"Let's Go Fly a Kite..."

The day after Sonia's farewell dinner we went to the orphanage to fly kites with the kids. Oh my goodness what a wonderful day!

As we were walking there a few people commented that it hadn't been windy for awhile -- that it wasn't really kite weather -- and they wondered how it would go. I said "maybe nature will be on our side and when we get there the wind will just come." 

I brought three kites back with me from the States -- a penguin, a panda bear, and a fish. The kids were SO excited to bust them out of the packaging and have their turn at flying one.

Up first was Maxi and Julissa. Max was flying his in a zig zag pattern as he pretended he was an airplane :)...

Jeff, Julissa, and Maxi - also notice spot off to the right who followed us all the way to the orphanage and just hung out while we played with the kids.

About twenty minutes after we got there I felt my hair start to blow and I just said "and there's the wind :)". It was super cheesy sounding I'm sure, but it was such an incredible moment!

Watching them run around laughing and smiling as their kites flapped in the wind made my heart happy...

Baby Valentina is still too little to fly kites, so we just brought her outside for the fresh air and some cuddle time. She is almost completely blind and her hearing is severely impaired, but she knows her name and she smiles when you talk to her...

I can't get enough of those cheeks!

Clara with the panda kite

I love seeing this boy smile!

There's just something about kites and children...

My sweet little girl...

THE spitfire - Maria Jose

David wasn't getting much action with the big kites so he went and found his own version...

Julissa was all smiles...

Sheer and utter joy - it doesn't get better than this...

Our travel guide...

I love Maxi throwing up that ball with a huge smile on his face!

It's days like this I'll miss most when I leave Juticalpa! 

"Gratitude brings freedom from envy, because when you're grateful for what you have, you're not consumed with wanting something different or something more" - The Happiness Project