Registration

It's that time of year again. School is getting ready to start back up. This year it is starting two weeks earlier than normal. It is usually mid-February but this year it is starting the beginning of February. Although as soon as the holidays were over we starting putting away all of the decorations from the holidays and starting pulling back out the school stuff. Measuring and fitting the kids for their school uniforms. Many of the kids had to have new shirts and pants/skirts this year as many of them have grown. Also we have been busy getting shoes repaired and ready and shined. Down to the socks, belts, and undershirts.
We have also got a lot of the basic school supplies. Hopefully when the list comes we don't have a lot to buy since we have got the majority of things.
So far 11 of the kids are registered here in the grade school, one in private school in teguc (Rosy), 3 in high school. We are still waiting to get the three little ones registered for kinder.
Classes start next week. Some of the kids are not so ready to head back to classes as others are ready for school tomorrow. I hope this year is the best yet for the kids.
Anyone who would like to help sponsor the kids to go to school can contact me per email. karendvaughan@gmail.com

happy birthday Jackson

Happy 11th Birthday Jackson!!!

We messed up a couple of years ago on his birthday with how old he was so he still is convinced that he is a year older. So if you ask him he will tell you he is 12 years old. Although according to his birthday certificate he is only 11 years old!!

Ana

Happy Birthday Ana!!! 

 12 years old, enjoying our last year before she enters into the teen years.

sweet potatoes

This HUGE sweet potato was found here in our dump pile.Where we haul all of out leaves, chicken poop, and twigs and such. Well it grew well because it had lots of fertilizer. I wish I would have got a picture before we cut it up, and it was a monster to cut up because it was so big.
It took some convincing Dilcia for her to believe that it was a sweet potato. She said over and over there is no way that is a sweet potato. Although after it was all cut up and cooked she finally believed Denis. The kids ate on it for a whole week.

Happy Birthday

Yair (3 years old) and Jose (11years old)

They both celebrated their birthdays the week of Christmas!!!! 

Happy Happy Birthday Yair and Jose!!!!!

New Year's Eve Celebration

Watching Avengers! Their special new movie Matt got for them for New Year's Eve.

Some of them playing with their new legos Christina brought for them.

First round of fireworks. 

Bryan with our old man getting ready to set him on fire. This is a Honduran tradition to blow up the old man at midnight. The kids made two this year and we set one off at 10 and another one at 11. Matt and Dorian has fun with the fireworks. Bryan was their right hand man there to help them.

good bye 2012

The second old man

Dorian setting him on fire.

All of the kids made it to midnight. The two babies feel asleep at 11:30 and 11:50 and Korbin even made it till 11:40. Surprised that all of out little ones made it all night. Although Nicole was wore out she feel sleep on the couch before midnight. 

To bring in the new year we had a night of movies, Wii (Just Dance), pizza, pop, chips, and candy. And or course the fireworks.

Although the best part of all of it was the kids in their costumes! They loved getting to dress up!!!!!

Happy New Year!!!! Here's hoping for many more blessings here in CASA in 2013!!!

Gingerbread houses

Christina really has got right in the holiday spirit with the CASA kids. She called me one day and said she was at the grocery store and wanted to know if it was ok to buy stuff to make ginger bread houses with the kids. It is not exactly what we would  call a gingerbread house but she did the best with what she had to use.
The kids loved making their houses. Some of them loaded their houses with candy as they were promised once they were dry they would get to eat them.

Christina was very patient and worked with all of the kids on their houses

Jose's candy filled house

Sisi getting ready to decorate her house

Christina helping out Lupe

Merry Christmas!!!!

Merry Christmas from all of the kids at CASA!!! 

Christmas morning after opening gifts.

Olman

Antonio

Cindy modeling her new jacket she got for Christmas

Ana

Christmas Eve we set off fireworks and played outside. Jackson gave baby Josue a ride. After playing outside the all went to play just dance on the Wii and eat popcorn and drink chocolate/strawberry milk. They were all shortly in bed after 10:30.