Hope Foster Home Day 3

The kids get more comfortable with us each day. It is amazing to see their little faces light up when we come in the playrooms. What a great way to spend the days playing with kids, running a wee preschool and enjoying our time with these amazing children.

One of the little boys in my pictures (the one with the huge smile) has Cerebral Palsy and today he left to go back to his orphanage because his mom from the United States is picking him up next week.

There was another little girl who has lived in foster care and her foster parents were here and I was choking back tears as they were sobbing loudly when she left to go back to her orphanage to be adopted. I have always imagined how hard this would be and today I witnessed it first hand and it was heart wrenching to see. The kids were crying and everyone goes to the door and windows to say goodbye. Wow what a cool moment.

We enjoyed the kids so much today that when we would walk by the playroom doors they would come running and want us to come in. What a nice feeling to have the kids running to you with open arms and they are always fighting over MacLean. I tend to go to the more needy ones who are on their own and seem sad. It was another rewarding day. We spent two hours in the pool over lunch and then did some scrapbooking layout pages i have done about 16 pages so far. This is so much fun, when I get home I am going to make more pages and send them to the home. I am also going to go to dollarama and pick up some stickers etc. The kids also love the digital camera and seeing themselves.



Anyway enjoy the pictures and chat with you tomorrow.

Cheers, Shauna and MacLean xo
P.S. Hoping to get into Beijing on the weekend.
P.S.S. Enjoy the pics of our lovely room