Well, the first six weeks of school are up and I missed 4 of them while in Ukraine.
Patrick did great although, I am not so sure his new school is challenging enough for him after his 3 years at ASM. We have considered putting him in a more challenging program at another school (also private) however, seeing how much he poured into his studies in Spain we opted to permit him to have a little more leisure time, time for sports, and socializing. He is a responsible and good kid who makes the right choices (most of the time) he is deserving of some down time.
We have yet to see Christian and Carson's report cards however, they should bring them home tonight. Last night was report card night at their school - a few hours set aside for parents to go pick up their report cards and spend 5 minutes with the teachers. Unfortunately, we had prior commitments and were not able to make it. We are able to follow their grades online - everything from daily work to test and the final grade for term 1. It appears they struggled a bit over the first few weeks but comments from their teachers say they are doing much better.
They had a lot of changes going on with the move, new home, new friends, new school, daddy and mommy leaving, grandma caring for them, daddy coming back and then finally mommy and Ella. We are finding our new normal and our routine seems to be working now.
Keep checking back - we will post pictures of everyone soon!
About Our Family
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- El Paso, Texas, United States
- We are James, Lisa, Patrick, Christian, Carson, and Ella Payne a military family serving our country via service in the U.S. Army. Jim and I have been married for 18 years and have 3 wonderful home grown sons -Patrick, Christian and Carson. We recently adopted our beautiful daughter Ella Grace Ana from Donets'k, Ukraine in September. Jim and I began our Army life together at Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas and every assignment thus far has extended unique opportunities and challenges for our family to grow and learn; to become a stronger, committed, and a prepared Army family. Having recently lived abroad for six amazing years, we cannot express how thankful we are for the opportunity to have represented our great country and to discover the cultures and customs of other countries; to become close to the people and learn from them; to open our hearts and minds to the unfamiliar languages and way of life in other countries. Having now moved back to the United States, we are looking forward to discovering what new adventures await our family. Rest assured, wherever the Army sends us we will continue to serve you and our country proudly. Army life, we wouldn’t trade it!
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This is our "spot" we began at the beginning of our journey in May 2007, to adopt a child from Ukraine. In August 2008, we traveled to Ukraine to bring our daughter/sister Ella Grace Ana home; and on September 12, 2008 we did just that.
While our journey to bring her home is complete, our journey together is just beginning. We will continue to keep our spot here, posting as frequently as we can; and keeping you updated on our next journey in life...maybe a second adoption is in our future.
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While our journey to bring her home is complete, our journey together is just beginning. We will continue to keep our spot here, posting as frequently as we can; and keeping you updated on our next journey in life...maybe a second adoption is in our future.
Please join us by following us by clicking on the "Follow" link to the left and posting your notes at the bottom of any post we have made.
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