Subscribe to NaynTobes.com Written at 09:02 on Friday, 02 Jan, 2009 by Tobin Rogers
Categorized In: Africa I Family I NaynTobes I TRP Images I
The last few days have been a little slower than the past few weeks. It’s nice for Nay and I to have a bit of a break from all this action, but I’m sure Mom and Julie are ready to pick it up a bit. We’ve had the pleasure of meeting a group of about 75 kids in Siteki. All of them have very little and we’re very happy to have Christmas come this year with some toys and juice. Julie’s 1st grade class and mom brought over a bunch of toys from the states to give out to the children. It went very well and there were smiles all around. It’s amazing what will light up their faces. Below are some pics. Tomorrow we’re heading to Hlane park to do a sunset drive through the lion enclosure. Sunday we head to Piggs Peak and get into some more touristy adventures.
Mom and the Siteki Kids.
The suitcase of toys.
Anxious, but very patient kids.
Julie and the kids.
The Boys! This might be one of my favorite photos. There’s a story in those faces.
Lynnee in the bakkie.
Julie demonstrating the slinky.
Our friend and helper Tsetsebele. She’s a pro at riding in the bed of the bakkie.
Written at 00:33 on Monday, 29 Dec, 2008 by Tobin Rogers
Categorized In: Africa I Family I NaynTobes I TRP Images I
Well we’ve been in Africa for about half of our adventure. Two days ago we picked up Mom and Julie who will be travelling with us for the second half. Yesterday we dropped Mike and Susie off at the bus to Josie (which we’ve learned is what the locals call Johannesburg). They’re probably sitting in the airport in Paris as I write this. We had a couple of wonderful days visiting Sudwala Caves and Kruger. It was a pleasure to see mom and Julie light up when they saw their first elephants, zebra, lions, etc in the wild. This week we will be helping Hugh & Evelyn with more organization of the house in preparation for their final departure from Africa. Sunday we head to Pigs Peak where there is a bit of Nazarene history to learn about.
Below are more pictures for you to view. I’ve counted recently a small collection of roughly 1200 images that have been edited down to show off the trip. So by the end of our six weeks, we should have a good long slideshow for those who are interested.
Glass maker at Ngwenya Glass in Swaziland.
Downtown Siteki.
Dropping off a truck load of clothes and food to Mpaka Refugee Camp.
King Kong formation at Sudwala Caves.
Julie’s first Vervet Monkey spotting in Kruger.
Why did the Chameleon cross the road??? Truth is, he probably didn’t make it all the way across. We didn’t go back to find out.
Elephants in Kruger (Mom and Julie’s first close up Ellies).
Giraffe in Kruger.
Steinbok in Kruger.
A Lion spotting on our guided safari sunset drive in Kruger.
Written at 23:28 on Wednesday, 26 Nov, 2008 by Tobin Rogers
Categorized In: Family I Friends I
This last weekend us kids were able to throw my parents a surprise birthday party down here on the Central Coast. We had an attendance of about sixty close friends and family who traveled from far and wide. Many we haven’t seen since we were mere munchkins. We were able to pull off a successful surprise after two months of planning!!! Thanks to everyone who knew for helping us keep it a secret.
You can view the Polaroids taken at the party either on our Flickr account, or my Facebook account.
Written at 08:19 on Tuesday, 30 Sep, 2008 by Tobin Rogers
Categorized In: Family I
Starting a project is always exciting, especially when the results can improve life so dramatically. The Nipomo sand is not something you want floating around your house all the time. And with animals who don’t wipe their feet when they come in, it gets everywhere. We’ll have to work on teaching pets to use doormats. The recent project at Julie’s home started with a sandy yard that wasn’t all that welcoming to play in. The image here displays the yard after sprinklers were put in and the ground was all leveled out. So it doesn’t quite show what it started like.
Life on this little farm has improved since then. The layer of sandy despair has decreased and no longer is sweeping a daily ritual (although we have more dirt to cover up out there). I’ve caught myself only a few times out rolling around on the grass with my belly out soaking up the sun . . . ok, that wasn’t really me, but Logan (the dog). We have enjoyed sitting amongst the chickens pondering life and just how a little change can create a whole new ball of energy within us. See the results of the dynamic trio (Julie, Lynnee and myself) below.
Written at 21:54 on Tuesday, 19 Aug, 2008 by Tobin Rogers
Categorized In: Family I
So I’ve finally uploaded the selects from Molly & Josh’s wedding. I’m also trying out a new service with Collages.net (mixed reviews at this point, but it will work for this.)
http://www.collages.net/store/guest_login.asp?eventcode=369968
Enjoy!!
