The Pearl of Africa

The other day we went out of Gulu Town and to Fort Samuel Baker, which is an old fort (hence the name), but there are GIANT boulders where you can climb up and see the most GORGEOUS of views! I never really got why Uganda was called The Pearl of Africa, not until we got out into the open country.  Then I could see...Uganda is truly the pearl of Africa :) The landscape stretched as far as you could see, without the ugly interruption of power lines. It was simply breathtaking. And not just the fort but the drive! At first we couldn't find the fort but then, after much searching, we found it! And i'm so so so happy we did! The broken down buildings and giant rocks seemed to come out of a fairytale! I was so thankful for chacos and my camera bag! Without them i probably wouldn't have been able to climb and take pictures :P I can't wait to go again with my notebook, and perch myself up on a boulder and just write :D

That was just the drive :)

Benji was in his element :)

I took this picture on the rock that Benji was standing on in the last couple of pictures :)

So gorgeous!

We saw mountains!!

Me helping Annie up one of the rocks

Garrett :)

Annie!

I love my family <3
My dad took this picture, because he's not very fond of getting his picture taken :)

Took this right before we left :)

Had such a fabulous time! Can't wait to go again :D

Notebook Cover DIY

This is an easy tutorial for adding a new cover onto a book/notebook! It's cute and easy! Win win :D

What you'll need:
Fabric
Notebook
Scissors
A pen
Glue
Clothes pins

First you'll need to lay your fabric out and lay your notebook on top of it and measure. Make sure that you trace about 1/2 an inch away from your notebook, so you'll have extra to fold in.

Now go crazy with glue on the cover, but not to crazy or else it will seep through the fabric! Make sure to smooth out the fabric as you lay it on so that there aren't any bubbles.

After letting the cover dry, put a little bit of glue along the edge, then fold the extra bit of fabric in and clothes pin it down.

Once dried you can add any special little bits you want :)

Voila! You're done! It's super easy and oober pretty :D 

Any Ideas?

Hey! Sorry i haven't been posting much, life has been crazy with catching up on school, working at Watoto, and i've been trying not to be on the computer as much. But i promise another Watoto post is soon to come :) 

But i've been wondering, what would you like me to post about? I put a poll on the side bar with a few options :) Please comment if you have any more ideas!
The poll with end at the end of the month :)

Happy Fourth!

Although we lacked fireworks, we still had an amazing 4th of July in Gulu, Uganda!

Decor :)

Hamburgers!

Rylee, me, and Eden :)

Zoe's mad face

Rylee doing face paint!

Garrett

Rylee holding Asher

Laura pushing Zoe!
And yes that is a pinata :) And yes it is homemade :D

Asher is such a cutie!

Happy 4th of July :)

How was yours??

Instafriday

I have finally gotten my iphone unlocked in a kinda sorta way! I can use it like an ipod touch, but not a phone! But the key here is that it's USEABLE! And of course the very first app i got was instagram :D I LOVE it!! So so so thankful for a "working" iphone :D :D! Here are some pictures that i've taken on instagram :)

 

Iced coffee from mom and rainy mornings//Walter's beautiful smile//Peeta loves avocados//Beautiful morning//Parks and Rec with the Beck family//Coffee, school, and doodles//Cross stitch lessons with mom//Cutting up old magazines//Hagen chillin' on the swing//Inspiration board//A truck full of beer bottles tipped over//Heavy Weights

Watoto Babies

A few post ago i told you what we were doing in Uganda, which is volunteering at Watoto Babies' Home Gulu. 

I can't help but smile each time i walk into the babies' room to wake them up and get their diapers changed. Their faces always light up when we come in and whisper 'Time to get up, sweet babies!'

I thought it was high time y'all saw some pictures of these wonderful little babies <3

Rose and Jacinta

Dorcas

Melissa staring intently at her toy

James looking rather smashing in his outfit!

Sweet Rose <3

Dorcas was rather bored

Nelson has beautiful eyes!

They are so beautiful!

Daniel <3

Happy Nelson

Melissa, Stewert and Vicky

Patrick

While all the other babies where having a blast, Melissa refused to smile :P

I love this little boy!

Sweet Patrick <3

My mom playing and singing with the babies!

Laura playing with the babies

Annie, Alice and Lonah

Adorable Daniel!