Beautiful Ending

(Saturday June 22)

Since we couldn't see baby J anymore, we decided to use this last full day in Ethiopia soaking up its culture, history and atmosphere. We started the day at the National Museum of Ethiopia. Our guide was very informative and made the visit very enjoyable.

 After enriching ourselves in Ethiopian history, we decided to brave the Mercado and do some shopping. It was quite the experience.

Next came the traditional restaurant. Ethiopians feast on a bread called Injera and then they use it to pick up meat, vegetables, and cheeses. Sometimes it can be very spicy but is always filling.

(Sunday June 23)

Departure day. We had fun and saw many different things while on our trip, but we were ready to head home. Kideste, our cook, was sad to see the kids go. She had grown to love them and wanted some fun pictures with them before we left. 

Then she made Princess one happy girl by offering to braid her hair. 

Saying goodbye is never easy, but I knew the faster we got home, the faster we could get to counting down to our next trip. This is Feven, she was right around Princess' age, lived in the main part of the guest house and they had so much fun together. Princess taught her how to say, "Yee-haw Cowboy!" It was priceless.

And that's a quick breakdown of our first trip in Ethiopia. It was a fabulous time and I'm really glad the kids got to experience it with us. We will really enjoy taking our son back one day to see the beautiful country he was born in. Thanks for reading!