Little Kitchen Helper

Our dear F (just turned 2 years old) helping Tia Silvia this morning in the kitchen...

TOO cute!!

Cute babies!

For our Casa de Amor fans, a few recent pictures of our beautiful babies!!

 

 

Our newest, baby V, has the cutest ways of sleeping... 

 

Spunky Toddler F (those who know her know this hairstyle just suits her!)

 

 

Baby C, growing slowly but surely (Yes, this is a girl - we need some hair!)

 

 

 

Toddler MN - hard to believe that she left today with her new Bolivian adoptive parents!! She was our second oldest at the Baby Home, a spot which will now go to A. who turned two last month.

 

 

O., our oldest at the Baby Home, turned three yesterday! Here she is modeling her new earrings, to replace the others she quickly lost...and one of these was gone by the next morning! Sigh. And she loves earrings so much!

 

 

And a final picture of our chubby cheeked V! (Blogger turned this picture automatically in two tries of uploading it, but I think it's still worth showing.)

 

Happy 2nd Birthday!

Last week we celebrated M. N.'s second birthday!

I well remember when she arrived such a tiny, sweet baby!

Now she...well...has all sorts of nicknames here!

Don't let that angelic face fool you, we have to watch out for this one! She can knock a baby over with a huge smile that makes it rather hard to know what to do!!

Our M. N. is a fun baby, that's for sure! :)

Please pray for a speedy adoption! A local couple chose her from seeing her picture published in the newspaper as abandoned (part of the paperwork process) but has been denied the adoption multiple times by the court. The case has now gone to Sucre, the judicial capital of Bolivia, for the courts there to make a final decision.

We pray that God's will be done for this beautiful, smart baby, growing up so fast! :)

To The Jungle...

Okay, so not REALLY, but we pretended!

It's a pretty wild and wooly outing with 14 babies anyway, don't you think?!

Walking to our neighborhood "Child Event Center"...La Jungla!!

They sure thought it was wild....and a little bit scary!

But there was a lot of fun and laughter going on, too!

Little J loved the merri-go-round

Volunteer Danyelle getting some used to the trampoline (they quickly warmed up and became experts!)

Baby P hanging out

Enjoying empanadas for a special snack

This fun outing that would normally be beyond our means financially was a special gift from volunteer Jenn Chacon the week before she returned to McKinney, Texas!

Jenn wanted to give a fun time to everyone in the Baby Home with a different sort of outing...and she certainly did!

The toddlers LOVED the little plate sets that Jenn bought and personalized for each child

Thank you so much, Jenn! We are praying for God to guide you in upcoming days as you settle back into life in Texas, with your special baby ever on your heart.

More of the Three :)

I couldn't resist posting some favorite pictures of the three who were just adopted. They have many hundreds, but here are just a few! :)

The pictures above were taken by professional photographer Melissa Dickey from Texas on her visit to Casa de Amor in May 2010!

December 23, 2009! I brought back these "matching" clothes for the three from the US.

Christmas Eve 2009

Annual Casa de Amor Baby Home Nativity Scene, December 2010

Picture & Outfits by Tia Savannah :)

All the big ones of the Baby Home with Tia Savannah, May 2010

Before coming to Casa de Amor, while still on the streets of Cochabamba in late 2008

little models

Yesterday at day's end, the little girls and I had a great time playing and snapping pictures as they tried on some of the newest goodies my friends at jail are making for me.

Introducing our little Casa de Amor Baby Home models!

Little O, age 2, got so into it I couldn't get her out of the clothes at the end...

She has spunk, this one!! Those who know her know what I'm talking about. ;-)

Oh, SO much help....

This dress is also for three year old...

Baby A, age 13 months, thought she wanted to wear a hat, but then decided "nah..."

This dress for a 3 or 4 year old didn't fit O so well, although she still loved trying it on!

Oh those eyes....

My three oldest girls at the Baby Home!

OH, so much fun!

M. N. (19 months) getting into the act! She mainly loved the head wear.

Our two cuties...but my, how mischievous! ;-)

(As my Dad would say, "Too much cuteness, just TOO MUCH cuteness...")

J., 3 1/2, also got into the act, putting on multiple ponchos at once at one point!

I can mail any of these little outfits for $14 + shipping & handling (approximately $10 to North America), and each of the hats for $4 + S & H.

I have hats for ages 1 and up.

The ponchos and dresses are mainly for ages 2-4 and I'll pick up a dress for a one year old this weekend, but that's Bolivian sizing... For children from other countries, I think the sizes are anywhere from 6 or 8 months up to 2 or maybe 3 years!

We can also make anything custom (your size, color, etc.), just let us know!