Go Green!

Shawn had his concert tonight and the theme was "Go Green." He is definitely our more musically inclined child. Christopher is more athletic. I was impressed with the concert. They did ribbon dancing to the song "Colors of the Wind" from Pocahontas.

They sang rap songs about being agents of change.
Shawn is actually standing still in this photo. Most of the photos we took, he was moving around and dancing. I think the video I took of this song is bouncing around from me stiffling my laughter. He was just too cute.

They also did the song "What a Wonderful World" in sign language.

Hammin' it up after the show! This is Ryan and Maleah. Shawn and Ryan begged to have pictures taken, and I think Maleah was grabbed at the last minute. Notice who is dead center???

It amazes me how God grants children different gifts and abilities. Given the same exact gene pool, we have two extremely different children.

One child is very athletic. He excels in all sports regardless of experience. He struggles with reading, but excels at math and science. He has many friends and does well in class.

The other child is very musical. He can pick up anything related to music and rhythm without any instruction. He struggles with attention and friendships, but excels at reading.

I think as parents... biological or not, we have the gift and challenge of accepting each child's strengths and weaknesses and cultivating them into the best people they can possibly be.

It has been a rough few weeks for me at work, and I find that when I see other children in a state of crisis I am reminded to be appreciative of the way my life is.