The girls are doing great. They keep us busy with all their activities. They have piano lessons every Thursday. Their piano teacher is my neighbor, Diane Windenmuller. It is so convenient just sending them over to Diane's house while I can stay home making dinner. The girls are also taking Dance lessons Swimming camp on Saturdays. The dance will last until the summer. The swim camp will finish in mid December. Before the camp is finished, they both will participate Holland Area Aquatic Club for competitive swimming. Anna did great job in her competition last year. Jenny has done so well in her swimming. As matter of fact, Jenny has been doing great in every aspect of her new life. She is speaking almost all English now. It is sad to see her forgetting her Chinese. I am doing everything I can, but I am afraid it is unavoidable. She is doing everything she can to fit in. Anna has been a very good big sister. These two girls are best of friends now. They are inseparable. They still sleep together in the same bed. There are two twin size beds in their room. One is used for playing and one is for sleeping. We just recently put them together as a bunk bed. That did not separate them. They now either sleep both on top or both on the bottom. I think they truly enjoying having each other.
The boys have their own activities that keep themselves busy. Toby is extremely busy this year. Besides college applications, he is also working very hard to keep up his good grades. He works two part time too at a local computer using 3D CAD software. He hopes to study biomedical engineering in college. Joshua is too busy to learn driving. He is still hooked on his apple computer and every move of Apple company and Steve Jobs. He hopes to study computer and electrical engineering when it is his turn to go to college.
Besides helping with the girls with their school work every evening, I have also been busy making sweaters. Since September, I have made 6 sweaters, two hats, two legs, two pairs of socks and two gloves. I have to thank the election for all of this. I watched a lot TV during the last two months because of elections. I can't simply sit there watching TV without doing something with my hands. That is when these needle work products produced. I promised myself that once the Thanksgiving is over, I will move onto organizing photos- something else to keep me busy and focused.
Bert is a good Dad and husband. He is doing everything around the house to keep the family in harmony:)
Here are some recent photos........
Jenny and Anna with our neighbor Amelia(September)
Anna and Jenny at the Crane Apple (September)
Apple Picking! (September)
Apple Picking! (September)
On the way to pick some apples (September)
Family Fall Photo (November)
Halloween with friends (October)
Two cowgirls!
