So last week, after nearly 2 months of waiting, we finally got to DO something. First, we got to watch a couple of young boys for their foster parents for a few hours. Ethan enjoyed having playmates over, as always. Then over the weekend, we watched two older boys for their foster parents. At first I was worried about them being bored, since all of our toys are more for kids 6 and younger, but a few things saved us: minecraft, paintball, sledding, and letting them play ball indoors.
It was a good first experience with foster kids. They were great kids. Ethan really enjoyed playing with them. We even got to take them to church; it was interesting to see the gospel truths through their eyes. I think that sometimes we take these truths for granted and don't think too much about them, or forget how miraculous it all is. But for someone who's hearing it for the first time, it is completely new and amazing.
This was also a good learning experience for us,a glimpse into life with multiple kids. But since it was such a short stay, we felt like we had more of a aunt/uncle role than a parental one. Probably wouldn't have let them play ball indoors or play so much minecraft if they were going to be here longer.
I hope that the short stay in our home will help these boys. That when they are older, they can look back on it and remember what a family looks like. That they can remember how they felt here and at church. That it will be something they will want for themselves in the future.
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