What's New with the Tebos?

I sound like a broken record, but we've been super busy... Plus, blogspot has been down. The weather is awesome right now so we do a lot outdoors... play dates, barbecues, swimming, etc. Travis and his band played at Rynostock (music festival) on Saturday and he did great job. I'm busy organizing the new Peer Helpers club and Career Day, which I've actually been enjoying this year. I'm especially excited about Peer Helpers. The kids are fabulous and will help us transition the new kids into the high school. As you can imagine,  "transition" is a huge theme in working in an international school... a lot of hellos and goodbyes. It's hard to deal with all the changes and new customs of another culture, so I think this group will do a great job helping out our new kiddos.

Chen, our ayi, was hit by a car. She's okay, but it makes you realize how crazy and dangerous the driving is here. We're thinking seriously about buying a brand new car because we don't feel safe with our current car... we'll see what happens. It sounds like a good idea but when am I going to get my house!!!

Gabby Highlights
1. Riding her push bike everywhere, even up and down the hills in the skate park. The bike is a German conception... there are no pedals, traning wheels, or brakes, so it forces the kid to learn how to balance right away. It's supposed to be the best way to learn how to ride a bike. We'll see.
2. She told Travis after he hurt himself, "I'm sorry that you hurt your toe." I told her what to say one time when a friend got hurt and she remembered.
3. Not sure if this is a highlight, but we're still working on the "taking turns" and "sharing" thing. Sometimes it's okay, sometimes it's a catastrophe. It's the age!
4. She's putting on her own clothes and shoes without help- that's convenient.
5. She LOVES new clothes and pretty dresses. We get into little arguments in the morning because she always wants to wear a pretty dress.
6. LOVES getting her nails painted, but also has no problem getting dirty and messy with the boys.
7. She continually impresses our ayi with all the Chinese she's learning.
8. She had this conversation about the bubbles going down the drain... "The bubbles have to go bye-bye because they're sleepy. They need to stay in bed or they get a time out."