Hand Woven Rugs for Mothers Day

Two weeks before we left Kenya I heard about a place that made hand woven wool rugs.  I went and loved seeing these men and women weaving these rugs.  They were so fast!  I picked out some colors and chose a design and had two made.  I had one made for my Mom and one for Kevin's Mom for Mother's Day. They got the sheeps wool and dyed it the colors I wanted. Then after it dried they started weaving the rugs.

 This is Phyllis who is making my mom's rug.

 

 

 

 This is Necate who made Kevin's mothers rug.

 

I got them just a few days before we left so I rolled them up and stuck them in a suitcase.

 

 They both really liked them!

We have two special mothers and I'm so glad we were able to see them both this weekend!

Tea Fields

Some of the largest tea fields are found in Kenya.  During Hannah's recent school break she wanted to visit one.  We enjoyed walking  through the many paths in the field.  It really is beautiful if you ever get a chance to visit one.

  

Rock Climbing Gym

 There is a rock climbing gym here in Nairobi.  We went one day with some friends.  

 Hannah reached the top

 Kevin had a good time too

This was Hannah's first time to go.  It's nice to have something new to do in our new city.

Skydiving

When Hannah turned 16 she decided she wanted to go skydiving.  We couldn't go at that time so we made a plan to go during her next school break.  To be honest, I kind of thought she would forget about it or change her mind but she did not.  So this past weekend while we were in Diani she did it.  Here are some pics and video's of Hannah on that day.  By the way, she LOVED it!!

We left the lodge we were staying in and took a tuktuk to get around town.

 

 

We went to a plce called Kokkos for her to have lunch before jumping. 

 

 The Colobus monkeys are an endangered species on the coast of Kenya.  We saw some as we were walking to the skydiving place.

 Hannah before the jump.  

 While Hannah did her thing we enjoyed a lunch with friends at a place called  Forty Thieves right on the beach.  We kept our eyes on the sky so we could watch her land on the beach.

Click on this link to see Hannah's skydive:

https://www.facebook.com/hannah.rodgers.1610/videos/1829513147301872/

Click on this link to see the video Kevin took of her coming down:

https://www.facebook.com/100010416814895/videos/416111282079429/

 Getting unhooked

 Sergia was the guy who came down tandem with Hannah.

 Thankfully, it was a beautiful day and not a cloud in the sky.

The day before it had rained and it was cloudy.

A beautiful place

 We decided to take a little time off and go to Diani on the coast of Kenya.  It is really a beautiful place.  

 The water was so clear in most places.

 We stayed at a place called The Baobab.  There were several pools to enjoy.

 You can even go for a ride on a camel if you like.  

 We mostly hung out at this pool.  It was so neat because it looks as if the water from the pool just goes off in to the ocean.

 We really enjoyed relaxing, walking on the beach, swimming in the pool, and eating good food.

 Baobab tree

 Of course the trip wouldn't be complete without some monkeys.

fish egg sac

 

 sea urchin

coral