Abuela Gina has just returned to the Dominican Republic after a 2-month long visit with us here in NC. She was able to experience and American Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years, and even Nathan's birthday. She saw snow, several times, for the first time. She made lots of friends at church and made all of us improve our Spanish skills (except Amaury!). It was truly a privilege to have her here with us and we praise God for her safe return to the DR.
Anthony had his first Upward game on Saturday and really had a good time. His strength seems to be defense at this point :) Upward is such a wonderful community outreach program and we're proud to be a part of it.
Both Nathan and Anthony have been taking swimming lessons November, December, and now in January at the YMCA. Today was their last lesson and they have both done wonderfully well. They have learned all the major strokes, gotten very comfortable in the 9 feet section of the pool, and improved their technique. Mostly they've had a lot of FUN! We are so thankful that they have the opportunity to learn this life-saving skill at a young age :)
Our sweet Noah is so full of life and fun and is growing like a weed. He just got a new pair of tennis shoes last week and is only one size smaller that his 5 year-old brother - Noah is 3! He brings us such joy and affection and is a loving part of our family. We are blessed to have Noah around and we thank God for him :)
Here we go !!!!! Anthony is SO excited to be playing Upward Basketball at church. He's been talking about it since last summer :) He loves his coach, his friends, but especially his uniform. I'm not sure if a uniform was part of it whether he would play or not :) We're looking forward to cheering on #15 this season! Go Anthony and the Lions!