Happy World Smile Day!

I wanted to share a few of my favorite moments with the children I was blessed enough to connect with. If my heart could smile...

This sweet girl. I love capturing moments like these. They like to pinch our arms (fascinated by our skin color), and play with my hair.

This sweet girl. I love capturing moments like these. They like to pinch our arms (fascinated by our skin color), and play with my hair.

Two children followed us around the camps behind the school, giggling and saying hello. The one in the front is pretending to be a horse.

Two children followed us around the camps behind the school, giggling and saying hello. The one in the front is pretending to be a horse.

Joel is my sponsor child. Whenever I point at him, he covers his face with his tiny hands, but leaves a sliver between his fingers big enough to see me through it. His grandmother cares for him. 

Joel is my sponsor child. Whenever I point at him, he covers his face with his tiny hands, but leaves a sliver between his fingers big enough to see me through it. His grandmother cares for him. 

Daily walk from our host family's home. Children wait for us to arrive from afar. These two children take the lead with Enrique, walking us towards school.

Daily walk from our host family's home. Children wait for us to arrive from afar. These two children take the lead with Enrique, walking us towards school.