2 weeks ago I was blessed to have friends visit me..Aside from family, these were my first friends to visit. Julie and Tema are friends I have known since 4th grade in Pennsylvania. I felt special that their husbands would watch their children (they each have 4) and Tema would make the trip 7 months pregnant! We packed a ton of events into the 4 full days they were here, including 3 childrens' homes, the Rio (an area we do outreaches), the market, several of my favorite taco places, and they even got to see a scorpion and a tarantula!!! It was a refreshing and rejuvenating time for me to share my life with them.
Hanging out at my apartment

They brought presents for my class!!

We took the Ester house girls out for dinner so Tema and Julie could get to know my friends!!

Shoveling rocks and cement blocks at the Rio...the kids loved helping

Julie playing with kids

Taking care of the girls at Casa Hogar Douglas while their caregivers went to a funeral

Dinner at Douglas

Painting at Casa Hogar Del Norte

...and playing with the babies!!!