Waiting for the hotel shuttle in D.C. on the way there. This is all of our baggage.
Dinner at Chili's in D.C. What can we say - it was close and we knew it would be good.
Waiting to board the flight to Addis.
In the van - out to our first day of shopping.
Self-portrait
Dustin gets a $3 shoe shine. There are groups of boys who do this for a living.
We loved taking pictures of interesting store signs.
Ethiopian car wash.
Road clean up crew.
Bus stop.
A common sight, just walking along the road.
Mark and I with our guide Aki in front of his church. We came back on Sunday and went to service with him.
At a traditional dinner - Jen, Dustin, Aki and his girlfriend Ryhana.
At the restaurant - cultural dancing/singing going on behind us on the stage.
Coffee ceremony at the guest house - incense, coffee and popcorn.
Getting the coals reading to brew the coffee.
Jeff & Krista with Eli and Stefani with Sebela.
Ethiopian Orthodox church near our hotel the second week.
Our view out our hotel window.
Coffee ceremony at the orphanage on pickup day.
The kids showing us around the orphanage.
The kids with one of the two teachers that comes to the orphanage.
Back at the hotel room this is one of the first toys they latched on to.
Putting a puzzle together. I don't think they'd ever done it before.
Building with K'nex. Beza especially is really good at looking at a picture and then building something.
Blowing bubbles.
Playing Frisbee with dad.
Watching Curious George.
The first time to do Beza's hair from shampoo to finish.
Grandma came to say goodbye to the kids before we left.
Our hotel suite. This was the living area where the kids beds were put. Our bedroom and the bathroom was to the right.
Color Wonder finger painting.
Goofing off while dad files our "lost baggage" claim in Phx.
Some tears from Beza after arriving in Phx. We were all SOOO tired and the kids were so overwhelmed.
