Toby turned 8 on April 25th, and we can't believe he is so old. He is in second grade this year, and has been reading longer and longer books all by himself. He is voracious reader, and has in particular been enjoying the Hank the Cowdog books this year. We are so blessed with a great library at his school, where he can take books out weekly. This is a photo of a recent MAF flight, by the way. He and i got the chance to accompany these two MKs to pick up their dad. We flew 1 1/2 hours but once we got there, the clouds were too thick to land, so we had to turn around and come back without the dad. Toby rode in front with the pilot, and when the pilot told he that we couldn't land because of the clouds, Toby was quiet for a minute and then asked calmly "Does that mean we are going to crash?". The pilot was quite taken aback, and told us later that he'll have to phrase that differently in future!
This year, Toby has been meeting twice weekly with a Portuguese tutor, and shown a lot of progress. He doesn't enjoy speaking Portuguese that much, but we think it was because he wasn't very good at it. His skills have improved remarkably and he is more comfortable playing with kids who speak no English. He has been very successful in school this year and is an enthusiastic learner. But he is even more enthusiastic to spend time with his friends, of which he has many. He is very social, and lots of fun to be with. In particular, he's gotten very good at several complicated board games and regularly trounces his parents but is a good sport when he loses. We are enjoying him in different ways as he grows, having deeper conversations and discussions, and he has a real interest in spiritual things. We are so proud of the person he is becoming and look forward to what the year holds for him! -C
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