Wednesday, May 9
Lanaea! You are 5 today! So glad you were born. :) Love you!
In honor of this little Butterscotch's birthday, I'll tell you about birthdays here at Starfish. When the babies first arrive at the orphanage, doctors examine them and estimate their age based on size, developmental milestones, teeth, etc. and choose a birthday for them. Since we've been here, we've celebrated three birthdays already, and I love that they make a big occasion of it. On Monday, both Geoff and Leo turned one! Some of the volunteers spent the afternoon making a Funfetti cake topped with chocolate frosting, marshmallows, and sprinkles. We lined up all 33 of the kids who were home (two are off having surgeries currently) in two rows of high chairs with the birthday boys at the head of our "table."
We then sing "祝你生日快乐!" and "Happy Birthday to You!" followed by lots of clapping and cheering. Then, each nanny takes a large piece of cake to divide between three or four kids. There is general rejoicing and face-stuffing, and cake dumping, and everyone has a wonderful time.
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