We just had COURT !!!

In the court room there was a big cage used     for holding  the   prisioners
on trial .  Sasha opened it and thought it was the coolest thing to be inside of it :)
I`m not sour if thats a good thing or a bad thing ;)

 we had court yester day and it went very well :) they asked Sasha if he wanted to be Adopted by saying " Vova! whers your Mama & Papa ? "
and sweet little Sasha turned and looked around the and when he saw us he said " Mama Papa , Mama Papa ! "   he all laughed cause we were so happy :)  then he asked him where is the Juge ? and he pointed out the window :)
then they asked my mom some stuff and she had to go up to answere my dad did the same and then they asked ME !! I was
                                                                                                                 sooo nervus ! but I tried not to
                                                                                                 let it show he asked me stuff about my
                                                                                         brothers and if I wanted Sasha and o fcours  I
                                                                                       said yes :)   it was fun :)    it all went really
                                                                                                        well :)

IN The court room there were three big chairs for the juge and jury to
look
Down on us

after court the Juge gave us some fruit from his garden :)
it was very tasty :)

Introducing for the first time ever ...
Sasha Vova Falvo !!!!

Saving Sara and Luce .

This is Sara in the yellow and Luce in the hat.Its not their real names.   they are both VERY SWEET little girls who just need to be loved,every day when we visit our boy we bring them in the room also just  so that they feel loved !.  they LOVE to get their photo taken we take it for them and show them and they laugh and get soo happy just cause they know we care!

This is little Luce she is seven years old and LOVES to be loved . She is Awesome at puzzles, Loves stickers she also loves to be silly :) just like any little girl .  She is VERY SMART ! and well mannered

This is Sara She also loves most of the same stuff that Luce likes they are good friends  , she LOVES STICKERS is also very good at puzzles.she  LOVES SOOOO MUCH to have her picture taken she makes silly faces she does funny thing just to get a laugh . BLESS HER HEART , today we went there and she had NO Shirt on and  pants that did Not fit her and had stains and holes in them:( I had remembered that she took me to the cloths cabinet and got me somthing for are Vovo, so I took her back there to get her something and she picked out this shirt and skirt that was TWO SIZES to small :(  but it made her so happy beacause she thought she looked soo pretty :)

vistit # 7

we have had our 7th visit on Monday every thing is going great we got one a family we got another girl a new photo and we have gotten a ton of people asking about some of the kids every thing is going well and here is some more pics :)

 and I also met this girl she spoke english she was very nice her name is Lucy :) her mom works there :)

Pigeons on the balcony !

So if you know me then you know that I love Pigeons ! I love to feed them and hold them and take pictures of them , so.... let me show you some pictures :)

Visit #6

we have just had our 6th visit yesterday , Sasha is doing great and really coming out of his shell . we have been playing with all the kids at his orphanage , then taking just  him and Sasha girl inside , we have noticed that when he is with all his friends they all get to loud and  CRAZY ! and he just walks away to go talk to the Driver , But.. when we take him inside to play with us and Sasha girl he is a lot better and happier he laughs and plays the hole time we`re there :)


He loves puzzles! and he is very good at them :)

He was soo happy when I took a cookie out of my bag and gave it to him :)

Sasha wearing Daddys sunglasses :)

Everyone love a good cookie !

Sasha girl wearing Mommys sunglasses :)

"Really?, another picture ?! "



"Come on Vovo look at the camera !" :) 

This girl is going home !!!

This Sweet , Smart , Funny ,AMAZING little girl

                                          is going home with one of our close Friends !
                                         Sasha has had over 8 family's come for her and over family's leave without her :( she is amazing we have not seen any thing wrong with her we just cant believe all those family's could leave without her , so it is just a blessing that one of our close friends will be adopting her  :) and guess what... we will be able to see her any time we want !!

Day 2- seeing the reality of orphanages

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Day 2- seeing the reality of orphanages

Day 2-
We got up today at 6 am to meet our driver and make it to the social workers office when she arrived to ask her to come to the “camp” with us to start the process. She was an hour late arriving. Of course. So we sit. And wait.
We drove over to his orphanage "V" . We had papers signed by the director there , picked up the lawyer, then off to his Camp orphanage way out in "M". About another 1 ½ hours...

away. THANKFULLY the Lord has taken pity on me and my weakness to extreme heat . We woke to a beautiful breezy morning. MUCH cooler.
We stopped at a road side stand to buy grapes from a farmer. They are wonderful. Also ripe tomatoes , all for $3.40
When we arrived at the camp orphanage another family was also there to meet a little boy they requested from a blind referral. He is a beautiful child. Sadly they may not come back for him. I heard them ask their translator to ask him what musical instruments he played! I swear I choked… Im thinking, I wonder umm..can my little one hold a pencil lol! Stupid people. Where in this poor setting do you SEE any musical instruments?!? They didn’t even bring a toy or a book for him to interact with them. Not well prepared for this reality I think. They only brought an ipad. Well he doesn’t know what to do with it, and he was a bit rough with it which they were not thrilled with.

Our little guy really didn’t pay any attention to us today. He was over whelmed with all the people in the room and toys to explore. If he sees a broken toy he becomes very agitated over
It. He seems to be upset someone broke it. Then he makes this noise like keeeekeeekee then bites his hand :(
We did get him to settle and sit, and he played stickers with Giana. At first it was not a skill he had. But after a few tries he would show Giana which sticker to remove and she would hand it to him, then he would slowly put it on the paper matching up ones that looked alike! Pretty smart. He made little groups on the paper. As he relaxed the stimming with his hand stopped and he was able to use his right hand a bit , although it is weaker then his left. But the curling and uncurling of his fingers seemed to stop. We tried coloring next. He either cannot or would not hold a crayon. He did pick up a piece of paper and made motions that seemed to say “hey make me a plane” so Michael made a paper airplane for him and he was thrilled! He would throw it nice and easy and smooth. Very impressive. He would even smooth out the folds each time so it would continue to fly. The social worker wanted him back in the main room, so as we went back in I took out the robot that lights up and more stickers. Sweet little Sasha girl ( what a little love she is!) came over so I pulled out a puzzle and worked on it with her for a bit. Next the little boy who had a family considering him came over and took the robot. Our Sasha spied the baby push toy in the corner and off he went. He became obsessed with pushing it back and forth up the hallway. After about 15 minutes I asked him to put it back and he turned away. He clearly didn’t want me to take it. I had to and he became upset with me. He laid on the floor and had a tiny little tantrum. I told him Nyet Vova! He sat up , then turned his back on me. When we went back in, it was time to go. I tried to hug him and he pushed me away and wouldn’t even look at me. I sat down and was petting his arms and talking to him but he kept pushing me away and turning away from me When a caregiver came over and talked to him , he started to cry and was staying Nyet Nyet ..his tears showed me how tiny and vulnerable he really is. Broke my heart for him.
Our facilitator came and spoke to him. He was upset because he didn’t want to go back to his room. Not that we were leaving…..
I have realized that after 3 moves in less than 2 years our little guy has been hurt and has a bit of Institutional Autism , maybe cerebral palsy too? Very sad to realize that damage that has been done to him. I have changed my way of thinking, to wrap my head around the changes. He is no longer a typical child with some special needs. He is now a special needs child who needs time and love to heal . The little affectionate boy with the quick smile is no longer easy to find.
Heart breaking.
But he is not lost. We can find him again.
I have to believe we can heal his heart. I have no idea what medical conditions he has, why his hand curls and twitches, why his speech is bad ,why his eye is cloudy or why he is much thinner than the other children, why he seems to not hear well. I don’t know what he has been through. And really we don’t care. We can only love him. We will treat what we can .
And just love him.

Kids eating lunch. They had potato soup :)

This is little "S" she is 9 years old and is a doll baby. She had epilepsy and some behavior issues. I know with love and security, and the RIGHT medical care she will thrive! Her personality is AMAZING.

This is the baby walker our little guy became obsessed with. Was not happy when I had to put it away.

Happy family picture :) Little "S" wanted in and I could not leave her out. She wants a mama of her own SO badly. She has been passed over many times and it is heartbreaking.

Love :):)

His little eye is cloudy :( the other eye probably doesnt have strong vision either. But he sure is CUTE! So glad we finally found him again!
Stickers were a new concept but he was really enjoying them! He gave us a bit of a smile here. He seems very unsure of my praise just yet. But it will come. We will find him again :)

So many kids here that NEED families. They have been forgotten. I will share all their faces soon. I need your help to find families for them! NO child should live scared and alone. But.they.do.
xoxo