Today was our farewell party and official goodbye to everyone.
I was dreading this a bit. When we moved out of Loving Hearts last week, I was quite emotional. I'm not sure why. Those of you who know me, know that I am not an overly emotional person but sometimes they hit in such a powerful way.
We
drove up to the home and were telling Drew what was happening and that we were
having a party to say good-bye to all his friends and Aunties and then
he was coming home with us forever! He seemed to be fine and was
excited to see everyone.
We had a VERY special time
there. The girls were excited to see all the special babies that they
had fallen in love with. The staff brought all the babies out into the
back yard and put them in chairs and on a mat. They had gotten sodas,
juices for the toddlers and a cake with white and pink frosting that
said, "Farewell Andrew" on the top. It was so very sweet!
The party started and our social worker had all the staff go around and share what they knew and loved about Drew. We recorded the whole thing and one day I can't wait to show him all the special things everyone said. No one said anything that surprised us. We have been living with him for 3 weeks and we have seen the good, the bad and the ugly!
A summary of what most people shared was that he loves to SING, he loves to CARE for the other babies (he has been the oldest at the babies home) he loves to DRIVE around in the moto-cars and he has a HOT temper! We laughed because no one told us that until now. But now, everyone is telling us.
We
don't believe his hot temper is a strong will, but rather the way he
learned to communicate without being able to speak yet. He is learning
his boundaries with us and what is acceptable - with lots and lots of
love to go with it. We are covering him in prayer each and everyday!
After the staff shared, Jeff and I got a chance to express our gratitude and thanks to them for loving our son and teaching him about Jesus until we got here. We affirmed them that we will love him and teach him to love Jesus and know God's Word. They clapped and shouted "Praise the Lord!" It was really a special time.
We also gave gifts. The students at the girl's school MITCH Charter, raised a lot of money that we used to purchase they things they needed like diapers, formula, & bowls.
We also gave each of them some homemade soaps donated by Oregon Rain Soaps - which the Aunties loved.
These two year olds really know how to party and this took almost two hours. I didn't know what to expect when we returned but Drew fit right back in caring and helping the little ones and was happy to say good-bye when the time came to leave. That sweet home with always be very special to us!
I was dreading this a bit. When we moved out of Loving Hearts last week, I was quite emotional. I'm not sure why. Those of you who know me, know that I am not an overly emotional person but sometimes they hit in such a powerful way.
We had a VERY special time
there. The girls were excited to see all the special babies that they
had fallen in love with. The staff brought all the babies out into the
back yard and put them in chairs and on a mat. They had gotten sodas,
juices for the toddlers and a cake with white and pink frosting that
said, "Farewell Andrew" on the top. It was so very sweet!The party started and our social worker had all the staff go around and share what they knew and loved about Drew. We recorded the whole thing and one day I can't wait to show him all the special things everyone said. No one said anything that surprised us. We have been living with him for 3 weeks and we have seen the good, the bad and the ugly!
A summary of what most people shared was that he loves to SING, he loves to CARE for the other babies (he has been the oldest at the babies home) he loves to DRIVE around in the moto-cars and he has a HOT temper! We laughed because no one told us that until now. But now, everyone is telling us.
We
don't believe his hot temper is a strong will, but rather the way he
learned to communicate without being able to speak yet. He is learning
his boundaries with us and what is acceptable - with lots and lots of
love to go with it. We are covering him in prayer each and everyday!After the staff shared, Jeff and I got a chance to express our gratitude and thanks to them for loving our son and teaching him about Jesus until we got here. We affirmed them that we will love him and teach him to love Jesus and know God's Word. They clapped and shouted "Praise the Lord!" It was really a special time.
We also gave gifts. The students at the girl's school MITCH Charter, raised a lot of money that we used to purchase they things they needed like diapers, formula, & bowls.
We also gave each of them some homemade soaps donated by Oregon Rain Soaps - which the Aunties loved.
These two year olds really know how to party and this took almost two hours. I didn't know what to expect when we returned but Drew fit right back in caring and helping the little ones and was happy to say good-bye when the time came to leave. That sweet home with always be very special to us!
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