The Howletts 5, er, 6.... better late than never!

We are Dave (aka Dad), Lory (aka Mom), Allison, Abby (aka "The Bigs"), three year-old Amelia and six year-old Bereket (aka "The Littles"). We are figuring out how to be a family of SIX. May God always be glorified! TEAM TASFA is a group of twenty-eight of us who just returned from remote southern Ethiopia, where we were privileged to serve the orphans and widows there. It was the best two weeks of my life!

Thursday, July 3, 2008

Such a lovely room!

Amelia's little bedroom is just about ready for her! The walls are a pale lilac color called "Precious." How sweet is that? We hope she'll like it.

Here's her crib (thanks, Webers!), complete with the bedding I made for Allison thirteen years ago! Also, note the "ode to Africa" print--hippo in tutu.

This is a wider view of the same wall. We'll fill up the shelf with books & toys!

This is where the diaper-changing action will happen.

Finally, a close up of the hippo in tu-tu.

We leave in just eight days! The girls and I spent much of the day yesterday shopping for items to give to the orphanages and Children's Heaven. A friend (thanks, Derek!) has a whole stash of messenger bags for the girls at Children's Heaven, too. What an honor to shop for these children.