WooHoo! So, so much to update.....first, I need to apologize for not updating since we've gotten back. Lots of excuses; jet lag, catching up with my kids, laundry, meals, etc...then, repeat....
We literally had entire days without electricity or any kind of Internet in country, so nothing I tried to publish went thru. I intend to load pictures soon and are they beautiful....meaning our beautiful girls and beautiful Ethiopia.
We were blessed with 4 visits with our darlings! This is more than we thought we'd get, so were delighted! We arrived in Addis on a Friday morning and by 5 pm that day we had seen them! Talk about AMAZING!! I literally ran to them and hugged them close. Wow! All the months of waiting and there they were in our arms. They took us to their room where we talked thru the interpreting help of their social worker. They immediately took to Jesse! They were laughing together and joking around like they knew him forever. They were a bit shy, but really loosened up quickly and with each visit. By the 3rd visit, "T" was teasing Jesse and grabbing his baseball cap and telling him it was now hers. "B" and Jesse had a stuffed animal war and she was joking that her name was Jesse. :) We found they relied on the help of their interpreter when he or she was with, but really did fine without. They were both unsure of their English around us at first, but that changed quickly and with each visit. Thinking of when they get home and how much growth in their English language we are sure to see.
Both are very good students and wanted to show us their school books, that are full of little stickers apparently for a job well done. They are very proud of their school work. "T" read aloud to us both in Ahmaric and English and is SO stinkin' cute when she laughs and crinkles up her nose! Every time, without fail!, "B" would start giggling and end up falling over on her bed! So cute!! Both have a great sense of humor, as do all the kiddos at their orphanage.
We spent a lot of time with them, but also with their little buddies at the orphanage. Again, Jesse was a huge hit! He was loving on all of them. We joked with them, hugged them, talked with them and spent time just looking in all those beautiful dark eyes and loving them. Oh, it was better than we could have ever dreamed!
We literally had entire days without electricity or any kind of Internet in country, so nothing I tried to publish went thru. I intend to load pictures soon and are they beautiful....meaning our beautiful girls and beautiful Ethiopia.
We were blessed with 4 visits with our darlings! This is more than we thought we'd get, so were delighted! We arrived in Addis on a Friday morning and by 5 pm that day we had seen them! Talk about AMAZING!! I literally ran to them and hugged them close. Wow! All the months of waiting and there they were in our arms. They took us to their room where we talked thru the interpreting help of their social worker. They immediately took to Jesse! They were laughing together and joking around like they knew him forever. They were a bit shy, but really loosened up quickly and with each visit. By the 3rd visit, "T" was teasing Jesse and grabbing his baseball cap and telling him it was now hers. "B" and Jesse had a stuffed animal war and she was joking that her name was Jesse. :) We found they relied on the help of their interpreter when he or she was with, but really did fine without. They were both unsure of their English around us at first, but that changed quickly and with each visit. Thinking of when they get home and how much growth in their English language we are sure to see.
Both are very good students and wanted to show us their school books, that are full of little stickers apparently for a job well done. They are very proud of their school work. "T" read aloud to us both in Ahmaric and English and is SO stinkin' cute when she laughs and crinkles up her nose! Every time, without fail!, "B" would start giggling and end up falling over on her bed! So cute!! Both have a great sense of humor, as do all the kiddos at their orphanage.
We spent a lot of time with them, but also with their little buddies at the orphanage. Again, Jesse was a huge hit! He was loving on all of them. We joked with them, hugged them, talked with them and spent time just looking in all those beautiful dark eyes and loving them. Oh, it was better than we could have ever dreamed!
Oh Carrie! I'm so glad to hear how it all went! I wasn't there Sunday morning, and didn't even know if you were back. OH what a great choice to bring Jesse this time, but all your kids have a great sense of humor and any one of them would have been a big hit! What fun! So incredibly happy for you and your whole family! I bet Jesse absolutely loved going! And your girls have real hope now and know for SURE they have a family. They are going to fit in perfectly in your family!!! Praise God!!! Can't wait till you get them home so we can have an airport party and all praise the LORD for all he has done! Amazing!
ReplyDeleteCarrie, I absolutely LOVE your stories! They bring tears to eyes when I read and think of them! mb
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