Custody and Home...

Laundry at the Care Center

 

Reagan's first day as a Deem

 

 

Back to the Hotel

 

 

Dad five times over~

 

Hangin' at the hotel

    

                                                                                                

First night 

 

Durame

We had the amazing opportunity to travel to Durame and meet Abaynesh's grandmother. I am deeply thankful for this trip. It solidly put into perspective what has to happen for children to be relinquished.  It's not a decision taken lightly...


 The first four pictures were taken from the van on the way to Durame. Beautiful, breathtaking rainbow, lots of little rivers and streams, traditional Ethiopian huts, and kids walking...always walking to school. The next two are of the intake center (where all our kids were first placed in care). Then there is the view outside the hotel in Durame, and finally Jason's, "pizza." I think it was bread with a little tomato paste on it, and a cabbage garnish. Right up his alley.

yum.

Getting to know each other

These are the days we visited Abaynesh at the care center. It was a wonderfully tough time. Beautiful to get to know our daughter...tough to compete with the nannies and other care-takers she was more attuned to. The street shot was the view outside our hotel. I really enjoyed just people watching! We had the opportunity to visit the Crown Hotel, and watch the Traditional Ethiopian Dancers. That was one of my favorite detours of the trip. Really. If only I could move like that~