Happy Birthday Jjajja

A year ago today, Mum's birthday passed almost unnoticed, as we spent most of the day in a Ugandan court room.  This year, we have our precious girl home and we could celebrate Lutaaya's Jjajja's birthday properly.

Happy Birthday Jjajja!

Hola Cuba!

So after the mad dash to the travel agents, once we had Lutaaya's passport in our hands, we managed to book a holiday to Cuba.  Leaving the very next week!  Nothing like leaving it til last minute hey?

I had wondered how Lutaaya would react to a holiday.  She doesn't cope very well with change in general to her daily routine.  A holiday would mean her total routine changed and altered. 

You know what?

She did great!

She, once again took everything in her stride and enjoyed every minute of every day. 

I'll leave you with a few photos showing just that!

Loving having a pool to jump in every day!

Enjoying the ride in the old US car

Fun times!

She was amazed by her 'cartoon' caricature.  And check out the Welsh flag in the background!

Love this girl!

If earth is this much like paradise, what is Heaven like?

So relaxed

Family pic of the holiday :)

Yep, I think she managed to eat at least one ice cream every day!

Serenity!

Jump!!!!!!!!!!

I think she wore her Grandad out!

Lutaaya's favourite waitress!

Our final towel design from the maid.....Lutaaya wanted us to write 'thank you' back, but I managed to explain we didn't have enough towels or skills for that!!!

Passport

I have to start this blog by apologising.  I asked those of you who pray to keep Lutaaya's passport in mind, to get it through speedily.  I have been so rushed since receiving it that I haven't had time to blog and actually say that the passport arrived.  It actually took under two weeks to come back....amazingly.  God always works out things to the very last detail.

Lutaaya was over the moon when I told her it had arrived.  I even had a hug and those of you who know her, will know that is very out of the ordinary.  This was the one thing she wanted that to her made her British.

And the reason we wanted her passport back so quickly.....to have a holiday.  My parents birthday present to me for my 30th was a holiday.  Due to Lutaaya's passport not being here they weren't able to book anything for my birthday, so we waited.  Obviously having work committments meant that Dad had to pre-book his time off work.  He booked three weeks off to give us a little room to move but those three weeks happened to fall in October, giving us not too much time to wait on a passport return.

'My God is able'......goes the little song I've heard the children in Uganda sing so many times.  And oh so He is!

Passport returned and holiday booked all in one day.  Cuba we here we come!  Look out Lutaaya, here comes your very first family holiday!