A Day of Parties

I am still trying to catch up on posts from our busy New Year's season.  On January 8th we hosted two New Year's parties.  Instead of trying to get these parties in before New Year's we decided to do them while the children had vacations so that we could spend more time with them. 

In the morning we hosted a party for all the children that we sponsor (except the youngest children's groups) at Saramoldaeva Orphanage.  We played games, did crafts, played more games, ate snacks, and gave them small gifts.  We even gave them an opportunity to write a letter to their sponsors.  They had a great time - so did we! 

In the evening we hosted a party for Rakhym.  We played games, shot off some great fireworks, ate grilled hamburgers (a first for these children) and even ended the evening singing happy birthday to the two boys.  The favorite games of the night were spoons and operation.  The evening went by extremely quickly, as 10pm came before we knew it and it was time to get them home so that they could get to sleep for their first day of school. 

This day marked the final day of our New Year's celebrations.  What a fun and busy month it was! 

Fun with Rakhym!

Every month we try to do something fun with the kids from Rakhym.  Last month, we went to a restaurant together and then took them to the square.  It was a special time with them.  Two of them are sponsored by one of the coaches, so they had the added pleasure of spending time with their sponsor.  While at the square, the girls roller bladed, while the boys played air hockey.  The highlight of the night for me was beating Jason in air hockey ... I’m not competitive at all.  :)  We had a great time with them and look forward to spending time with them again next week. 

 

(Thanks Ember for Taking these Pictures)