Soccer, Homework, Visiting grandparents
Another busy period has just past and more busy days ahead. Andrew and Marina's grandparents from Minnesota plus one of their uncles and aunts visited this last week and brought many, many presents for them....very lucky children! Marina has grown about 2 inches taller and gained about 8 lbs since returning here from Ukraine.
She attended her first dance at the youth center last week and danced with a boy. She looked so pretty when she got ready to go and a little anxious. When we picked her up after the dance she was beaming from ear to ear and had made many more friends and told us all about her 'first' boy-girl dance. She has such a beautiful smile when she is sooooo happy!
Andrew is busy each day after school with soccer and plays for his school. He and papa went to his first 'away-game' yesterday and even though Andrew's school didn't quite win the game - they learned a lot and plan to do even better next game. I baked a lot of chocolate chip cookies for the team and Andrew and papa sampled a lot of them I am sure. Andrew is having to really work hard on his homework and is trying to settle in to concentrating at school. He has never had parents watching his grades and helping him to do better. There are many behavior challenges for him at school and is learning that all his 'joking' doesn't always fit into an academic situation....so we are working with him on that.
English classes still continue for both children and Marina is doing a lot better. Since she is divided from Andrew more and more she is actually developing her own personality and becoming her own person....this is so important as she is finally feeling better about herself and is so loving and happy. Quite a 'social butterfly'.
We are doing chores today in order to get ready for winter. Right now Marina is playing with the two girls next door and Andrew is watching NASCAR racing with papa on cable tv. We went to church this morning as a family and had refresments afterwards at the church. Next month they start CCD at Sacred Heart CAtholic Church so along with school, church, sports, friends and fun there is not much time to sit around idle. More later.....hope everyone is as happy as we are!! Thanks for visiting us.
She attended her first dance at the youth center last week and danced with a boy. She looked so pretty when she got ready to go and a little anxious. When we picked her up after the dance she was beaming from ear to ear and had made many more friends and told us all about her 'first' boy-girl dance. She has such a beautiful smile when she is sooooo happy!
Andrew is busy each day after school with soccer and plays for his school. He and papa went to his first 'away-game' yesterday and even though Andrew's school didn't quite win the game - they learned a lot and plan to do even better next game. I baked a lot of chocolate chip cookies for the team and Andrew and papa sampled a lot of them I am sure. Andrew is having to really work hard on his homework and is trying to settle in to concentrating at school. He has never had parents watching his grades and helping him to do better. There are many behavior challenges for him at school and is learning that all his 'joking' doesn't always fit into an academic situation....so we are working with him on that.
English classes still continue for both children and Marina is doing a lot better. Since she is divided from Andrew more and more she is actually developing her own personality and becoming her own person....this is so important as she is finally feeling better about herself and is so loving and happy. Quite a 'social butterfly'.
We are doing chores today in order to get ready for winter. Right now Marina is playing with the two girls next door and Andrew is watching NASCAR racing with papa on cable tv. We went to church this morning as a family and had refresments afterwards at the church. Next month they start CCD at Sacred Heart CAtholic Church so along with school, church, sports, friends and fun there is not much time to sit around idle. More later.....hope everyone is as happy as we are!! Thanks for visiting us.
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