3 months gone already!!

Well 3 months have gone by in a heartbeat it seems! It's seriously crazy how fast time flies out here. You blink and you miss a month, well pretty much anyways. I do look forward to coming home again in July as I miss everyone very much, but its going to be difficult saying goodbye.. I pray that God will give us the strength to do so. Last week we got the chance to take a few much needed days away, and it was very nice and refreshing. We got to go on a small game drive, which was neat. Didn't see terribly much because the weather was quite cool, but thats okay we still had fun. 12 huge giraffes crossed the road right in front of us so that was pretty cool. We also got to go to a small Lion Park where we got to play with and hold lion cubs. How cool is that?? I'll attach a picture for you. Other than that, we just got some good relaxing in to rejuvinate ourselves a little:) Funny though, how the instant we get back, the busy life greets us again! haha. Its all good though, thats just the way things are out here. Annie and I slept at the orphanage last friday night to see what its like. It was alright, not sure if I would choose to sleep there again though. The evening was lots of fun, hanging out with the older kids - kinda reminded me a little of camp. We slept in the girls dormitory. I think the sleeping part is what makes me not want to stay there again. It was cold, someone had their music blaring, they kept the lights on all night, my bed was uncomfortable, not to mention i slept tense because i was paranoid about all the bed bugs.. Yupp that pretty much sums it up! haha. You think we are a little blessed in this world by chance?? I am very thankful for my bed right about now:) We got the chance to go see a South African travelling circus on Sunday, that was pretty fun. We took Melvin and Kari's kids and went with some friends who also volunteer at MIS. It was small, but we enjoyed it. Not often a circus comes to Lesotho! This week so far at MIS has been pretty busy. I'm busy helping Annie with the babies in the morning and I've been working away on the storage room getting everything ready to sell this weekend. We are taking a trip out to a nearby village to sell a bunch of the clothes (we have so many that arent really the greatest) for really cheap, so that we can help the people out there as well as help MIS by getting some more funds in. Hopefully all goes well. The kids are doing great and are growing and developing so fast, I can't imagine what it must be like having your own kids! 3 babies are crawling already since we got here, 1 is walking, some are talking, the list could go on.. and thats in only 3 months!! The smiley baby in my pics is our precious little Roma (Chubb Chubb). Hehehe. He's too sweet, I'm going to really miss that little dork! Can you believe he is going to be 2 in July?? Yupp, he was the one who was very malnutrioned when he came, so he's a little behind. But he's come a long way thats forsure! The little boy in the striped shirt is new at MIS. His mother said if we didnt take him he would throw him in the river. How sick is that? Actually, thats just what some mothers do here to get rid of their babies... very sad. His name is Tyler and hes about 16 months. Hes still pretty shy, but in time that will go away like it always does. The picture with the 3 girls in the blankets are a few of the older girls who dressed up traditionally for a school event they had that day. Face painting, traditional dresses and the Basotho Blanket. Its pretty cool when they get all dressed up like that for school. Well I gotta cut this letter for today, so I'll talk to you again soon. Please continue to pray for MIS staffing/funding, and overall health of the children. Also pray that God will give us the energy to make it through each day. Many thanks, lots of love!