are of course the first to arrive. Our gardeners had just cut the grass and had 5 piles of grass cuttings around that the kids combined and spent at least half the time jumping into and spreading around…they are never hard to entertain with the imaginations they have. Good visits with everyone out on our covered patio. Plenty to eat and drink (though we were running low on the water toward the end). Everyone goes home around 6 so that they can eat dinner (and we can clean up). It was a wonderful day.