Special events

This weekend our family did a couple of special things: on Friday evening we went to a performance of Chinese acrobats, put on to raise funds for flood repairs to the local high school. From Sunday evening to Wednesday afternoon, we went to a nature study center known as "Jet Khot" (which means "seven turns in the river") to rest, enjoy nature hikes, and stay up to watch the Geminids (falling stars). Nate and Pete chose which special experiences they would like to write about, and this is what they wrote:

Waterfall

We saw a big waterfall and a little one. by Pete and Wibbley Noble
(Wibbley is a pig, one of Pete's favourite stuffed animals)

About Chinese Acrobats, by Nate

Our family went to see Chinese acrobats who are from Guang Xi and the boys were flying in the air. The girls were dancing and twisting and the boys went through hoops and they did flips and the girls were sweet.

Soccer highlights 2010

Hi, everyone! I'm trying to write a Christmas letter with events of 2010, so I gave Nate and Pete the assignment of writing about what highlights of 2010 they particularly remembered. With our soccer team newly rejuvenated to prepare for a match Dec. 18, it's not surprising the boys chose this topic. Here are their writings for this week's journal:

The Soccer Game

1st game 2 we lost 2-1. The 2nd game we lost 3-1. My team got 1. The third game we won. Pete the soccer player.

About Our Soccer Tournaments, by Nate

Our family started a team named Khristajak Santisuk Tha Rua and our team lost two games and our third game we won almost all the games and we think we won the main game. I'm glad to be on a soccer team.

Explanations: the team name is the name of our church, since they're the sponsors; and the third match included several skills competitions as well as a 40-minute game.