2.06.2011

Visiting N'na Marietou

The pictures below all come from a visit to Aly's mom's house (N'na Marietou) with Carl (Yaya), Jennie (Ata) and Brad (Abou).


This is N'na Marietou, holding her namesake, Yetou.



 Here is Aly with Bountou in her Scooby Doo shirt



Here's Alice, N'na Marietou and Yetou



 Sophie, Alice, N'na Marietou, Yetou



 Alice, N'na Marietou, Yetou, Fatim



A child whose name I don't know, Alice, N'na Marietou, Yetou, Mohammed, Mam, and Fatim



Jennie, Sophie and Carl, sitting across from our great spread of fresh fruit, banana chips and water!



N'na Marietou after receiving a necklace and earrings that was made by a friend of Carl & Jennie's in Auburn, AL - Aly and Alice on the right.



N'na Marietou sporting her new necklace with great pleasure!



N'na Marietou and her long lost son!




N'na Marie - feeling a little better and looking beautiful. Aly's mom's youngest sister, who helped with a lot of the cooking for us.



Sophie with Papa Cisse




Papa Cisse with Fatim, crazy Fatim



Alice



Brad "Abou"!




Our little taxi surrounded by sheep

Sape's Children visit

I'm back in the U.S. now and still have a bunch of pictures and some videos to post, so here goes. Here are Marietou Cisse's boys who came to visit us.





Here's Marietou Cisse's sons with Jennie "Ata"

Here is Aly's older brother/cousin Salifou and Sophie.


2.05.2011

Sophie and Merveilles Spectacle


Here's a clip of the performance that Merveilles did for us, and this is the section where Sophie danced with the ballet!  She is in the middle at the back when they are facing forward, with another young girl.