Day 6: Constant State of Action
This is the state of my kitchen in the midst of cookie making with 4 boys. They are over at the table devouring their masterpieces at the time of this picture.
Jenga has quickly become a favorite game. No English required and so fun for everyone. Until little Drew hits the table….
A little Christmas ornament painting. Notice this activity took place while Drew was sleeping.
A little gingerbread making
And of course wrestling. A favorite pastime in this house.
We seem to be in a constant state of action. One of the goals of this program is to give these kids the time of their lives. We are trying to do all the things he loves while being realistic in showing that the world doesn’t revolve around him. A hard balancing act.
Evidently, pouting is a typical orphan behavior. Day 4 held lots of pouting, day 5 a little less, and yesterday even less than the day before. Before he would pout and shut us out completely. Yesterday he went to his room to pout. After a few minutes, I went to his room, showed him we were making gingerbread houses, and told him we would love him to join us. 5 minutes later he was down with a happy face making gingerbread houses. He is taking no easier. We had a few episodes of having to really put our foot down to get him to obey, but he did it.
