Team Deschaine Mission: BJ's Friends

One thing that has become a constant in our life has been BJ's weekly playdates. There are 2 little boys that BJ sees on a regular basis : Shubho and Jinwoo. Although their is a language barrier with both children (Shubho speaks Bengali, Jinwoo speaks Korean) BJ doesn't seem to mind! He talks with them anyway, just assuming they can understand him:)

Shubho:

Shubho is the 3-year-old grandson of our cook and bearer. The first time he came over it was quite a surprise. We knew that they had a grandson (we've even met him once) but one day we came home and saw a small pair of sandals that didn't belong to BJ. They needed to bring Shubho to our house (a childcare issue) and BJ was SO THRILLED to have a friend! We were thrilled also since it was near the beginning of our time here and BJ needed a friend. Now, Shubho comes over at least twice a week. Sometimes he's here at breakfast, sometimes he comes over late morning, and sometimes he is here around at dinner time. BJ now always checks the kitchen to see if Shubho has come to play (he likes to spend time with his grandma!).

BJ and Shubho playing the drums.

Just having fun (you can see that BJ is still in his jammies. Too excited to even get dressed!)

The boys.

Jinwoo:

Jinwoo is BJ's other close friend. He is only 1 month older than BJ, which means they are on the same page developmentally. We met his family through friends at church and his older sister attends the school. Tuesday is our set play day with Jinwoo. Sometimes they come to our house, sometimes we go to his, and sometimes we go out on a field trip (his family has a car and driver!). Most times also include lunch as well. It is adorable when these two first see each other. Both get super excited and just start jabbering away. I love it!