Children's Day and a little trip with the boys...

Hello all,

Another quick update on our lives as parents at the orphanage.

The last week(s) have been very busy, which has been great and helped our time fly by before heading to Honduras for our break. One of the fun events at the Casa was a day called "Dia de Nino" i.e. Kids Day. As the name implies, this is a special day built entirely around spoiling the children rotten. We're talking special meals and snacks, games, the teachers and Volunteers (i.e.: us ) singing, dancing, and playing for the entertainment of our little ones, and finally CANDY, CANDY, CANDY!!!

At first the idea of learning a Spanish song, and putting on a Spanish play was not an ideal scenario for any of us, however we had to admit that at the end of the day we enjoyed ourselves immensely both in the prep, and final performance for the children. The song we had to sing was beautiful, despite the fact that we were paired off and forced to sing certain lines on our own. Doug was lucky...his partner belted out the words...I however was left quite alone with my tone deafness and microphone. :o)

The play we put together was a take off of the Pied Piper where the orphanage was filled with rats...(haha.......um ha) and the volunteers paid the piper to get rid of the rodents with his magical pipe. After the rats were gone however the orphanage refused to pay and so (as the story goes..) the pied piper coerced all the children to a magical land far away. It was a very cute story but I have to say that a highlight was watching my adorable 6'2" husband play the invalid little boy who gets left behind due to a maimed foot. Doug played his part, said his SPANISH lines flawlessly, and got many hoops and hollers from the audience as a result. (Alright...mainly from the Canadian woman backstage but I know everyone was impressed!!)

Here are some snaps of the Children's Day at the Orphanage.


If you can´t see the above gallery, check out the link here - Children's day at the Casa

Another special day was when my two partners (Gabby and Raul) and I took our boys to a little river about an hours walk away from the orphanage for a getaway. The river's name is Rio Frio (Cold River), and for a very good reason....brrrrr. The day itself was a lot of fun, filled with swimming, covering ourselves in mud, catching (and eating) marine life, and diving off little ledges here and there. All in all a fantastic way to end a week before our time off in Honduras where we are currently in the midst of our PADI divers certification, but more of that to come later...

Here are some snaps of the Rio Frio trip.


If you can´t see the above gallery, check out the link here - Lyds trip to Rio Frio