Ryan & Abby
Ryan and Abigail are the joy of our lives! We were privileged and blessed to adopt each of them, and we daily thank God for our family and the unique way He put it together. You can find more day-to-day information on their daily lives by visiting their blogs. I hope to add some video and/or pictures to this page in the near future.
Read-Aloud Books
We began reading chapter books last year, and both Ryan and Abby really enjoy this. We've read quite a few, and we're currently reading The Rover Boys in the Jungle by Arthur Winfield (Edward Stratemeyer).
Here is a list of some of our favorites so far. These are definitely worth reading!
- The Family Under the Bridge by Natalie Savage Carlson
- Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
- Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne
- The Railway Children by E. Nesbit
- Nim's Island by Wendy Orr
- The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner
- Charlotte's Web by E.B. White
- Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Favorite Jokes
What do you call a bear with no teeth? A gummy bear!
Why did the lion spit out the clown? Because he tasted funny!
Why wasn't Cinderella very good at baseball? Because she kept running away from the ball.!
What did one elevator say to the other elevator? I think I'm coming down with something!
Knock knock. Who's there? Goliath. Goliath who? Goliath down, you look tired!
What happens when you don't clean your mirror? You get a dirty look!