Welcome Andres ("Andy")

Earlier this year, we volunteered to be a host family for our school's cultural ambassador program called Faces of Our Culture. We agreed to host a 14 year old boy from Guatemala for 8 weeks. This decision was made months before our decision to adopt. So at the time, we just thought it would be an awesome experience for the boys and a way to help a young boy learn about our wonderful American culture. We knew the time span would be mid-October through mid-December but at the time that seemed so long away.

Andres (who we've nicknamed "Andy" to give him an American name) came to join our family this past Tuesday. He is such a nice young man and is already a welcome addition to us. He and our boys are playing and acting like they've known each other for years! Nathan says it's like having your best friend living with you! Here is a list of just a few things we have planned while he's here:

Renaissance Festival
Carving Pumpkins with Uncle Chris
Kings Island
Great Wolf Lodge
Celebrating Casey and Andres' birthday
Bengals game
Festival of Lights at the Cincinnati Zoo
Hopefully we can go tubing at Perfect North

I'm sure these next eight weeks will fly by, but the memories we are all forming will last a lifetime and so will the friendships!