We celebrated our nation's birthday from the beautiful shores of West Africa. Being out of the country makes you appreciate even more the freedoms and advantages we have as Americans.
As for all holidays, being out here means that we can't just go participate in the festivities some where or pop over to Mom's to hang out with the family. All festivities have to be thought up and created and we have to be friends and family for each other. Fortunately our wonderful teammates were doing the thinking this year and the kids had a great time with all of the games and activities they planned. They even managed to lay out some great grilled food and we enjoyed the day of celebration.
We'll be celebrating Mike's birthday today again from afar, but for a different reason. He is still in Kenya and we are here in Abidjan. We are looking forward to his return tomorrow and wishing him the best today on his special day.
Love,
Heather
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