Loving on some kids...

Today Dick Rutgers was nice enough to let us follow him around. We met at Hermano Pedro this morning and took another small group of kids to Pollo Campero. The kids we took today were all on special diets, but they did enjoy some ice cream and strawberry milkshakes! The picture below is Hermano Pedro -- beautiful on the outside, but just awful on the inside. We arrived around 11:00 and the kids were already back in their beds where they stayed the rest of the day.

We took a few of the kids out of their beds and played with them for a while. I wish I had a picture of Moises -- he has the best sense of humor! We were playing with a ball and he would kick it right at me and then crack up laughing. I tried to get him to kick it toward Robby and kept saying "No, you!" I also taught him how to raise just one eyebrow at a time, which he would do wearing my sunglasses. Just precious!

The kids we took out were completely different children outside -- they loved going through the park and looking at the fountains. I had a little trouble pushing the wheelchair across the cobblestone streets, but luckily got some help from the locals.




After lunch, Dick took us to an orphanage for children with HIV. I thought this was going to be the saddest place we have visited, but I was so surprised. The nannies here are just wonderful with the children and it was such a happy place! I wanted to take several of the toddlers home with me...






Cohen was so patient the entire day -- even when Mommy and Daddy were giving ice cream to other children and not him! When we got home this evening, he just crashed. Let's hope that means he will sleep all night long...