Kristin with all the kids the day they came to the home.
Angel with his new shades
Luis
Aaron
Yarisdi
Itzel
Karla
Angel (He found and adopted this backpack--he never takes it off--he even sleeps with it next to him!)
Lesli
Rosa (Rosita)
Angel was putting more frosting in his mouth than on the cupcake!
Karla, Lesli, and Yarisdi (Yari) playing dress-up!
Abuelita (Grandma) Beatriz with her new grandkids Rosa and Leslie
Luis, Karla, Yari, Rosita, and Angel with Lesli
Karla finger painting
Karla, Yari, Itzel, and Luis playing in their new sand box.
Rosita singing a song with Emmis
Kristin teaching the morning Bible story
Free time in the play room!
Itzel, Lesli, & Yari cooling off in front of the fan at church
Getting a little wet during playtime
Watermelon at the park
Getting wet during outside play time after dinner!
Having fun during bath time!
Bubbles at the park
Karla and brother Angel in the jumping house at the carnival hosted by First Baptist Church of Rio Rancho
Yarisdi playing games at the kids' carnival
Rosa at the carnival
Sack races at the carnival
Aaron kicking down bowling pins at the carnival
Lesli eyeing her candy at the carnival
Group from First Baptist Church in Rio Rancho, NM, scrubbing the floors in preparation to seal them
Jhoana
Snacking and feeding stuffed animals inside of "Noah's ark"
The kids doing sparklers on the 4th of July
Making (and eating!) snowcones
All of the kids riding their "horse"
Karla and Angel with their older sister Kati (she came with the social worker to pick them up)
Yari in the mop bucket
Mop bucket races
Leslie's 5th Birthday
Leslie's 5th Birthday - Queen for a day!
Emmis, Rosa, and Kristin on the day Rosa went back to her family
Emmis and Kristin with Aaron, Itzel, Rosa, Yari, Jhoana, and Leslie
First day of kindergarten - Yari, Itzel, Aaron, Jhoana, and Leslie
Jhoana likes to catch lizards and other creepy crawly things
Itzel, Yari, Jhoana, Aaron, and Leslie in their kindergarten uniforms.
Kristin teaching "school" at the orphanage
Learning numbers, shapes, and colors
Aaron - Ready for Mexican Independece Day Celebration - September 16
Mexican Independece Day Celebration - September 16
The women of Grace Church -- Mexican Independece Day Celebration - September 16
Itzel, Yari, and Leslie ready for Mexican Independece Day Celebration - September 16
Kristin and the girls -- Mexican Independece Day Celebration - September 16
Just after a dip in the pool on a hot afternoon
Aaron - Painting with water paints on the window
Yari painting the window
Yari and her sidewalk art. She drew Kristin. Notice the baby in the tummy!
Aaron and Itzel giving Yari (center) a big hug on her last day at the orphanage.
The whole family : )
Kristin & Yari (Yari's last day)
Jonathan (arrived at the orphange on 10/3/07)
Lorenzo - age 5 (arrived at the orphange on 10/3/07)
Kids at the orphanage as of 10/3/07: Leslie, Lorenzo, Itzel, Alexis, Aaron, and Jonathan
Alexis - age 4, but is the size of a 2 year-old. Arrived 10/03/07.
Emmis and Alexis
Lorenzo
Alexis in the pool
The boys chilling in the pool.
Laura with Alexis and Jonathan
Alexis
"Leli Luby" hugging the princess piñata at a neighbor girl's birthday party
Alexis making his handprint on the wall
Emmis and Aaron
Raul and Monica's visit
Raul cooling off the kids
Lorenzo and Leslie drying off
siblings Priscila and Jonathan
Alexis, Lorenzo, Jonathan
Alexis takes a turn at hitting the make-shift piñata
10/27/07 - Kara and Aaron playing "doctor"
10/27/07 - Alexis and others play doctor
10/27/07 - Aaron makes a face at the carved pumpkin
10/27/07 - Leslie
10/27/07 - Kara, Jotham, Alexis, Itzel, and Aaron
10/27/07 - Alexis
10/27/07 - the play room
10/27/07 - Jonathan and Aaron
11/1/07 - Kristin singing songs in the hallway with "Chikilin" (Alexis)
11/1/07 - Cool dude Lorenzo on the tricycle
10/27/07 - Itzel
10/28/07 - Kara helps Leslie tie her shoe
11/1/07 - Alexis "Chikilin" taking a siesta
Alexis and Jona
Priscila
Emmis, Alexis, and Itzel
Yari's little sister Mari, Itzel, & Yari
11/24/07 - playing outside in the snow
Emmis and Gerardo (5)
12/3/07 - Chikilin, Gerardo, and Lorenzo
Itzel and Chikilin
Siblings Jorge (9), Jose (8), Esmeralda (4), Perla (3)
Itzel, Diana, and Jose
siblings Victor and Maria
Itzel, Esmeralda, Perlita, and Diana feeding their "babies"
Aaron, Esmeralda, and Lorenzo singing
Perlita and Gerardo
Itzel, Jessica, Abbie, Esmeralda, and Perlita
Kristin teaching Itzel how to read
