Learning Thai

Two new favorite things....the chalkboard I bought from a sidewalk vendor and playing school. Eliza is learning her colors and some letters from Claire's little school. Eliza likes to name colors while we are out- "sii faa (blue) bus!" "sii chompoo (pink) taxi!"

Church for them consists of home church and team church where they have the benefit of a children's church with one of the team members.

Claire is continuing to adjust to going to school. Some days she cries a little when we leave her and other days she reports that she cried a little at nap time. For the most part though, she enjoys school and loves to report on what she did on the computer, what crazy dances they did outside, her school work and coloring and her new friends and teachers. Every day she comes home with a fancy hairdo that the teachers create after her naptime! This is her school uniform for Mondays when they play outside.
We've settled on her attending 3 days a week (Mon, Tues, and Thurs).
In other Claire news, she recently went to the pool with Tom and actually did a little real swimming with arm floats- she was so proud of her accomplishment and can't wait to go again!

The girls had a fun Valentine's day. The Reachers came over the babysit for our date....and ended up hosting a special v-day meal for all the singles on our team. So, the girls enjoyed a candlelit dinner and helping make valentine cards.

Claire went to a birthday party a few weeks ago and this big stuffed dog was one of the gifts given to the birthday boy. Well, the father thought he saw Claire admiring it, so the next morning he showed up at our gate with it as a gift for Claire. We felt bad and tried to turn it down, but he insisted! Both Claire and Eliza love it and sleep with it in their bed. He makes a good bike buddy, hugger, and pillow.

And the third one is 13 weeks along and kicking around and making his/her mother's pants fit a little tight.

-Candice