Saturday, August 7, 2010

Susanna's Birthday Surprise!!

Happy Birthday Susanna!! Susanna was just as happy as we thought she would be with the pet bunny we bought for her 5th birthday on August 5th! She named her "Pansy", and loves to cuddle with her in the fleece blanket that Elisabeth and I tied for her as a gift. . . Thanks Sister Charlotte for the pink and burgundy pieces of fleece that you gave us! Grandma and Grandpa, thanks so much for the games and puzzles and goodies you sent down to help make Susanna's birthday a happy one!
Sweet Susanna with her new game!
When we woke the children up early in the morning of Susanna's birthday with the gift of a bunny rabbit, all of the children were surprised and thrilled!
Pansy is a mini-lop, and very tame. . . a pet like that could cost a lot in the States, but we were grateful to get it in the market here for only a few dollars. She is Susanna's favorite color, "a soft brown!"
Elisabeth and Susanna in their nightgowns, with sleep in their eyes, enjoy the early morning surprise we gave them!
Ice Cream!!! Isaiah wasn't too sure about the ice cream treat that Lucinda and Marie bought them when we went to the plaza (city square/park).
. . . But everyone else quite enjoyed the cool, sticky treat! Thanks Lucinda and Marie!!
Well, today we leave this nice apartment. . . We are going to go to the seashore - it's in the middle of winter here now - brrr. . . but we will enjoy a few days at sea level taking in the quiet majesty of the ocean! But we won't have phone or internet in the house any longer! So we shall say farewell for a while. . . It has been lots of fun putting so many pictures on the blog this week, but I guess you will only get a scattered few for the next few months. But we love and think about you all lots, even when pictures are few and far between!