What can I say? We had a craving with no other way to satisfy it except to make the bagels ourselves.
[The bagels were already boiled by the time the kids asked me to take pictures.]
Distribution of labor: one to egg wash and the other to add the sesame seeds and then switch
Taste test approved!
We have great neighbors. The kids run back and forth and there’s no need to get permission to see if it’s okay. I love that they are all totally comfortable with each other wherever they are. Well, now we officially have THE BEST neighbor.
The family that lives across the ‘street’ (really a dirt road/path since we’re the last houses on the road) owns a hunting safari company whose offices are just across as well. Occasionally they have a very wealthy client who likes to be taken around via helicopter. Today was that day. The helicopter landed across the street last night and this morning it was going to take off to pick up the client at a fancy lodge just a few miles away. Anderson was asked if he wanted to join them on the short jaunt. Ummmm, let me think about that. Soccer practice be damned. Helicopter ride it was.
This was Anderson’s view when the helicopter took off two years ago.
A bit of a different perspective this time
Ready for take-off
There they go (with the neighbor mom and dad)
In the air
And why not just do a little flyover of Mt. Meru while they’re up there (thanks for the pics, Claire)
What an amazing way for a six year old boy and his friends to spend a bit of time on a Saturday morning.
Happy kids after their ride
This weekend we went away to the TPC Sugar Plantation in Moshi. We’ve been meaning to go here for a couple of years, but this time it took the organization of one of our friends to get us there. We went with two other families who both have kids about the same ages…there was so much room – 6 adults and 8 kids comfortably fit in the main house and it’s associated cottage. We ate great food: both in the main clubhouse and cooked poolside; relaxed; swam; went for walks and bike rides; kids’ golf; and even managed to fit in a ‘friendly’ game of baseball. It certainly made being away from the Finger Lakes Triathlon this weekend a bit easier to take.
This is actually the sugar that we buy. Fun to go stay where it’s grown and produced. Next time…factory tour.
Golf
Notice Anderson’s concentration tongue?
Tierney got her hair did for the baseball game. Baseball is getting to be more fun…and more competitive as the kids get older.
BBQ dinner poolside
Blue monkeys playing in the trees
The other monkeys playing in the pool
Kili over the sugar cane
Harvested sugarcane headed to the factory
We saw several of these guys carrying huge piles of wood on their bicycles. How do they get on and off the bike? Seriously impressive.
This weekend was also the Finger Lakes Triathlon that 12 of my family members did in honor of Mike. Can you say homesick?
“The Coyle Boyz”
“Coyle Ladies” (although I’m thinking the quotes need to just be around the “ladies” part of their name 
)
Megin (doing her first solo tri)
“Team Coyle Seniors” (ok…seriously?! How awesome is that?)
Chuck (kissing his bracelet with eyes to Mike) as he finished first in his age group AND he now officially has the bike course record (32:37). So proud.
Jen – getting 2nd in her age group!
I am so proud of all the Team Coyle participants. You all rock! It was killing me not to be there with you all. Here’s a post from Mike’s friend Mary Eggers who was announcing the race…she’s been an amazing supporter to all of us this past year. She nails it.
