Hope Day 4, Today I feel so lucky and moved by these wonderful kids!

(This big smiler is the little boy with CP mentioned in yesterday's post - the picture didn't load so here he is!)

We are just so lucky to have had this opportunity. ..these beautiful faces on these children. They just want to be loved and cared for.





Today we moved around to all the playrooms as usual and started our day out on the trampoline with some of the nannies and kids. Then the 2 outreach kids Spencer and LuLu came early for preschool. Spencer came with his foster dad who wanted to talk to me and I so wanted to be able to understand.



WE have learned a few words including Bawa (up) and that is a common phrase with the kids they constantly want to come up in our arms. There was a little boy named Thomas (he is in the yellow outfit) and he has Hep B and the nannies are scared to pick him up, they isolate him from the others and it was so sad he can't play with the other kids. I spent time with him and the other kids kept coming over and the nannies were telling them to go. I kept saying it's ok but they don't understand the disease even though everyone has been immunized. What a shame he is so sweet.

After our time with the kids and after lunch we always go swimming over at Robin and Joyce's it was fun. We swam for only an hour as it was a bit cool (there was no sun) so we aren't used to it. HAHA. Then it was off to do scrapbooking. We have made 18 pages of layouts so far.

Then after dinner we made plans with Rose who works here to go with us to Beijing on Sat. to shop she is very excited to have someone to do something with. She lives and works here and enjoys the volunteers to connect with. Tomorrow we are going to ride bikes into Bei Wu the local village to buy some Chinese snacks and Diet Coke.

This morning we were awakened to a herd of sheep in the next yard and the roosters. then we went back into the playrooms for more fun until 7pm. What a great day. It is going to be hard to leave here. We are already attached to the critters here. I tell you this is a life changing event. I am moved and feel so lucky. Some of the nannies were asking about macLean and I am going to take my papers (which are written in Chinese) down to let them see where she is from. They also asked me about my husband and I said no and they laughed. We do lots of sign language. Anyway off to watch the rest of Hannah Montanna then off to shower and read before bed.

Take care, and enjoy the pics.
Love to all, Shauna and MacLean xo
P.S. Enjoy the pic of Mac blowdrying after our swim.