March

Well, we have had a great month! To start, Kyle quit Staples and began substitute teaching! It has made a huge difference to all of us to have him home more! What a blessing! Also with substitute teaching, we were a little worried about whether he would get enough jobs. We heard that some get called every day and others only once a week, so we were not sure how it would go, BUT the first week he got a job everyday!! The last part of the week he worked as an English teacher at a middle school for all the students who have been suspended. Well, it turns out he has a way with the boys that he taught and the principal asked him to stay on for the rest of the year as their full time teacher!!! So, because of budgets, they can only have him come three days a week, but still he has his own class and classroom and he creates the curriculum and everything! Then the other two days, he is still available to sub at other schools. This is such a blessing and a reminder to us that the Lord will take care of us. It has been really nice for Kyle to go to school, then he stays a little longer to write music, then he is home by 5. It is amazing.

As far as me, I have made great strides in learning to enjoy this foreign place. We have had some beautiful days and it has been nice to get out and walk to all the places we normally go to in the car. We still have to drive for a few things, but its fun getting into the sunshine!! I think that as the trees start blooming and leaves come out we will see a prettier side of this city too. Not so pretty in the winter. So, I feel happier than I have felt since we left Virginia, which is a really good feeling. I might be able to live here a while! I think that I have gotten over the culture shock that was pretty hard on me too, so that is a big help. I think things will just get better from here on out in this aspect!

To update on the boys, William is getting anxious to walk! He stands on his own and looks like he will take a step, but then he wimps out and crawls. He does lots of walking as long as he is holding onto our hands or furniture, so we are betting that he'll be walking soon....actually more like running! James is doing great as always. He is learning faster than I teach. He is always coming up with new words and new phrases that I don't know where he learns it all!! He even started saying, "What? Where'd I learn that?" and laughing. I guess we say that to him a lot.

Its been a good month...so here are some pictures and videos. Enjoy.

I started baking our own bread! This was a huge accomplishment for me since I thought I wouldn't be able to do it!, but it is delicious! and it makes me feel good.

This is just a video of James talking. Its kind of long, but I thought it was fun to catch my conversation with him.

This one is William playing a game on my phone. He is just supposed to point to these little animals that float across the screen. I was just impressed that he knew what to do!

William's walking progress

James doing addition. The counting with his nose was his own idea. Whatever works!