Tomorrow is Valentines Day and the girls are excited to get a little gift of love from us. They are giving chocolate covered strawberries to James and Mom, but can't wait to find out what little sweets they will get. Actually only one of them is getting anything sweet, the other two are getting something little that they will enjoy. I can't say what they are getting, because Marina is sitting here reading the blog as I type it . . . . little beast!! I couldn't wait for her to understand English and now she understands and reads English so there is no hiding anything!! Shoot!
Next week we are taking the 3 girls to an agency for modeling. This is Marina's dream and I think any one of the girls could do some modeling. Hannah did some as a baby, but I never have pursued anymore jobs since then. So, if they can get a few jobs and save some money for college some day that would be great.
We also go to a check up for Hannah's ankle to see how she is healing. I think she's doing fine though. She has been going without the brace quite a bit and despite my fear of her twisting her ankle, she has done just fine . . . Thank God!! She has been doing some excersises that the PT people are having her do and that should help to strengthen it.
Last weekend we went to a brunch with other families who have adopted from UA, and some even used our same facilitator. It was really neat to be able to connect with others who have experienced the same things and have a similar heart and vision. It also gave Marina a chance to meet some other kids her age who have similar backgrounds, and that means a lot to her. I would say there were probably at least 10 families there with all their kids - each having an average of 4 kids each - some more and a couple less. It seems to us that most adoptive families are larger than the average 2.2 kids. Anyway, it was nice.
This weekend is James' birthday and his family is coming in from out of town. Plus it is the Daytona 500 which is a HUGE deal for all the Nascar fans out there. This time last year we were in FL and were at the qualifying race the day prior to the 500. That was fun to see it all LIVE.
I need to put on my thinking cap and figure out what to do for his birthday and what to get him!! Nothing like the last minute to figure things like that out.
We took Marina a couple weeks ago to get her eyes checked and she needs glassses for distance. She was not too happy to get the news, but when she discovered she could find a pair of PINK glasses, things were different - hahaha! Now she is eagerly waiting for them to come in. She's funny :)
Friday we go to the dentist and we'll find out about "brackets" as Marina calls braces. We asked last time about them, but they told her she would have to wait until her baby teeth all fell out and all her adult teeth came in. I'm not sure, but I think most of the baby teeth have come out now. So, we'll see.
Well, not too much else to say except . . . THE END for now.
Next week we are taking the 3 girls to an agency for modeling. This is Marina's dream and I think any one of the girls could do some modeling. Hannah did some as a baby, but I never have pursued anymore jobs since then. So, if they can get a few jobs and save some money for college some day that would be great.
We also go to a check up for Hannah's ankle to see how she is healing. I think she's doing fine though. She has been going without the brace quite a bit and despite my fear of her twisting her ankle, she has done just fine . . . Thank God!! She has been doing some excersises that the PT people are having her do and that should help to strengthen it.
Last weekend we went to a brunch with other families who have adopted from UA, and some even used our same facilitator. It was really neat to be able to connect with others who have experienced the same things and have a similar heart and vision. It also gave Marina a chance to meet some other kids her age who have similar backgrounds, and that means a lot to her. I would say there were probably at least 10 families there with all their kids - each having an average of 4 kids each - some more and a couple less. It seems to us that most adoptive families are larger than the average 2.2 kids. Anyway, it was nice.
This weekend is James' birthday and his family is coming in from out of town. Plus it is the Daytona 500 which is a HUGE deal for all the Nascar fans out there. This time last year we were in FL and were at the qualifying race the day prior to the 500. That was fun to see it all LIVE.
I need to put on my thinking cap and figure out what to do for his birthday and what to get him!! Nothing like the last minute to figure things like that out.
We took Marina a couple weeks ago to get her eyes checked and she needs glassses for distance. She was not too happy to get the news, but when she discovered she could find a pair of PINK glasses, things were different - hahaha! Now she is eagerly waiting for them to come in. She's funny :)
Friday we go to the dentist and we'll find out about "brackets" as Marina calls braces. We asked last time about them, but they told her she would have to wait until her baby teeth all fell out and all her adult teeth came in. I'm not sure, but I think most of the baby teeth have come out now. So, we'll see.
Well, not too much else to say except . . . THE END for now.
