Lemurs, costumes and fun in the sun

With two weeks off of school for fall break we have been enjoying more intentional time together in the great outdoors. Trips to the beach and an adventurous overnight family camping trip was just what we needed to help us beat the heat and have some fun.

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The Boys

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Some recent pics from the always growing and never-a-dull-moment Oliver (3) and Alex (11mo).

Sekoly

Four mornings a week we sit around our kitchen table with 4 other students hammering away at the grammar, phonetics and vocabulary of the Malagasy language. Oliver enjoys an education of a different kind during these 4 hours. He is thrilled to trot off to Sekoly (Malagasy word for school) and spend the morning exploring, learning and adventuring around Antsirabe with Jamie and his two gal pals, Isabella and Eliana.
Here is a snapshot of a day in their life:
“We went for a hike at Sekoly today.  We drove out of town on a really back road to a bridge; then we climbed a hill and met some people carrying a lot of charcoal on their heads on their way to the market. We bought some little baskets from a lady and some sweet potatoes to fill our baskets from another lady and then walked back to the car.  On the way home we pulled a car out of the mud and did some major off-roading in the process. It was a good day.” Jamie