Jojo's pictures

Here's a slideshow of the pictures Jojo took in February. I always like to see what life has been like through his eyes!

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letter G

Today we worked on the letter G and reading three letter words! These kids are so smart. Sometimes I can't believe how much they can do.

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Faith's Hair

I sure do love Faith's hair. It's different than what I've been used to, but I'm slowly learning how to take care of it. I'm so thankful for the times that I can take her in to get her hair braided at the Ethiopian salon! They are SO good at it! They are also such sweet ladies!

Whenever we get ready to go there, Faith starts practicing the greeting that we know in Amharic. Today she walked into the salon and greeted the ladies. They kissed her and said, "Look how big she's getting!"

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Our Cats

I have been asking Tim to get me a pet bird, but he thinks they would be loud and messy. Don't tell him, but...he might be right.

Instead of birds, we have had some cats coming around to visit us. They like it when we put a little bit of milk out for them. Joseph and Faith love to watch them drink the milk! It's fun to watch the kids and the cats!

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i is for insect

This was a fun week in preschool! I love teaching these kids and they seem to love learning!

They learned about the letter i for insects. We talked about time to the hour. I was surprised at how well they understood this! After learning about the clock, they heard the story "Grouchy Ladybug."

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