Today was Lehlohonolo's 12th birthday and we had a party for him in the activity room at 1pm today. We baked cakes and the house mother's decorated the table and hung some balloons. The kids were all excited for cake and ice cream and Lehlohonolo was excited for the presents! He got some great new clothes from his sponsor in the US, plus a cool t-shirt from one of the Point of Grace teens who just visited over the summer, the team got him a new tape measure because he loves working with Uncle Brian, and The Pines got him a new skateboard! He was so cute when Brian asked him if he's gotten everything he wanted and whether he had enough presents, he said "Yes, Oh yes." and Brian said "OK then, I guess you don't want the other one we have here. You said you've gotten enough gifts" and Lehlohonolo was so polite he just said "Yes, it's good", but you could tell he really wanted to see the other gift. The skateboard was the one he hadn't opened yet. It was a pretty great birthday and a fun party. We were excited to share in the fun with him! He's such a great kid and a very hard worker. The guys have nicknamed him "Lucky" because none of them can pronounce his name. He wasn't so fond of the nickname at first, but once we told him that lucky meant something similar to blessed, he seemed to be OK with it. The guys are really gonna miss the extra set of hands tomorrow when he has to go back to school. Today was the last day of the kids' spring holiday.
Monday, October 6, 2008
Happy Birthday Lehlohonolo!
Today was Lehlohonolo's 12th birthday and we had a party for him in the activity room at 1pm today. We baked cakes and the house mother's decorated the table and hung some balloons. The kids were all excited for cake and ice cream and Lehlohonolo was excited for the presents! He got some great new clothes from his sponsor in the US, plus a cool t-shirt from one of the Point of Grace teens who just visited over the summer, the team got him a new tape measure because he loves working with Uncle Brian, and The Pines got him a new skateboard! He was so cute when Brian asked him if he's gotten everything he wanted and whether he had enough presents, he said "Yes, Oh yes." and Brian said "OK then, I guess you don't want the other one we have here. You said you've gotten enough gifts" and Lehlohonolo was so polite he just said "Yes, it's good", but you could tell he really wanted to see the other gift. The skateboard was the one he hadn't opened yet. It was a pretty great birthday and a fun party. We were excited to share in the fun with him! He's such a great kid and a very hard worker. The guys have nicknamed him "Lucky" because none of them can pronounce his name. He wasn't so fond of the nickname at first, but once we told him that lucky meant something similar to blessed, he seemed to be OK with it. The guys are really gonna miss the extra set of hands tomorrow when he has to go back to school. Today was the last day of the kids' spring holiday.
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