Monday, August 18, 2008

Family Addition

We have a new princess at our house. Her name is Polly and she is an exchange student from Thailand who will be staying with us for the school year. It is fun to have a teen-ager in our home again. She is very sweet and the girls have adopted her as "big sister" already. We look forward to teaching her things about America and getting to learn about Thailand. Tony has already began to teach her things like "we'll cross that bridge when we get to it", "we are just picking on you", etc... We didn't realize how often we say things that cannot be translated literally - they just don't make sense unless you know the cultural context. So it a great learning experience for all of us.

2 comments:

Jennifer said...

I'm so glad Polly is getting to stay with you guys. I know she'll learn a great deal from you and you'll get to take a peek into her life as well.
It was great to get to visit w/ your hubby last weekend. We missed seeing you though! Wish you could have come too! Maybe next time...
Did Tony tell you how much Bethany like him?! It was cute!

As For Me and My House said...

We have been praying for you guys! We are so glad that Polly is here and the girls have grown so attached to her so quickly. Enjoy!