Our International House of People: Birthday Party

Monday, January 26, 2009

Birthday Party

Some of her first birthday portraits

In her traditional Ethiopian outfit

Delylah is loving her birthday gift "Thanks Mommy and Daddy"

Yep all my balloons

The second cake. Looks much more appetizing than the first

All is well that ends well. I guess I must explain that statement. Delylah's party started off with many hitches. To begin we purposely planned her party after MLK weekend thinking many people would be out of town because of the holiday weekend and unfortunately many of our friends could not join us in her celebration but the party must go on. Keith went to go pick up the cake and I guess did not inspect the cake because it was completely melted (the whipped topping) when he arrived home. Of course, this is not something that should happen in 15 minutes. We had to call publix and see how they were going to remedy the situation. They said they would remake the cake. We worried that this would not happen in time because the party was 30 minutes away. At the same time of the cake commotion the dog stole a cookie from Lennah and that turned into chaos because Lennah got upset. Well all turned out AOK. Publix remade the cake which luckily my friend Chasity lives right near them and offered to pick it up on her way here since she was running behind. They also gave us all our money back a nice perk to going through worry that my baby's first birthday cake was going to be ruined. The party was a hit especially the food. Delylah had a great time playing with some friends and has loved her gifts. Mommy and Daddy bought Delylah a Little Tikes Princess Coupe and that toy has become a hot commodity in our house between her and Lennah.

Enjoy all the photos and thanks to all who made her birthday a success.

5 comments:

Unknown said...: Wish we could have been there but it was my weekend to work...She is so beautiful; January 26, 2009 at 9:45 PM
Kim said...: Sorry we couldn't make it. I have presents for both Delylah and Lennah. If you come to Amy's shower, I'll give them to you then.
Happy birthday, Delylah!!! We all love you!!!; January 27, 2009 at 8:36 AM
Anonymous said...: Hi Cathy,

Thanks for the congrats. We're so excited about our little guy! The girls are getting so big and they're both just precious. We'll definitely have to plan a get-together soon.

Tricia; January 28, 2009 at 8:12 PM
Christi Crow said...: The girls are getting so big! I think Delylah is catching up to Miss Leenah. I also saw your Disney ticker! We are going in October. We are gonna have to plan a trip together one year.; January 29, 2009 at 10:42 AM
Our family said...: Happy Birthday Delylah! Yonas' birthday is on Friday. What is happening to our little ones?
Mary; February 3, 2009 at 11:17 AM

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History of Ethiopia

Ethiopia is one of the oldest known cradles of civilization known to man. Christianity was brought to the Kingdom of Axum around the 4th century AD and later in the 7th century Islam was introduced. Foreign missionaries were introduced to the region around the 1630's. Because of these unwelcomed guest Ethiopia did not welcome foreign Christians and Europeans into their lands. Its isolationism may have saved the country from 19th century colonialism. In 1936 Italian facists entered the region and forced its emperor into isolation but was later returned when the British and the French defeated the Italians. Civil unrest would lead to the demise of the aging emperor and in 1974 a socialist sort of government was named. The country went through a period of red terror that was funded by the Soviets and Cuba. This lead to the implementation of a communist government being installed in the late 1970's, early 1980's. In 1989 the country went through a period of famine that also lead to a change in governments. Finally, in 1994 the country would declare its independence and later hold free elections.

History of Vietnam

For about two thousand years Vietnam was ruled by China, following this period it would become independent for the next almost thousand years. In the 1800's it would be colonized by the French. The early 20th century would bring about visions of an independent republic. In 1945 Ho Chi Minh declared Vietnam independent and renamed it the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. By 1947 a full-scale war would break out between the French and the Viet Minh (Ho CHi Minh's followers). China also began to aid the Viet Minh at this time due to its own communist revolution. July, 1954 the Geneva Accords would be sign paving the road to France leaving Vietnam; however, it would partition Vietnam into 2 independent states seperated by the 17th parallel. The South was helped by the United States, while the North would be dominated by the Viet Minh. By 1963 the South's government was very unstable. 1965 President Lyndon Johnson would send troops into Vietnam. The North would lead a massive attack in 1968 destroying much of the South. In 1969, Ho Chi Minh died but his forces remained in tact. By the early 1970's many Americans viewed the war as unwinnable and would prove unsuccessful at containing communism. January 1973 the Paris Peace Accords were signed ending the United States role in the war. In 1975 Saigon would fall to the North Vietnamese and in July of 1976 the two parts were reunified into the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. The war was disastrous for the Vietnamese people leaving an estimated 1 million to become boat people, 1 million imprisioned, and more than 100,000 killed. Today, Vietnam still has a communist form of government and although they are a developing nation many people remain extremely poor.

Monday, January 26, 2009

Birthday Party

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