Zoe Ann (佐伊安)...a journey home from China!: Trick or Treat, Halloween is right around the corner!!!

Well, Zoe’s soccer season is now over. She had a really nice coach who really made every effort to include Zoe and make her feel a part of the team. In this league, at this age they do not record winners or losers or keep count of the score. However, I think most of the parents did. The goal was to teach the very basics of soccer and to have fun. Zoe had a great time playing soccer, not sure she understood exactly what was happening but she sure had fun running with the pack and if the ball came near to kick it. Which she tried to do while trying to maintain her balance which was difficult at times. Needless to say, there were a few times when she missed the ball and found herself laying on her back thinking…”what just happened?” She always had a smile on her face and constantly looked back at her mom and dad to make sure we were watching. So, her first season of soccer is over and she has her first trophy which she could hardly wait to show Nathaniel.

Zoe continues to go to gymnastics and really enjoys going. She has a Halloween Spooktacular this week which should be a lot of fun for her. It is clear Zoe’s dexterity is a little behind but she is eager to learn and every time I look around she is waiting for us before she attempts her next back bend. Which she can hold for about 10 seconds. This is a huge feat when looking back to when she first started. So Zoe is having a great time.

I have begun to notice how rapidly she is picking up words now. She is now stringing a number of small sentences together and some of her favorite sayings now are “Oh man!, What’s you doing?, You are so funny!, Is that for me? What did you say? Where’s mommy? “She has others but those came to mind almost immediately.

Halloween should be quite interesting, as Zoe gets scared when we go to the Halloween section and see’s the scary costumes. She will almost immediately cry if she sees something scary. Zoe seemed to want to get a princess costume for Halloween. In the last moment she changed her mind and she is now going as a bumble bee. I have enclosed a few pictures of her in her Halloween costume. Sonja is traveling so I will take her around to get some treats. Should be a lot of fun.

Nathaniel’s mid-terms are over and football has come to an end. We went to parent teachers conferences the other day and we received every good comments on Nathaniel from all his teachers. He made the Dean’s list and his parents are very proud of his efforts. We were so used to middle school when you had a designated time to meet with the teachers; I guess high school is different. It was somewhat a free for all and you had to stand in lines for all the teachers you wanted to visit with. I think it took me a little over two hours to meet with all his teachers. It was crazy! Now that football is over, wrestling season begins. Nathaniel is now going to wrestling practice on Sundays and Thursdays at the high school. So, as soon as we finish one sport the next sport starts up almost immediately. Hopefully he will make the team, we should know in a couple of weeks.

So, at the moment all is well…thanks for checking in! Oh…have a Happy Halloween!!!