More Beautiful Faces

Today was another great day!  We picked Artyr up around 11:15 AM, and we didn’t have to take him back to the orphanage until 6:00 PM!  We went ice skating at a wonderful place called Ice Age.  Many of those who have adopted previously have visited there with their children.  In the same building, there is also a bowling alley, movie theatre, and fitness center.  Unfortunately, we do not have any pictures of ice skating, because we left our camera with Artyr last night at his request.  He took many pictures of himself, his friends, and his group room, as you can see (the food picture was Artyr's breakfast this morning). . .

 

After ice skating, we went to a pizzeria named Napoli. They had a menu in English and a waitress who thought we were very funny, because we said “Thank You” every time she visited our table.  When we had finished eating two pizzas and drinks for all of us (approximately $11 total . . . oh yeah), we headed to the super market (inside a mall) and then “home”.  It was nice for Artyr to just come and relax at our apartment with us for several hours.  We made dinner (bacon and eggs) and Artyr was very helpful.  At 5:45 PM our driver, Andre, came to pick us up and we headed back to the orphanage.  We stayed there until 7:00 PM playing Uno and hanging out with a handful of children.  Andre made his daily appearance (we posted a picture this time, Doug and Lindy) and several new girls that were not with us last night visited with us.  We have so much on our minds regarding these beautiful young children and how we can best show God’s Love to them; but for tonight, we will just post some pictures (we can’t have two nights of long blog postings in a row).  We will continue to ask you, though, to seek God and see how He might use you in the lives of these precious children!  Speaking of precious children . . . Grace and Jordyn are doing very well.  They went to the Build-a-Bear workshop near Harrisburg today, compliments of the Monasmith family.  We Skyped with them, again, today.  We miss them terribly but trust that they are being cared for very well!  Please PRAY for them, as well, as they travel back to our home in Pleasant Gap with Grandma and Grandpa Rose for the Super Bowl and for the upcoming week!  Thank you for your prayers!  Please enjoy the pictures!