Then we had a dance party. We danced the Macarena, Cha Cha slide, Cupid Shuffle and electric slide. We taught some of the kids how to dance and they really enjoyed it!
Shannon now:
Next we ate lunch and then had nap time. I slept and Alisia played with some of the kids who weren't napping. We spent the afternoon hanging out and playing with the kids. Here is Alisia with one of the babies she wants me to bring home:
For the older kids, we made Friendship/Valentine's Day cards and friendship bracelets:
In the evening, we handed out gifts and the House of Love kids performed dances for us.
Check out this gift table!
Here are the bikes many of you donated:
And two motorbikes for the orphanage! They were very excited about these!!
After we gave gifts--a bag for everyone--the children performed a dance for us and we ate dinner.
This girl came over to me and took everything out of her bag so she could pose for a picture. She was very happy about her gifts!
Dance moves:
They weren't sure what to do with shinguards. I showed him how to put it on his leg, but he liked it here better:
Cake to end the night for Olivia's birthday and all the children with birthdays in May.
Our fundraising also supported the kitchen renovations at the House of Love. Sister said it used to take them 3 hours to cook all their rice. But with this new cooker, they can cook it all in 30 minutes:
We also provided them with these large cooking areas for stir fry and frying food:
The nuns were very thankful for these useful kitchen additions!!
Did you meet the little boy you sponsor?
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