New Pajamas

 Thank you Joyce Foreman for the kids new pj's. They love them. They were all so excited to get their new pj's. Every year for about 4 years or maybe even more Joyce has been diligent and made the kids pj's. So this year when we went to the states it wasn't any different grandma Joyce had the pj's ready for us to bring back to the kids. Although every year she is getting better at making them. This year they had each of their names embroidered on their shirts.

above ~ Bryan Maryuri, Jose, Ana, and Fernando

below ~ Antonio

Thank you grandma Joyce!!!!

5 year olds

While I was gone in the states Any and Josue turned 5 years old. There is just one day difference between the two of them. Any is one day older. They are both super small for a five year old. This year they both started kindergarten. Any is struggling and probably not going to be ready for first grade next year but Josue seems to be right on key and really loves going to kinder. He cries when he doesn't get to go to school. Josue is the youngest in the big house. So our baby is growing up on us fast. He has been here at Casa since he was 18 months old.

Happy Happy Belated Birthday Any and Josue! 

Holy week

This week all of the 21 kids we have in school our out school on break. This week is Holy week. Lots of families head to the beach. Well not us, a week at the beach with 23 kids would be CRAZY. Wednesday everything in town started to close down and there was little transportation. Thursday a few things were open and then Friday (Good Friday) hardly anything was open. Tomorrow is a holiday still but I think a lot of things will reopen and buses will be up and running again.
It has been a good week with the kids while they have been out of classes. Although next week its back to classes.
Here it is part of the Catholic tradition that they make sawdust art rugs on the streets on Good Friday, during Holy week. Today we took the kids to Ojojona to go see the rugs that they made. The kids all enjoyed seeing the rugs. This is a huge tradition here in Honduras and most of our kids said they have never even seen these rugs. Here are a few.....

 This one here was made with sawdust, salt and egg shells crushed up.

 Jesus

This one the boys from Dorian's soccer team made.

 Jesus on the cross

 Brayan and Jackson enjoying looking at the artwork

 They were still working on this one. We actually got to see them with the stencil down and painting the saw dust. 

 Here below are all of the 23 kids plus Korbin. 

Home

For those of you who do not know I have been in the states. It has been over a year since we had been in the states. We left mid February and got back last week. We were so happy to have got a break. It was wonderful visiting family and friends. Although we are glad to be back home here with the kids. 

They seem to do better every time we leave. They use to have such a mess or get themselves into all sorts of trouble while we were gone. Although they seem to be maturing and growing up. 

I will be sure to get some pictures and blogs up soon. Just wanted to let you all know that I am still alive.