Sunday was our last day with the girls. We went to the orphanage in the morning and played with all the kids. After lunch took Widline, Widelene, Jurane and Avena to the hotel.
We walked on the beach and stood in the Ocean. The kids went swimming and as I was the only adult without a sunburn I went in to. I swam with the girls and was really surprised how brave Widelene(the youngest) was getting. She floated on some swimming tubes and was putting her face in the water. Then she was swimming on the tubes all by here self. She would dunk her head and then look up to see if papa was watching. After swimming we walked down to the beach again. The the girls all came to our room to watch Cinderella 2 and play with the soccer ball.
We took my computer down by the pool and let the girls look at our blog, which they get excited when they see their pictures. We also showed them Via's moms blog and let them play games too.
We took the girls to supper at the hotel, I think this was probably the first time they had ever ate at a restaurant, they were so well behaved and had really good table manners you can tell they teach them this at the orphanage. Both ate really well and we had to show them how to dip their fries in ketchup and they liked it.
Then Francois came to pick them up so we walked with them to the car. It felt like my heart was being ripped out of my chest. We hugged them and said we loved them and I gave them each a picture of us. I started to cry. They got in the car and Deb gave me a big hug.
Then we waved good-bye.
As we turned to walk back to our room Steve's foot bumped something on the path. Then it moved. It was a Tarantula. I asked him to take pictures of it for the boys. We were ahead of him. As he did the spider got scarred and started running right toward Deb and I. We grabbed hands and screamed and ran away. I sure it had to be quit the sight. everyone knows how much I like spiders.... Well if nothing else it was a good ice breaker after having to leave the kids.
Tomorrow we head for Port-Au-Prince in the morning.
We walked on the beach and stood in the Ocean. The kids went swimming and as I was the only adult without a sunburn I went in to. I swam with the girls and was really surprised how brave Widelene(the youngest) was getting. She floated on some swimming tubes and was putting her face in the water. Then she was swimming on the tubes all by here self. She would dunk her head and then look up to see if papa was watching. After swimming we walked down to the beach again. The the girls all came to our room to watch Cinderella 2 and play with the soccer ball.
We took my computer down by the pool and let the girls look at our blog, which they get excited when they see their pictures. We also showed them Via's moms blog and let them play games too.
We took the girls to supper at the hotel, I think this was probably the first time they had ever ate at a restaurant, they were so well behaved and had really good table manners you can tell they teach them this at the orphanage. Both ate really well and we had to show them how to dip their fries in ketchup and they liked it.
Then Francois came to pick them up so we walked with them to the car. It felt like my heart was being ripped out of my chest. We hugged them and said we loved them and I gave them each a picture of us. I started to cry. They got in the car and Deb gave me a big hug.
Then we waved good-bye.
As we turned to walk back to our room Steve's foot bumped something on the path. Then it moved. It was a Tarantula. I asked him to take pictures of it for the boys. We were ahead of him. As he did the spider got scarred and started running right toward Deb and I. We grabbed hands and screamed and ran away. I sure it had to be quit the sight. everyone knows how much I like spiders.... Well if nothing else it was a good ice breaker after having to leave the kids.
Tomorrow we head for Port-Au-Prince in the morning.
Oh my goodness will you have a change in the weather when you return!!! I'm sure you've heard of all the snow we've had... and it is COLD!
ReplyDeleteI know the feeling so well of having to say good-bye to precious children. I am sorry for the pain you are going through. It sure sounds like your visit was amazing, though and now you have many memories to carry you through until they are once again in your arms... FOREVER!!!