Wow it's been a long time everyone, hopefully you haven't given up interest in our man, Luke.   Luke has been in our home for over 7 months now.  He is doing amazing!  English and vocabulary and grammar are his struggles.  We use the example of a marathon as a metaphor for Luke's situation.  Everyone else got to start a 1/2 hour earlier, and now he's got the challenge to try to catch up to everyone with his academics and language skills.  Luke would admit too that we've had some struggles, but we really LOVE the boy, and we're getting to the point where he's feeling like family. 

Let me show you some pictures of Luke and tell you small sub-stories about Luke. 

yeah, about Mr. Luke and food...he was even picky in Ethiopia, when he sometimes wouldn't get very many meals.  We were told it would take awhile and sure enough, he's coming around and trying things all the time. 

Christmas time was a blast.  Not without some challenges, but Luke enjoyed what he got and was really into the spirit of the holiday.  He was a bit demanding for what he wanted and expected, we figured that it was that he's done without for so long, he thought this would be his "haul" and it wasn't as much as he hoped. 

Jacob and Luke wrestling in the hot tub



Singing in a Christmas program
 

 These are pictures of Luke's first dance.  Trinity Lutheran has a very innocent dance opportunity for all ages of kids and parents alike. 

Luke Picked up basketball very quickly.  He's a tenacious defender!