It's been six weeks . . .

Wow - time flies when you're having fun. Life is good. We are all doing well. Rodney started high school and he loves it. No, I really mean it. He loves his school. The brothers up at O'dea create a special place, as all of the parents are raving about the change in their kids. I'm waiting for the first progress report. Rod is playing freshman football and he's performing well. He's a starter on the defensive team, cornerback. This is a new position, as he usually plays running back. He's taken this new challenge with grace and has really performed. He caught a pass interception last week. This week he recovered a fumble and ran in two after goal plays for four points.

Naiyah is crawling forward. She's been crawling backwards for a month or so. So, yesterday she mastered crawling forward and today she's pulling up. She hasn't quite got herself to a standing position, but it appears that cruising is only days away. She's just over 8.5 months, so it's not surprising that she's mobile. I haven't updated her website, but I will soon.

Fussy Baby

Okay, it's official. I am tired and the baby is cranky. She won't go to sleep and she keeps whining. Hmmm . . . I suppose she's acting like a typical 7 month old. Oh well, at some point, she will fall asleep. I tried reading her Goodnight Moon and she wanted to gum the pages. Oh my, she's actually quiet. Could it be? She may be putting herself to sleep. Good Job, Naiyah.

No more pictures of Naiyah

Well, a very sick woman has taken pictures of Naiyah and posted them on her website. She claims they are pictures of her daughter. Since I am unable to block the blog and she is so young, we think it's better not to have her image posted. We have placed a password on her web page.

Rodney in Japan

This is Rodney with his Japanese Host Family. They sent him a box with his custom chopsticks. He made them during the trip. Before he left Japan, they gave him a mini photo album with pictures. I have scanned a few for the blog.

Baby Nai in her famous black sling

Naiyah and I are prepared to water the plants. Of course, this only works when she agrees to sit in her sling.

Rodney returns

Rodney returned last week. He was exhausted and spent most of Saturday sleeping. He really enjoyed his trip. Once we have developed his film, I will post some of his pictures.

UPDATE:

This is a picture of the Seattle kids with their host students at their school.

Hiroshima Bound

Tuesday - July 12th, Rodney is headed for Hiroshima. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiroshima
He and the other students will take a train from Kanazawa . From Miyajima-Guchi Stattion, they will hop a ferry to the island. The students must walk two (2) miles to the camp on Miyajima Island.