It's going to be very tough to leave this respectable young man behind in Mexico, having been adopted as a son. (Right). Calling me his "Americano mama", we share many laughs together. Although particularly drawn to Molly, Javier came to the house and spent time with all of us on a daily basis. Javier quickly became popular with each and every one of us. He has set the standard for how all young men in the future should come calling on one of our daughters. Javier will be a tough act to follow.
Eric (left) became very special to all of us and earned his title, as "Mexican son". He has a servant's heart, washing our dishes frequently. Communicating with Eric was challenging in words but definitely not in humor. He would easily make Tammy laugh until she cried. Eric spent every day with us. Both Eric and Javier, cousins, became so special to us, we couldn't spend a weekend without them so they were invited to an Ixtapa resort for the weekend with the family. Both share dinner with us every night.
Rodrigo (right) played games with us. How many games of UNO can a person play?
Tony (left in the center) was dubbed "little brother" early on. He always came with a smile on his face and was willing to work on learning some English to try and communicate with us.
Karen (left) is very special to us. She served as our translator frequently, once when Maddy had to visit the local hospital, and on several fun excursions out of town. Molly and her are very good friends and she will be greatly missed as being named as Molly's best female friend ever.
We all enjoyed getting to know Juan, (right), mainly known for being the subject of some major teasing at school. Our family visited his parents' taco stand on numerous occasions. They have a knack for yummy quesidallas. In future days, when authentic mexican food is thought of, Juan will be part of those thoughts.
Hugo (left) was content just to "hang" with us. We were unable to communicate much. He enjoyed watching sports channels on our TV.
A sweetheart and a crack-up, Carlos (right) spent many afternoons in our home playing games. He was in continual competition with Tony for the "little brother" title.
Adeleine (left), from L.A. and living in LaHuacana for only a year, we could relate with each other as fellow Americans.
Antonio (right) whom we had many great times with. He could jump quiet impressively at the La Presa.
Paola, (left) a very shy and intelligent young lady that Josh picked out among the crowd...
Rieece, (right) a friendly soul who helped teach Tammy how to make maiz tortillas from scratch. His English also came in handy when our house was full of Spanish speaking kids.
Thank you to all these kids! We loved sharing our home and our hearts with you. You made our stay in Mexico more enjoyable!
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