We were with Gabriella from 9:00 to 5:00 today. Gabriella showed us a playgound where several 2-year olds wer playing (about 30). When the children ran to greet us, Gabriella became very jealous. We reassured her that she was our Gabriella. There are about 130 children and we are not sure how many caregivers, but there are about 12 nuns and many other volunteers.
The first thing we did when we left the orphange was go to church just up the hill from the orphanage. Casey and Corey....boy are you lucky. This service was over an hour and a half, and we did not understand a word of it. Everything was in Kinyarwanda. There was drums, there was a guitar, there was dancing, there was clapping....it was actually a very nice service.
We then took her to lunch and then 3 hours later had dinner (there she had 3 pieces of chicken and some french fries).
We came back to the room and she wanted to play with her doll and some hair stuff. She was very interested in all the little hair stuff, however she thought the scrungies were bracelets and put them on her wrists. She also managed to get 10 barrets in her hair, in addition to all the bobbles she already had.
We can tell Gabriella is in a hard transition point because she was very tired but too excited about taking a nap. She asked to go back to the orphanage, but when we got there she wouldn't let us go and was very sad when we did have to leave at 5:00.
Well now, she just couldn't be any more beautiful!!!!! We are all so excited and happy for you. It looks like she is already part of the family.
ReplyDeleteWe just got back from the Nationals game where our cheering helped the team in one of their rare wins. A grand slam in the seventh inning also helped a bit. We took good care of your kids but managed to lose one of ours TWICE!
Your messages and photos are very exciting for all of us. We hope that you can feel the support, good wishes, and smiles beaming your way.
Love,
The Fosters
Hi Brian and Laura
ReplyDeleteShe is precious...you two are truly her angels. God speed.
Love,
Sharon
Gabriella is adorable! And we do indeed know that orphanage well so we can picture you guys there clearly! How exciting. We cannot wait to meet her when you return. Hope all continues to go smoothly. Blessings, Christine & Andrew
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