Happy Birthday Fernando!!!

Happy Birthday Fer!!!!!

 

Fernando had a super hard time finding out he was only 9 when he got his birth certificate the other day. We had made up a birthday for him since we didn't have anything to go by. With the date we gave him he would be 11 right now, but instead he just turned 10. So he went back a year. He was sad and upset about it for awhile. Yesterday he was sure to tell everyone he was 10!!! One happy 10 year old. Here at CASA the kids 10 and up have different privilages and chores than the other kids. So being 10 makes Fernando a happy camper.

Puddles

No school + puddles = FUN, FUN, FUN

 

After last nights rain there were many puddles of water everywhere this morning. Olman (one of the babies) decided he was going to venture into the water and stomp, splish, and splash in the water.

Well it didn't take long til most of the other kids wanted to play in the water too. They layed and wallered in the water for an hour.

 

 

 Doris slowly but surely getting wet.

 

 Josue, Daniela, and Maryuri seeing who can splash the most.

 

 

They got the old trampoline tarp out and after words and were sun bathing trying to dry off.

 

Yair and Josue

 

 

Korbin and Fernando

Nohemy

Nohemy got glasses back in March when she got her vision tested. Well those glasses didn't last long. I think one of the other kids broke them. So Terri took Nohemy to town this afternoon and they got her a new pair of glasses. Rosy and Maryuri also have a pair and they don't like to wear their glasses. Although Nohemy likes to where hers. So these are the new glasses she picked out yesterday!

Doris

Doris has been at CASA now for 6 years. She has made A LOT of progress.
Although as she is in her teen years and with all of the hormones and everything she is feeling she doesn't quite know how to express how that she is feeling. We think she is falling into depression. It is a constant struggle we have with her to get her up and going and motivated. Some days she doesn't want to eat, get out of bed or even be around anyone. Other days she just doesn't want to do her chores and she runs to her bed and never comes out so she doesn't have to do them.
Everything that is going on inside of her head is a lot for her. She doesn't have a way to talk to us or express all of what she is feeling. We do usually know if  she is happy, mad, tired etc. Although we have no clue why at times. We wish she would communicate with us better. It hurts my heart for me to see her sobbing or not get out of bed, and just plain out having to deal with this yuck she is feeling.
Say a prayer for Doris today and that God's hand could be upon her and bring her a peace that only HE can bring.

Olman and Josue

 Eating their morning snack tortillas with crema.

Hard to believe that they will be 18 months old this week. The have grown so much in the last year and half. Considering how little they were when they first got here to Casa. Josue still has a ways to go to catch up to where he needs to be. He is slowing building up strength and learning to do more and more things by himself all of the time. As for Olman he is finally starting to learn to be around other people beside the people in his house that take care of him. He is learning to play, laugh, and just let us love on him. Before he was so up tight, angry and serious. Now he is able to come outside to play without screaming his head off and he even plays with some of the other kids and toys.

Continue to pray for their progress.

Josue (below)

Olman (above)

 

Rosy

Continue to pray for Rosy as at times she still struggles to fit in with the rest of the kids. She has good and bad days. Some days she is all about teaching us sign language and other days she wants to be left alone. Some days it is a struggle to get her to do her homework from school or chores around the house. She is already very strong willed and then to top it off the communiate barrier we have with her. I pray for her heart and that she can feel loved, special and that she does fit in with the rest of the kids.

Teenagers

Our kids are growing up and facing many challenges and decisions. We our trying our hardest to give them advice but not hammer them and preach to them. Some of them are having a hard time in the middle school/high school. They are learning their choices have consequences. They are not making the best choices.
We covet your prayers as we go through these teenage years with the kids.
Right now we only have three of our kids in middle/high school. I can't even imagine in a few years when we have a handful or two there.
Oh lord give us the patience, wisdom, love and guidance to grow these children up in YOU!!!!