Reality Check!

Tuesday morning, after breakfast, we got a call on our cell phone from Evy (the director of the home) asking us if we would be willing to go over to the baby house to watch the kids while she had a meeting with the house parents. Of course, we said it wasn’t a problem. With a cup of coffee in hand, we headed over to quietly play with the children.
During our time with the kids, there were a few incidents…
• Edras came walking up with Sophie’s once full coffee cup, that had been hidden from children’s sight, asking for more coffee.
• Since he couldn’t have coffee to drink, he and his friends starting filling toys with water to drink.
• With a full bladder, Alex felt the need to relieve himself in his pants.
• Offering their assistance, the children followed Sophie to the bathroom to help change Alex’s pants.
• Being in the bathroom prompted Edras to have a “big job” attack in which Sophie had to help wipe. Luckily, Saida was there to flush every five seconds!
Finally, the bathroom incidents were over, so we headed to play…or so we thought…
• Lily, crawling out from under the bed, knocked her head on the metal corner and began wailing.
• Picking Lily up to comfort her, Sophie received a spray of snot as Lily sneezed on her shirt.
• Scott, caring for the boys, reached to tickle Alex, and he fell backwards off his trike, hitting his head on the floor, resulting in another wailing baby.
• Saida, decided this would be a perfect time to throw a fit when Scott reprimanded her for being too wild.
By the time the house mothers arrived, everyone was smiling and in a good mood. Little did they know we left them with Lily working on a dirty diaper. The amazing part is that we only had 4 kids for two hours, the other 13 were in school. These house moms have huge crowns awaiting them in heaven!