Brittany, Amy and Fred are in town. Amy brought noisy toys and gadgets for the kids, and set a dangerous precedent in the back yard by going down the tube slide over and over.
Archive for March, 2006
Visitors
Posted in Adoption on March 12, 2006 | 6 Comments »
Addis blog
Posted in Adoption on March 10, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Meskel Square is a great blog by a journalist living in Addis Ababa. Be sure to check out the photos, too.
Posted in Adoption on March 7, 2006 | 1 Comment »
Bedtime has become easier. Dawit has slept all night in his own bed two nights in a row. Lily enjoys reading to him.
I spend a good part of the day listening to tattling in both Amharic and English.
Today I’m going to attempt a Target run with both kids. Wish me luck.
Language
Posted in Adoption on March 6, 2006 | 2 Comments »
Dawit speaks Amharic. I know the basics to communicate with a little kid: bread, thank you, poop, pee….you get the idea.
He knew the ABC’s when we met him, and a few random phrases. Today, he’s using lots of English. He’s getting used to the pets. When we see Wednesday(our no-eyed cat), we usually say her [...]
First snow!
Posted in Adoption on March 2, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Yes, it was fun! Pink boots and all!
We had visits today from Keri and Ken, Heidi and Bill. Dawit is a very happy kid. We’ve had our 3-year old moments, but mostly he’s all smiles.
