Today I decided I am bringing home two little girls. That is just what needs to happen. The first is just a tiny 10lbs 7oz 4 month old named Ofelia who is just so precious and stole my heart this week. The second is a little 4 year old named Sandra. Sandra has been at the center for the most of her life, she came before she turned one and has been there since, she was one of the first babies I played with in the Canary room when I went to the center the first time in March of '08. Sandra has been at the center the longest out of all her siblings, from my knowledge two of her brothers have been there as well in the past, one still is there. Her situation at home is less then ideal for sure. Her father is not in the home, her mother continues to have children with countless different men and cannot afford to feed her children because she spends the little money she seems to get on alcohol. This little princess really does not have a home to go back to.

For all of you who know me well know that my age of preference is not pre-schoolers! I am usually the first to volunteer to go to a different group if I am helping out at church or a camp with 4-5 year olds. But, these last weeks I have been really drawn to the group of little girls at the center. All this week i have been in charge of being in the girls room after lunch and making them go to sleep. At 4 and 5 these girls are at the stage where refusing to nap is a great game... Which makes my job very difficult but I sit with them and keep telling them in Spanish to lay down and go to sleep. I have gotten really good at singing my few Spanish songs that they want to hear over and over again though! Despite everything though, it is a really sweet time with them.
I am so excited to get to go back to see them tomorrow.

Tonight was our "eat out" night. We all went to "La Pina de Sol" which is a lovely restaurant with a courtyard type thing you eat in and a live latino band playing. It is really a great experience. I know we all had a good time!

At the end of last week we went to visit "The Cross on the hill" it is just really a tourist attraction but it is a huge cross that stands on a hill overlooking Antigua, The view is breathtaking!

The Princes Sandra and Sonia

My precious Ofelia

Marta

Some of the kids saying goodbye

The Cross

Antigua