(Thursday)
Today we continued with grounds work.  Six banana trees were transplanted to the new garden area.  The raised garden rows were reinforced after we had a rain fall, and then sand and mulch added to the muddy soil there for better gardening.  Jaime, Rae and Rachel cleared some of the wetland with machetes while Lexie and Andrea weeded the fruit tree and garden path area.
Once Hernan and Jeff, Dave and Chris were ready, all-hands were once again called down to help handle the gates. Once again, the gates were fitted successfully. The Tias from the Casa treated everyone to iced tea and bread with mora jam. 
Carol spent a long time writing Valentine's Day cards for each of the 58 children. Lexie, Andrea, Rae, Rachel and Jon joined in to help decorate the cards at the end of the work day.
After lunch, we returned to the Casa to do some more work on the grounds clearing the garden path by the tilapia ponds and pruning the trees. 
At the end of the work day, we had some time with the children, and said our good-bye's to those we would not be working with anymore on this trip. The maestros Hernan and Jaime are so friendly and have a lot of humor. The Tias and staff at Casa de Fe are also very friendly, and are efficient, knowledgeable, and caring with the children. We will miss working with them all.