Andrew's Birthday

Andrew celebrated his ninth birthday in Papua New Guinea.  What that meant for him was celebrating 15 hours before he would in the States.  He loved it.

He anxiously waited for the cake and presents after lunch.

The present was hidden in the fancy white plastic wrapping paper.

POC has a tradition that when someone has a birthday, we all get to celebrate with cake!  They were even able to find cocoa to make Andrew's favorite- chocolate cake.  It was an extremely windy day, so trying to keep the candles lit long enough for him to blow them out was quite a trick.

He decided to mark his own spot on the cake.  One of those holes is not from a candle, but from a finger!

So, they cut his piece from the center of the cake.

My favorite picture of my two favorite guys!  Of course really Andrew was just trying to get closer to his present.

Like the fancy wrapping paper????  

Somehow we managed to send his birthday presents on to Ukarumpa, so they did not come with us to POC.  Tim & I had to try to find something for him on our trip to town.  That isn't as easy as it is in the States.  He and the boys have enjoyed his birthday present.

Now my baby is nine years old.  We never expected that we'd ever celebrate one of his birthdays overseas, and now we will be celebrating many of them here in PNG.

We are very grateful for the special parties he had before we left. He has enjoyed a special year, definitely one he will never forget!