Well Phyllis and I started the host family visits today, we headed down to Kennebunk (bit of a mistake as President Bush was hosting President Putin, and the Secret Service stopped us from making THAT host family visit, so we don't know how poor Vladimir is doing...apologies to his parents back home in Russia).
Our charges were all in great form, we started off with Mustapha's hosts, Mike and Kate. When we arrive Mustapha was in the yard with Mike playing catch, maybe he'll try out the the Red Sox later in the summer but he has to lose that Yankees cap first!!
Mustapha took some time to catch up on his sleep, including falling asleep on a boat, he has also been getting politically active by joining a protest march about the Putin visit.
Our next stop was with Emma at the King family. Emma is settling in well, filling in her journal every day like everyone else (NOT!!!! come on gang you should all be filling it in). Emma is now a 7am girl which is a big change from her usual noon-time wake up in Bushmills, her mum will be expecting her up at that time everyday now!!! Here she is with her host patrents Susan and Kevin, and her host sisters Kristin and Katie.
Our Kennebunk tour continued with a visit to the Vaughan's where Aimee and Brett have become attached to a strange contraption called the iGallop, I had to give it a go!!!
Just what it's supposed to do, and what I was supposed to be doing is anyone's guess but it was fun iThink. Brett and Aimme are doing well keeping busy on the beach, helping out on a farm Robin is looking after and Brett has bought some skinny leg jeans which make his legs look...well skinny actually!!!!! Here they are with Taylor their host sister.
Final stop of the night was just across the road at the Boucher family where Lauren is staying, when we arrived her host mum Beth was cooking dinner but it wasn't long before Lauren appeared in the car with Meghan her host sister,
Before dinner the ladies had some chat with Phyllis on the couch,
Lauren and Meghan are inseparable even at the dinner table,
After dinner there was CAKE, well done Beth!!
And it all finished with a nice family photo including Lauren's host dad Tom, host brother Adam and his girlfriend Britney.
More blog to follow, and please can we have some stories and photos from all the host families, just e-mail them to me at francis.loughlin@neelb.org.uk
