I could not wait to post these photos of Esuyawkal and since it is a holiday week I thought I would post early so I don’t forget. Baby Bear for your viewing pleasure:)
Archive for the ‘Ethiopia’ Category
25 Nov
Photo Friday- Baby Bear!
24 Nov
About a boy
This post is about this amazing boy in Ethiopia that Brian and I met while we were there picking up Esuyawkal. This boy’s name is Nati, short for Nathaniel I think. Nati is a bright, beautiful, wonderful child that is in need of a home, and my heart is aching for him.
My heart is aching [...]
20 Nov
A worthy cause
Look to your right, you may need to scroll down a little.
Do you see that purple quilt- that really gorgeous purple, pink and black quilt? Well, if you click on that quilt you can make a donation to help a young Ethiopian girl travel back to Ethiopia to visit her grandmother, you will also be [...]
20 Nov
Photo Friday-A view from above
This picture was taken while we were flying over Egypt on our way to Ethiopia. For a really long time while we were traveling over Egypt all we saw out the window was desert and then out of nowhere these. I have no idea what they are and but they were quite a sight, almost [...]
14 Nov
More Ethiopian recipes added:)
I have added some more Ethiopian recipes to the What’s Cookin section of my blog, there are also other new recipes there as well. You can also click on any recipe in the side bar under What’s Cookin and get to what you like that way as well. Take a look and maybe you will [...]
26 Oct
Christmas in October???
I am one of those people who pretty much loathes seeing Christmas stuff next to the Halloween stuff. So the thought of Christmas shopping this early does not appeal to me all that much, BUT supporting a worthy cause does appeal to me. Helping make a difference in a child’s life appeals to me and [...]
22 Oct
The Ethiopian pout???
Our darling son Esuyawkal has this face he makes and it is pretty hysterical, we affectionately call it “the stink eye”. I recently read that this might be a very common face amongst young Ethiopian children. So I am posting some pictures of “the stink eye” and hopefully we will gain some conformation as to [...]
9 Oct
Adventures in nursing my adopted son
I have had a lot of people ask me how nursing my son Esuyawkal is going, so I thought I would share how this adventure is going.
I would first like to say that I am one of those women that has and is nursing her children longer than two years. If this is something that [...]
6 Oct
Overall impressions
My overall impression of Ethiopia was that I love it!!!! The people of Ethiopia are amazing, the country is beautiful, the food is delicious and the spirit is joyous.
Having never traveled to anywhere in Africa we did not know what to expect, and we were very pleasantly surprised upon arrival. Addis Ababa is kind of [...]
3 Oct
Down to Adama/Nazret
Adama also called Nazret is the town that Esuyawkal was born in, and that is why we decided to make the trip to this town that is about 1.5 hours south of Addis Ababa.
The road to Adama/Nazret is paved the whole way and so the ride was pretty pleasant. We did unfortunately come across several [...]
