One for the Children

Family first:

Hawa, Houley, Haliatu (I guess they like H names, huh?)

Amadou sometimes thinks he's my husband.

The kids love writing on my chalkboard.

My little sister Houley.

My brother's wife, Adama, and son, Sadibou. He loves me. Just look at that smile.

My sister Hawa, aka Mami

Now on to neighbors...

Housseini lives in the village next to ours and came to help us "gongugol" the peanuts.

Juma is a crying champ, but really cute when she isn't wailing.

Sadio is pretty awesome. I snapped this picture when he was trying to see the camera after I took the one of Juma, his little sis. They're all eating dumdums brought by the college students that came to visit for a week.

Ousmani is the best at the staring/don't laugh first contest.

Coumba is one of the happiest children in the village. I don't think I've ever seen her crying, and that's saying a lot.

Thierno and Wuri. Two of the coolest kids, and incidentally, best dancers in the village.

Mamadou Alin, Houley, and me. Very serious.

I swear, I was just walking down the "street" in the village and was lucky enough to see one of the boys riding a horse towards the water pump... with a bucket on his head. Sancho Panza?

When I'm overwhelmed by the demands to "take my picture, take my picture" I just take one group shot and say "Ok guys, that's it. All done."

Cute, right?

The two Annickas, plus older sisters Ramatulaye, Aisha, and mom, Nima.
This was at her baptism in September.

The two Annicka's in November, I believe.

Maimona Annicka, and Aminata Annicka at Tabaski.