Feliz cumpleanos a Darwin

Last Thursday we celebrated Darwin's (Cholo's) 17th birthday at our house. It was really fun and special. From Left to right: Darwin, Josh, Alyssa, and Rachel. Those three have been staying at our house most of the Summer and it has been a ton of fun. Alyssa cooked up some awesome hamburgers on our new grill, and Rachel and I made some delicious "papas fritas", french fries. We also bought a very yummy chocolate cake which was like we're used to in the states. The usual Honduran cakes are frosted with a marshmallow type frosting. Not too appetizing. Darwin said he'd never eaten like that before, and we weren't sure what he meant exactly. That he'd never sat at a table to eat without people getting up and down at their leisure? Or that he'd never eaten that kind of food before? or that he'd never been able to eat that much and serve himself? He said it was the first birthday celebration he'd ever had. His mom called to thank Amber later for all of it since she forgot it was his birthday. Darwin is one of 12 kids. We were honored to be able to celebrate with him. Please pray for Darwin. He is such a special likeable kid that has a special place in my heart.