Hmmm….
I’ll give you one guess to tell me which one is mine.
Today was our first day of Chinese school. Ashlyn insisted that she wanted to sign on the dotted line and commit to this. I discouraged; she persisted. I knew it would be hard; she persisted. I assumed she would be one of few non-Chinese children there; she persisted. And, eventually, we said, “If anyone can do it, this girl can.” So, to Chinese school we went today for 2 hours. And, it was hard. She was the only caucasian child we saw there out of many children. And, she struggled a bit. But, she’s already told me what supplies she wants to bring next time to make it easier. And, she requested that I sit in with a paper and pencil and write down phonetically some of the phrases as a cheat sheet for her.
Guess I’ve enrolled in Chinese school too.
I also promised her a date night after the next class to Dunkin Donuts for hot cocoa. Don’t want her to get too discouraged without a reward for her efforts.
Way to go, Ashlyn… YOU GO GIRL!!
You must be SO proud of your girl, Kelly… gotta love a will to learn! I’m certain God will be using her in BIG ways one day! <>< Cute photo! :)
Just checked out your blog! Love it and your sweet family. Thanks for your encouragement on our China trip. We are very blessed, and now just taking things one day at a time.
Good for Ashlyn for wanting to learn soo much. My kids, especially Nathan, seem to shy away from anything challenging. Hopefully it gets easier for her since she really wants to do it.
Bless her enthusiasm and persistence!! Two great qualities. I’m sure you BOTH will learn a lot. :)
That is pretty neat. I hope she really enjoys it!
Good for Ashlyn! I’m sure her determination will pay off. It takes some courage to be the “different” one and have a great outlook on the situation. I know she’ll do just fine! Wish we had a class closer!
What a great thing for Ashlyn to decide to pursue. In addition to the obvious benefit of learning about her sister’s first home-land, she will be growing her brain EXPONENTIALLY and might someday be able to kick some serious tushie in the corporate world for her efforts :) Yay Ashlyn!
Wow, she is brave. My high school girl wouldn’t even do the class offered there…Wish they had something like this for my younger girls….
Yeah for Ashlyn! It is so wonderful that she is embracing the Chinese culture and language! She is one special little girl!
So proud of your girl! I am glad you have such a class that she can attend. Enjoy your date next week!
Holy Cow!!! What a good big sister! I want to hear more. What is this all about? When does she do it?
Good for her!!! (and you!)
Wow, I am impressed! I really need to get Maggie into a class like this because she just soaks up everything!
That is so awesome! I could see my daughter wanting to do that as well… Kids are just little sponges that love to learn!