ethiopian firsts

first family meeting - Christmas Day 2007

first time saida tells her dad what's up (this is the first minutes of their first meeting)

first time sunning with hilina at toukoul

first time feeding saida (BOO! she always looks like that in pics!)

first time sleeping together (our bed was six inches away, yeah, it was great)

saida's first bath (i told you she always photographs like that)

hilina's first bath

first time snuggling with hound (the only one who isn't jet-lagged- this photo was taken at 3am)