DAY #12

Today was the big day, our celebration and house dedication. Martha brought a balloon animal making kit along with her so we (Martha, Chris and I) decided we would attempt making balloon animals for the celebration. After many popped balloons and minor heart attacks from the noise we successfully mastered making giraffes and even transformed them into hats! The rest of the team had no idea what was going on in our room while we were doing all of this. They just heard squeaking, loud popping and lots of laughter. We just couldn't believe we were in Africa making balloon animals! :)



The dedication was fun! The family and neighborhood along with village officials attended. There were speeches (translated into English for us), singing and dancing and overall fun. We bought soda and cookies and those were gone within minutes of being put out on the table. The balloon animals were a big hit too! The adults were having as much fun as the kids were with them. I even saw Mary stick one in her bag to bring home. :)