Kalyn, Jessica, Gracie, Jared, and Anthony This weekend was a great trip. We got there on Friday at 3 and we went straight to the orphanage. We got to hang out with the kids and then make them dinner. After a week of cutting up broccoli and onions, I was happy to get the ball moving. I wasn't sure when we could give them the meal, but I was happy to do it on Friday night. At about 6:30, we went shopping for some fruit, yogurt, whip cream, seasoning, tortillas, and meat. It was quite an adventure going on the shopping spree, and after going to 2 grocery stores, we finally got it all.
I was beyond blessed and proud of the group as we all worked together and made enough steaks, fruit salad, brocolli salad, heated up the corn bread, and served the kids all within an hour. With the exception of one of the bowls of the broccoli salad having some extra sugar in it, the meal went well, and the kids enjoyed it. The boys really liked the whip cream cans and even said "Ana said I could have it" to Jen when she tried to get the cans away from them that they were cutting open. Trust me in this - it made not a fun little game for the rest of the night and on Saturday morning trying to get the cans from them so they wouldn't hurt themselves or each other with the sharp edges.
It was a slightly rainny and very cold weekend, but it was amazing. We all went house shopping on Saturday and Sunday and it was quite an adventure. On Saturday, we started at one house and each person led us to another. In the end, I think we went to 8 houses with maybe one "prospect" in the end that we had to wait until Sunday to see. After the 3rd attempt to go see this "already furnished house", I think that we were all in agreement that the adventure was for more exciting than the outcome. My boy gave it an absolutely hysterical "thumbs down". He could not stop laughing because I think he thought it was a little hideous to say the least. Anywho, there is one other potential house that is totally cute, close to the orphanage, and is pretty near to being perfect. Please pray that I will get this soft yellow house and that they will rent it out to me.
This weekend was Gracie and Anthony's first trip down to CdE, and they were absolutely amazing. Good thing Gracie has some good reflexes since little Florentino tried to give her some tongue. They are both really excited to come back and plan to on the next trip. The kids loved them to death, and more importantly, the kids received the love that they were pouring out. Anthony reached little Freddy who, quite honestly, isn't the easiest to reach. It took him 4 months to like me. :)
Please pray for Patty and Keith because they will have their work cut out for them with all of the people who have hearts that are growing for these kids that they have so deeply let in.
I was beyond blessed and proud of the group as we all worked together and made enough steaks, fruit salad, brocolli salad, heated up the corn bread, and served the kids all within an hour. With the exception of one of the bowls of the broccoli salad having some extra sugar in it, the meal went well, and the kids enjoyed it. The boys really liked the whip cream cans and even said "Ana said I could have it" to Jen when she tried to get the cans away from them that they were cutting open. Trust me in this - it made not a fun little game for the rest of the night and on Saturday morning trying to get the cans from them so they wouldn't hurt themselves or each other with the sharp edges.
It was a slightly rainny and very cold weekend, but it was amazing. We all went house shopping on Saturday and Sunday and it was quite an adventure. On Saturday, we started at one house and each person led us to another. In the end, I think we went to 8 houses with maybe one "prospect" in the end that we had to wait until Sunday to see. After the 3rd attempt to go see this "already furnished house", I think that we were all in agreement that the adventure was for more exciting than the outcome. My boy gave it an absolutely hysterical "thumbs down". He could not stop laughing because I think he thought it was a little hideous to say the least. Anywho, there is one other potential house that is totally cute, close to the orphanage, and is pretty near to being perfect. Please pray that I will get this soft yellow house and that they will rent it out to me.
This weekend was Gracie and Anthony's first trip down to CdE, and they were absolutely amazing. Good thing Gracie has some good reflexes since little Florentino tried to give her some tongue. They are both really excited to come back and plan to on the next trip. The kids loved them to death, and more importantly, the kids received the love that they were pouring out. Anthony reached little Freddy who, quite honestly, isn't the easiest to reach. It took him 4 months to like me. :)
Please pray for Patty and Keith because they will have their work cut out for them with all of the people who have hearts that are growing for these kids that they have so deeply let in.
2 comments:
Awesome! I am glad that Anthony and Gracie were able to go. It sounds like they bonded well with the kids.
I hope that you get the house by the orphanage. You have such a big heart for these kids and they love you to death. I'm just so excited and a little jealous that you can do your job and work with the kids at the same time.
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