christmas in nairobi

Soo...we are in Nairobi waiting on Zoe. We have been here almost 2 weeks now and we are having a great time! It's soooo much cooler here than in Morogoro and we have really been enjoying our time in the big city. We've been to shopping malls, excellent restaurants, even putt-putt! This is our second Christmas in Africa, and you never really know what to expect. I was a little worried about being here for Christmas, not in our own home and how that would go. But, it was such a blessing. For Christmas Eve, we went to a bonfire and roasted hot dogs and we watched "White Christmas" outside on a projector. It was nice to see snow (even if it was on a movie!). Then Christmas day, we went to a potlock Christmas Dinner and celebrated with friends all day long. We ate (and ate and ate), played games, read Scripture, and sang carols. We got to skype with both our parents and also our close friends Vaughn and Cleve from New Orleans.
Me and Nate debated for a long time over what to do for each other for Christmas. Since we will be flying back to Tanzania after Zoe is born, and we don't have much room in our suitcases, we didn't want to spend lots of money on things we couldn't even bring back with us. Soooo...we kinda just decided that if we saw something that we really wanted we would just get it. Nate ended up getting 3 soccer jerseys, a rubiks cube, and fruit roll-ups. I got some chocos and crocs and on Christmas Eve we found a very special present for me...are you ready for this!? A Diet Coke!! Yes, that's right. If you know me, you know how much i LOVE diet coke and how hard it has been in Africa without them. Yeah, they have Coke Light here...and I drink that occasionally, but it's nothing compared to Diet Coke. So the other day, we walked into a butcher to get some meat, and there on the shelf....Diet Coke (along with Mr Pepper and A&W, which are also super hard to find out here). So, Nate bought me a can and I drank it on Christmas morning while I was cooking our stuff to bring to the potluck. I must admit, it is not the "real" diet coke we have back home. It came from Europe I think and it's not quite the same, but it is MUCH better than coke light, and I thoroughly enjoyed it...even if it was over a dollar for a can. It was worth it. Here are some pictures from our Christmas...

Merry Christmas to all our friends and family! We miss everyone SO much and are counting down the days for our vacation this summer :)