Crashing a wedding ! Sounds like fun.

Today when we arrived at the orphanage the translator walked in before us. Owen seemed a little confused and asked if mama and papa had come too ! We quickly noticed he wasnt wearing his "gear". As many of you know Owen has Spina Bifida, and becuase of that he wears a back brace and braces on his legs. He is supposed to wear them several hours a day. We asked the caregivers why he wasnt in them and they told us it was because he didnt want to wear them. They are not custom made for him so they are very painful for him. We hope that once he comes home he will get a much better fitting one for him! They asked if we wanted to take him for a walk and we said sure. He was a really big fan of this idea !

They used this to their advantage and told him that he could go as long as he put his braces on. Little dude wasnt happy, but obliged. While we were walking out we noticed there was a wedding going on. He wanted to say hi! I told him we probably couldnt do that, when our translator said that it was considered good luck to "crash a wedding"/ So crashing we did ! Because this mama needs some luck on her side, haha ! Apparently it isnt considered rude or abnormal in thier culture to attend a wedding of someone you have never met.

Oh, Hi Angels from the Sky ;)

They had Angels there and Owen was very interested in meeting these angels and asking them how they came down from heaven. It was interesting to watch our translator explain that they were just costumes. I asked if she thought they would be willing to get a picture with Owen, but she said probably not. So we looked from afar and he enjoyed it none the less.

The sweetest young boy, ever.

As we were walking back, there was a young boy walking his dog. Owen freaked. Seriously, I have never seen a child react to an animal in that manner. He was terrified ! The young boy who was maybe all of age 13 or 14 tried to calm Owen down and let him know that it was okay. Our translator was there and trying to explain that the dog was nice. But Owen wasnt happy until the dog was out of sight.

This young boy made me tear up, in the sweetest way. He said that he would often see the children at the orphanage and that he really enjoyed talking to them "Because they need more care than regular kids". He was the sweetest kid, and I hope his heart continues to lead him into a life of serving and helping others.

After our short and eventful walk we took Owen back, and played in the playroom until Supper time. We stayed with him while he ate and left after he was done.

Oh, you know, just crashing a wedding. No biggie ! :)

Owen really enjoyed lighting a candle while we were there !