Rip Sticks

Trying out more new things. With grant home from school they are starting to get the wiggling motions to keep your momentum going. They were just riding them like skate boards and would just coast until they came to a stop.

Ok, so I'm going to jinx myself, but the kids have been really great. For all the stuff Tatiana put Troy through in Kiev, I can't believe how happy and smiley she has been here. Much more so than even when we were with them at the orphanage. Things may change when we put them in school next week... but we have talked about it and they have met a lot of the neighborhood kids now and are actually playing with them today. Tatiana and I read together this morning and she knows almost all of the sounds of the letters and could do a pretty good job sounding words out. She knows about 7 sight words, more than she ever showed at the orphanage. Everyone she met today she would say hi to and repeat their name and say goodbye to them. Yesterday she was happy but didn't want to talk to anyone else. So for all our fears so far so good. But they do have to be doing something all of the time and they haven't wanted to watch any tv or movies. I hope it doesn't rain tomorrow. I may even get into shape with all this exercise.