Merry Christmas!!!

Christmas came early to our houses.  We did Christmas with all the kids the beginning of December.  Christmas for us was a  day trip to Cebu with six kids and two high school helpers.  We left early in the morning to get the most time possible in Cebu.  We spent an hour and a half at a play world type place with a large ball pit and a small town. with a lot of food shops and hospital and fire dept.  The kids had a ton of fun playing together and just having a great time.  From there we went to have some lunch.  Lunch was at the food court, the cheapest way here to feed so many people.  Aftter lunch it was time to get our shopping on.  Each kid was given a budget and told they could buy a toy and one new outfit.  Each of our older kids where partnered with a younger and knew where mom and dad where at all the time and enjoyed finding all the fun things the mall had to offer.  For the kids at the orphanage it was a day of new adventures.  It was there first ferry ride, first time to Cebu and first time to see the big malls.  They had an awesome time and it was a blessing and joy to see the happiness in all of them.  after shopping it was time to make our way back to a ferry for home.  We had some time at the port to play in there little childrens area.  We had supper when we boarded the boat.  after that they where all ready to lay down and sleep.  The kids slept on the boat and the whole drive home.  It was a normal rest of the month finishing up school and christmas parties.  A new adventure starts for us all this afternoon.  Jonah is going with a team from church and our house parents are on vacation so I am staying home with six kids for five days.  I have two middle schoolers around to help watch kids a little but, it will be chaos at my house for a couple of weeks. 

P.S.  sorry again there are no pictures but the internet does not like to upload pictures for me.  This is a quick update being done while Jonah finishes packing and we try to feed kids lunch.  God Bless and Hope you have a very Merry CHRISTmas and very  happy New Year.!!!