Our First Party!

We decided to throw a party for Adam's birthday and to thank all of the folks who've helped us settle in over here.  We had it at our house on Saturday, Jan 22, and were happy to see that some people turned up.
 

 The theme of the party was that everything would be prepared using only the few things were given by the embassy when we moved in.   I was quite proud of my flower vase.  (If you see this in a future Martha Stewart Living, just remember you saw it here first!)

We figured out that we can open our doors all the way across.  (The security gate ruins the effect a bit, but so it goes.)

We had friends I've met at "baby group", friends from Adam's job, plus other random folks we've met in between.

Aaron, our social sponsor, and the mom of Lucy's friend, Ami (name escapes me... need to mail Peter!)

Dafydd (DC via Wales) and Dalius (Seattle!)

 The birthday boy with Anne and Cheryl (and baby Sarah - our sole native South African guests who drove in from Joburg)

 The Braai Master  

The word braai (plural braaie) is Afrikaans for "barbecue" or "grill" and is a social custom in Botswana, South Africa, Namibia, Lesotho, Zimbabwe and Zambia. It originated with the Afrikaner people,^[1] but has since been adopted by South Africans of many ethnic backgrounds. [Thanks, Wikipedia.]

 Heidi with Asara and Noah

The kids in the hall, I mean yard

(Ami, Noah, Mark and Asara)

On to the next Safari. xo,

Glenn