There are 4 kids who live a block over from us who always hang out at our house. They come from a very poor family who lives in a shack with 2 rooms and one bed. It's a really sad situation, but the kids are super fun and cute. We have to limit how much they come over or else they would be here every second. Their parents sell hotdogs from a cart they push around at night up in town. The oldest girl, Karla, goes with her parents to help sell the hotdogs. So their 10 year old son, Sergio, takes care of the 5 yr old and 2 yr old (Ada and Estefany) every night. We usually feed them when they are over because they are always hungry. You can tell they are malnourished by their brittle hair and skinny bods. One of the American teachers raised money over Christmas break to get Karla into our school. So she started after Christmas at Minerva. She seems to like it, but we are pretty sure she gets made fun of for coming from a poor family because its a small town and everyone knows her family. But she has high spirits and is a very sweet girl. We have taken them swimming twice now and they love it. The teachers at Minerva have free access to a pool here in town at a ranch that the principal of the school owns. Good times. We also just had a birthday party for the youngest, Estefany, who turned 2. She looks a lot younger just because she is so small. Here are some photos of the kidos.
Estefany taking a snooze at the pool in Annie's lap.
Ada being a model as usual.
Ada.
Estefany still snoozin in the shade.
Sergio, Estefany and Ada playing with Estefany's present.
Colleen and Estefany.
Ada, looking like she has been busted for eating too much cake. (representing America with our hammock in the background)
Estefany, the birthday girl, digging into our homemade cake.
Some other people joined with another cake... singing happy birthday.
Karla.
Good times in the neighborhood.
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