Zoe and Nathaniel are in full swing! To be a kid again!!!!

You can tell its July as my grass is turning from emerald green to a straw brown color.  Temperatures here in Nebraska are from the mid 80’s to the upper 90’s.  The heat in Nebraska doesn’t seem to bother Zoe or Nathaniel. 

Zoe just finished her second year of Tee Ball.  She was hitting the ball off the Tee well and actually ran for the ball when playing the field.  At her year-end party the coach indicated she was the most improved player.  Way to Go Zoe. Zoe is standing with her coach and her year end trophy she received this past Sunday!  Zoe is also taking doing gymnastics and taking tumbling.  She was just moved up to a more senior class based on her progress.  She is doing walk-overs, almost has her cart wheel down and a few other moves. She is doing great. We are very proud of her.  She also has had one of her friends come over to swim and play.  They have become fast friends.

I have to share a little funny that happened earlier this week. While eating a salad, she told me she really loved the berries in her salad.  I looked in her salad bowl and the berries turned out to be olives.  I give her some credit…they kind of look like a berry.

Zoe continues to make progress with school activities.  She practices reading and is doing a good job sounding our words.  This is a little girl that two years ago was speaking Mandarin who is now speaking and reading English.  Just amazing.

I have also noticed both her and Nathaniel are increasingly more comfortable around each other.  They have learned to pair up and work their parents.  However, both of them are quick to sell the other one out in a moment’s notice.

Nathaniel has had a busy summer.  He has probably played close to 60 games of baseball.  He goes to wrestling practice twice a week and has lifting for football Monday-Thursday.  His JV team went to districts but lost both games so I thought he was done for the season.  However, he was invited to suit up with the varsity for their districts with the chance of going to state. I do not anticipate him seeing any playing time but it was recognition for the summer he had on the JV team.  Only he and two other boys were selected to move up. Some more good news,   Nathaniel was just notified that as a junior he would be a co-captain of the wrestling team.  We are really proud of him for being selected as captain.  So he will be captain of the band and wrestling…he is having a really good year.