School's Out

It's official. Kirsten is now a junior in High School, Andrew is now a Middle School student and Jadon is going to second grade!! Yikes, time flies.

The week has turned out well. Thanks to everyone who has been praying. Jadon seems to understand that Daddy has to work and is appearing to enjoy his time with Mommy even though he is still anxious and excited when Daddy returns. The week has been very productive. In the past two days he has seemed more interested in learning English words and speaking English phrases. His interactions are a hoot!

This morning Jadon went back to the doctor for a follow-up appointment. It went very well. The doctor was very pleased with his 3 pound weight gain, his increased use of English, his obvious settled feeling and responsiveness, and that his ears were still very clear. She was very encouraging and affirming to us.

This evening the family went to the home of one of Alan's colleagues for a gathering of the Education Cohort faculty and spouses. This is a group of people with whom Alan works everyday in team-teaching students who are preparing to be teachers. This group has really been a key to his enthusiasm and energy at work. He takes things that he learns from them in class and applies them to other classes all the time. We all had a great time. Jadon especially loved the fact that they had a cat and two large dogs. These people also presented a gift card (shower sort of) to Jadon, Andrew and Kirsten. What a great gift. It was a wonderful evening with people that are great colleagues and good friends.