Fondue Fun!

Saturday night, after saying goodbye to Tia Clare at the airport, Kimber and I had the older girls over for a special treat and some fun times! We arrived, and immediately, the girls wanted a tour of the apartment. They wanted to see the different rooms, and they were in awe of the view from our terrace.

But, not long after arriving, we shared the surprise we put together for the girls--chocolate fondue with bananas and apples, pears and marshmallows. At first, the girls were hesitant to dive into the fondue. But, after a few demonstrations, the girls dug into with their fondue sticks, and kept returning for more! Because they don't get to eat sweets and candy often, they definitely ate much more than we expected! But, that's what we are here for, to have fun nights and eat chocolate with the girls!

After consuming a bunch of fondue and fruit, it was time for games! We played telephone, which took me back to grade school, and the scissor game, where you need to figure out whether to pass the scissors open or closed. The girls really had fun with the telephone sentences, and really got into figuring out the key to the scissor game. After that, some of the girls played cacho, the Bolivian dice game, with us, while others played a car racing game and watched a movie.

Around 11:15 PM, the girls headed home in a taxi. Before taking off, all of them thanked us for everything, but especially the chocolate fondue, obviously their favorite part of the night!

Times like this make me realize not only how lucky I am to work with such amazing, inspirational kids, but also, how sweet, kind, and caring the children of Ninos con Valor are! These are the nights that I truly appreciate. Nights that I get to know the girls a little more and share special moments with them!