Pancakes and bracelets--

During the holidays, a week ago, one of the little boys from the baby house went to stay with his mom. During that time, there was a violent episode where the mother was at risk of being hurt. When we heard, we were worried for the little boy, as he was always one of the quiet ones who took a while to open up for us. One time when the children were singing, he looked out so shy and the tears filled his eyes, and he couldn't sing a word. After the holiday, when he came back to Lar Feliz, we knew that something had happened that had made him upset because he became sullen and hardly smiled or laughed like before. Then one morning a Canadian volunteer and myself decided to make the babies American pancakes for breakfast. He was very curious and sat on a stool watching everything that we did. Finally, he was able to taste the maple syrope, and we finally heard his old funny laugh. Later in the morning we were braiding strings to make bracelets for them, and he choose his favorite colors and wanted one for his ankle too. Now, he is laughing and smiling again.