The boisterous breakfast bash... and the big birthday boy!

There's a popular misconception that boys are noisier than girls. That theory would be quickly disproved if you happened to come to our house on a Saturday morning. Every week, around 11 am, six to eight pre-teen girls come to our house for a late breakfast and a time of considering how Biblical principles apply to their own lives as they approach their teenage years and grow into young women. Things have been slightly more boisterous than usual over the past few weeks, as the girls have been learning and rehearsing a lively dance which they'll be performing next weekend at our church's third anniversary, when we'll be celebrating with a barbecue and a couple of special services. When the loud music began this morning, Tobi took off like a bullet and flew upstairs in a flash. I found her later, not simply lying on my bed, but actually hidden underneath the duvet!
Yes, this week marks the third "birthday" of our little church here in Alhaurín. That means that this Tuesday, 22nd, will also be the second birthday of Teddi and Tobi. I can hardly believe that it's already two years since I came home from the church anniversary service and ended up playing midwife at midnight to Tamba, the stray cat that we'd recently taken into our home. When those little kittens were born, weighing less than a 100g slab of chocolate, I could never have imagined that I'd end up keeping two of them and that Teddi would grow into a big boy weighing nearly seven kilos. (See photo below, with his best friend, Gabriela.) Life is full of little surprises ... and some of them turn out to be big ones!