Bubble Trouble

Since being here in Kenya, it has
taken some time for John and Joshua, Paul and Erin’s twin boys, to warm up to
us. Yet the more time we spent with
them, hanging out at the house, baby sitting, or just playing while they ride
in the Land Rover with us, they have begun to take to us. They call us all Auntie and Uncle these days,
which I love. This past week before
outreach, I had one of my favorite John moments.

                Earlier
in the week, John (on our team) and Paul were playing with the boys so that Erin
could take a much needed, relaxing shower. They decided to play with bubbles, always a fun past time. All of a sudden, Erin heard John shout,
“No! John, don’t! Oh my gosh, Paul, he drank it all!” Yep, little John had drank the entire bottle
of bubbles in one gulp, so quickly that no could move quickly enough to stop
him! Turns out it wasn’t such a good
idea after all, and he promptly threw up. You live and you learn.

                Well,
fast forward to my visit with them. After reading some books, eating ugi together, and waiting patiently for
Joshua to wake up from his nap, the four of us decided like bubbles would be
fun. We got them out and Erin blew a few
bubbles which the boys excitedly chased and popped. Then John dipped the wand into his bottle,
only to find that no bubbles came out. After a few more failed attempts, he looked up at me with sad eyes and
said, “Auntie, no more, I drank it all!” I had to choke back a laugh because he was so
serious about it. I just love these two
little guys!!