Update on Riley

The teachers at school say that Riley greets them every morning with a great big smile! He is adjusting to school very well, although it's a struggle for him to do spelling and a lot of his assignments. It's really amazing how far he has come in only three months since we got back. He has made friends at school and excels at gym class. He also loves music class and he goes around singing at home quite a bit.

Riley is not as easygoing as Jake, but hey, who ever gets two easy going kids? He can be mopey and smarts off every now and then, but that also comes with the territory of a nine year old. He has a good heart and is always willing to help people and is especially kind to younger children. I think that comes from the orphanage and taking care of his brother and the other small kids.

He is very athletic and can roller blade like you wouldn't believe. He put on ice skates at Thanksgiving for the first time and took off blazing around the rink! He is also fast at riding his bike. The boys love their bicycles and are sad that it's too cold and snowy to ride anymore. They do like going outside and playing in the snow and sledding.

Riley loves to draw cards and make pictures and generally any kind of cutting, pasting, and gluing! He is lucky that he has a Mama who has a closet full of craft things to play with. He likes all of my scrapbooking stuff and gets my cast off stickers and paper. He also loves the Playstation and any kind of computer games.