Lake Kariba

Zach, Glenn and I spent last weekend at Lake Kariba. It is a manmade Lake between the boarders of Zambia and Zimbabwe - HUGE! It was a very relaxing weekend and we had a lot of fun. I will post some pictures over the next few days.
Here is a picture of the lake from the fishing boat.
W e found a great little place on the beach to eat lunch. Glenn was tired, but did really well and had a lot of fun playing in the sand.
Glenn and Mommy pose for a photo on the path from the dock to our room.

Puff Adder

Two days ago the gardeners killed this puff adder by our front gate. This is the third puff adder since the Harbert folks have lived in this compound. They have also killed a black mamba and a spitting cobra. I will not share my friend's reaction to the cobra rising up to strike at the gardeners when they cornered it because this is a family blog;-) Needless to say, we will not be playing in the grass anytime soon. These snakes are hidden so well in the grass you would hardly see them before you stepped on them or they bit you. Since it is spring and the rainy season is coming, all the snakes are on the move. They are also restless because the fields are all being burned this time of year.

PS: please don't tell my mother;-) I have also posted a sunrise picture, though it didn't turn out very well. There are some amazing sunrise/sunsets here!

I love whipping cream!!!

Glenn likes to share Daddy's desserts! He also likes to talk to his robot Smarty.

YEAH!

We finally received all of our household goods form South Africa!!! It was like Christmas opening all of the boxes...then we had to find a place for it all. As you can imagine Glenn was a big help and was overjoyed at all of the 'new' toys and books. The boxes looked as thought they had been through the ringer...but as far as we can tell nothing is broken or missing - what a pleasant surprise! Now we are really ready for visitors. (hint, hint!)

Stuffed Animal's

Glenn is really starting to like playing with his stuffed animals. Especially when he is getting tired, he lays down with one on the floor and says 'ni, ni' (night, night). He loves sleeping with his puppy pillow!

Video of Glenn

Here is a video of Glenn in the evening after Zach got home from work.

Typical Day

Most days are filled with eating, playing and napping. We go to three other houses in our compound to play with some of the other kids. That really helps to break up the day and then Nenn doesn't have to get tired of playing with only mommy! Zach comes home for lunch and we are always very happy to see him. Glenn usually throws his arms into the air and runs around saying 'dada'. Some days we get out and go to the store or commissary, but the commissary can be a very dangerous place (Oreo cookies and pop tarts usually call to me;-)