Category Archives: Family Time

5 Photo Friday: The Maasai Boma

Posted on November 8, 2014 by Brenda Kimaro

I’m a day late for 5 Photo Friday so I’m throwing in a bonus photo. Earlier this week we went on a family outing to visit a Maasai boma (village) about an hour outside of Arusha. The Maasai chief’s son … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, Kakasii!

Posted on October 30, 2014 by Brenda Kimaro

In honor of Kakasii’s birthday I’m doing 5 Photo Friday one day early and including a bonus photo because these are just too good not to share. I’ve taken on an ambitious project of sorting, identifying and labeling hundreds of … Continue reading →

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Mbege and the Tanzanian Version of the ‘Red Solo Cup’

Posted on October 21, 2014 by Brenda Kimaro

This weekend Kakasii and I attended an important event as part of the traditional marriage customs in Tanzania. We went to meet the new in-laws of Kakasii’s niece Elly (who, like our Elly, is named after Kakasii’s mother Eliasaria). Although … Continue reading →

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My First Year of Blogging: Five Favorite Posts

Posted on October 8, 2014 by Brenda Kimaro

Happy blogiversary to me! On this day a year ago I hit the Publish button on my first blog post. I had been thinking about starting a blog for quite a while–more than a year actually. But I struggled for … Continue reading →

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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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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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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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#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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#clickaday Days 19 and 20: Max’s New Bag and Elly’s Toast Face

Posted on June 20, 2014 by Brenda Kimaro

Yesterday I only snapped a few photos with my point-and-shoot camera as we were getting ready to run errands in the morning; my DSLR never left the desk. So this isn’t all that thrilling for my #clickaday photo but it … Continue reading →

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