Games & More Games: Wed, Aug 7

We've settled into a routine...and we love it!!!  It's so amazing to watch this group of young adults come together, work as a team, and create such a fun atmosphere for the kids in Las Lomas....all while speaking in Spanish (proud Senorita!!).

Today we made a quick run to the Magdalena Mercado to pick up some new playing balls.  We had a lovely donation of $100 to "spend on things for the kids," so we opted to buy some soccer balls, basketballs, and some volley balls, so when the V4P team goes up, they can grab one out for the kids to play with for the afternoon.  We were able to purchase 10  new balls for Las Lomas!!!  Thank you so much for the generous donation!!!

Yesterday we came up with a better 'lesson' plan for the day of what games, how many games, etc...
So we started with the basics....some dancing (YMCA, Macarena, Chicken Dance) along with some bubbles.  Next fun - musical chairs - boy, do they get vicious....and like to cheat.  Fan Fave again - Tiburones (Sharks & Minnows), and then we create some obstacle races!   We divided the kids into 5 teams (one for each of the PV kids) and they first had to hop to a chair, then roll the inflatable dice to see how many times to run around the chair, then run and shoot a a ball thru a hula hoop!  Lots of laughs & smiles!  We tried another version - but the kids were tired by then...the Lomas and PV kids.  So, we had them all sit in their teams, and Mr. Ahlgren & I went and passed out suckers to those who participated.  We had about 45 kids today!!  They were soooo well behaved today - it was awesome!  We ended with some basic soccer and Duck Duck Goose.

We also were gifted a homemade cake from Diego's mom.  Diego works with V4P, has grown up thru the V4P program, and lives in Las Lomas.  His beautiful mom made us a vanilla cake with chocolate chips - and brought it to us warm....soooo good!!!

We went down to Ventanilla and played soccer with the Juniors - we actually won a match tonight!!  Ran some drills with the girls team, and then went for a SUPER fan favorite for dinner:  CHAUFA!  Chaufa is basically stir-fry rice - so delicious!!!  Back for a bit of the JV squad and then an ice cream stop!  Nothing like McDonald's ice cream to seal the deal!!!

All in all - another beautiful day in Las Lomas with the kids. Weather not beautiful but connections being made, conversations being had - awesome!!!!