June is already half over and so much fun and tears have happened. The fun and laughter first. June 2 we celebrated the birthdays of our twins. Mark and Marah. It was about a year and a half ago that they arrived to us and they have grown so much. Marah was healthy for the most part when she arrived and she has continued to grow and develop as a normal two year old. Mark was extremely malnourished, underweight and not reaching developmental milestones. With the proper nourishment love and care he has grown to be within normal weight and has exceeded all the milestones. Both kids are fun and full of energy. We enjoyed celebrating their birthday at the local beach with lechon (roasted) baboy (pig). We also had many wonderful family and close friends to celebrate with us. It was a great time of swimming, eating, and fellowship.
Marah the birthday girl
Mark and Marah enjoying a snack during their swim
Yummy Lunch
Marah kissing the Pig!!
A few days after the party it was time to get back to business and get the kids ready for school. Sounds weird to many of you I am sure. I have been reading and seeing so many things about last days of school and here we are just starting. Our school year runs from beginning of June to the end of March. The first day of elementary and High school was a busy day here. I was smart in that I had all the bags packed and ready before, but Jonah had to be out of town and left early that morning so had to get two kids up and ready for school and get Mark ready to go also. I had to go with the girls to get them enrolled and was going to wait for Faith so I could walk her home as she would be done an hour before the others. Got my two girls there and enrolled and the whole time Faith seemed excited but when it was time to go to class and for mom to leave she started crying so hard and would not go to class. It has been since decided that she will stay home and homeschool with me (Jessica). It is very quite though because the only kids we have in the morning from 8-11 is the three babies and Faith. We send five off to school every morning. Two go to day care (preschool) and then three at the elementary school. grades 1, 4 and 6. It is controlled chaos here in the mornings to make sure they are all up fed and dressed. There are some days I dread that alarm. But it is such a blessing to be a part of Gods ministry here and to see the kids learn and grow is amazing. We have to also give a special thank you to our house parents because without them things would be even more crazy in the mornings. The picture is missing Andrew and Nathan because their first day at daycare was a week later and they where not ready the morning we took pictures.
first day of school picture. L to R Precious grade 4, James grade 6, Tata grade 7, Faith kindergarten and Mickaila grade 1
Thank you for reading and for all your support in our ministry here. Blessings to you all as you celebrate summer vacation.
