Author Archives: Brenda Kimaro

Our Family Safari

Posted on October 5, 2014 by Brenda Kimaro

I’ve mentioned before that special family outings are one of Kakasii’s and my top priorities for our children. Because the older kids are often away at school, we are intentional to spend time as an entire family when they are … Continue reading →

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Ida’s Famous Pound Cake

Posted on October 4, 2014 by Brenda Kimaro

I’ve been feeling a little overwhelmed by life these last few days and decided I would turn to my usual pick-me-up to break out of my funk: baking. I didn’t just want to bake any old thing, though. I wanted … Continue reading →

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Learning Swahili From Three-Year-Olds

Posted on October 1, 2014 by Brenda Kimaro

In raising Max and Elly as bilinguals we typically use the OPOL (one person, one language) family language system. That means that each person in the household speaks their native language to Max and Elly.

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What do you wanna know?

Posted on September 30, 2014 by Brenda Kimaro

I’m coming up on my one-year “blogiversary” next week and I’ve been thinking about what kinds of stories I want to tell on this blog, and wondering what kind of stories you want to read about. So please drop a … Continue reading →

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Packing For Safari

Posted on September 10, 2014 by Brenda Kimaro

If you’re planning a safari to Tanzania, I don’t recommend having Max and Elly help you pack. I made the mistake of telling them on Tuesday that we were going on a family safari on Friday. They’ve been preparing every … Continue reading →

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Green Smoothie Goodness

Posted on September 9, 2014 by Brenda Kimaro

File this one under “Why Haven’t I Tried This Before?!?”. In an effort to expand Max and Elly’s food preferences beyond white bread I picked up some Swiss Chard this weekend at the farmer’s market and bananas, mango and pineapple … Continue reading →

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Max and Elly Turn 3!

Posted on July 19, 2014 by Brenda Kimaro

Max and Elly are three! Their birthday was a couple of weeks ago, but I guess I’m still recovering from my blogging marathon month in June when I was doing the #clickaday photography challenge. When Mom and Carla came to … Continue reading →

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#clickaday Day 30: I Did It!

Posted on June 30, 2014 by Brenda Kimaro

Day 30: I did it! I successfully met the #clickaday photography challenge and picked up my camera every day for the month of June. You’d think Max and Kakasii would be more excited to be my final photo in the … Continue reading →

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Our #clickaday Weekend: Days 27, 28 and 29

Posted on June 30, 2014 by Brenda Kimaro

I’m on the home stretch with my #clickaday photography challenge! Day 27: Max and Elly don’t particularly like getting their hair washed, but in an odd turn of events on Friday, they both decided it would be fun to dip … Continue reading →

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#clickaday Days 21 through 26: Where Did This Week Go?!

Posted on June 26, 2014 by Brenda Kimaro

I’ve had my head down deep in a couple of projects this week and feel like this afternoon was my first chance to stop and look up. And here it is Thursday already! I was wrapping up a freelance writing … Continue reading →

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