Vacation and health update

Bryan and I took our 3 kids as well as 2 BG volunteers and a friend on a one week vacation through South Africa. We got back last night and spent the day unpacking. What an adventure we had! It is so hard to take time to rest and relax when you are living in Africa for a few years because there is so much to do and see that you just can't do in America!!!! I am so thankful that we were able to have some time away as a family and praise God for the beauty and majesty of His creation!
Before I attempt to add some pics to this post, I thought I'd share that the chicken pox has not spread past the 2 BG kids who had it before we left. However the throwing up and diarrhea has continued to plague BG and many kids have dropped some weight. Please pray that this bug passes by quickly and for these children to regain the lost weight and to feel happy and healthy again soon! We also have one child who has been in the hospital for over a month and pray that all of these sicknesses are cleared up before he comes home as he is very vulnerable to sickness.
Thanks for your prayers and here are a few highlight pics from our trip. By the way, we missed a lot of birthdays as we were without Internet so happy 10th birthday to our niece, Paige and happy birthday Zach, Eric and Natalie :)

We decided to have a once in a lifetime opportunity to swim with some seals. Thankfully we were nowhere near seal island in Capetown where the great white sharks lurk!! We were very safe and had a fabulous time swimming with the playful seals and practicing our snorkeling skills.

I think Faith might be part seal as she was snorkeling all over the place without any fear of seals or need of having an adult close by her! Guess it is good she wants to be a marine biologist when she grows up!!!

My 3 little monkeys with some little monkeys behind them while we walk through the monkey sanctuary.

Need I say anything!! Dad is always so much fun to hang out with.

Ok, I am just saying that someone forgot to point out this sign to the elehants because our car was parked and they walked so close to our car that we could have reached out and touched them. I am shocked by the amount of elephants we saw at the water hole here at Addo Elephant park. It was pretty awesome.