Happy Times

I took Hana and Andy to the dentist yesterday. Wanna know what happens if your kids went their entire lives with poor nutrition and absolutely no dental hygiene? You will make a dentist very rich. In fact, I am almost sure I could see the dollar signs in the dentist's eyes as he looked these kids over. Some of their teeth were not just infected and beyond saving, but others were literally rotted away to little nubs. Considering the mess that is in their mouths, the dentist and his assistant were surprised, as was I, that they were so stinkin happy there as they took x-rays, cleaned and examined these kids. They didn't seem to care about any pain.
Andy and Hana discovered our old family photo albums today and got such a kick out of looking at their family from years past.
Hana had her first experience with the Ice Cream man. The girls all enjoyed their wares.
Now, here are a few more videos for you. One of the ice cream truck experience, one of the photo albums being enjoyed, and one of Andy giggling in the dentist's chair.

We have been totally taken by surprise to see Andy become a completely different child than we had ever seen him while we were in Ethiopia or the first couple of days home. He is happy. Not just happy, he even gets giddy and just giggles and giggles. He's still shy around other people and still not too excited about the camera, but I've been able to catch him on video a few times giggling now. Like I said before, this kid was in the orphanage for a few years before he started to act semi-happy and smile. So it brings us incredible joy to see him after just a few days here, really coming out of his shell and really enjoying life. You have no idea!