Piano Practice

I took Assen to his piano lesson last night. I saw how his piano teacher directs him in class. I learned a tip or two. This morning, I applied what I learned yesterday and Assen did great! I put a book on top of his hands to hide his fingers while he played, so he cannot see his fingers and is forced to read the music. He did wonderful! We made a video of him playing Allegro.

Inauguration Day

Barack Obama became the 44th US president today. It is very exciting to see that we all have the opportunity to be what we want to be in this country. The US is still the land of opportunities, no matter what some people think. Hopefully, Martin Luther King's dream is coming true. We all need to work hard to make our dream come true.

"Life is like a book, those who don't travel read only one page." Assen did very well in his Tae-Kwan-Do class. His balance control is better and his kicks are improving.

Happy New Year! Outback Bowl

Assen got up singing with his microphone. He asked me to take him a picture and put it in his blogspot, so his grandma can see it. So, here it is. We watched the Outback Bowl. Iowa Hawkeyes beat South Carolina 31 to 10.

Trip to PA

We spent the whole day in the car traveling from IC to PA. Assen watched a few movies in the DVD player. It was a very cold day and very windy. Assen liked the Harry Potter movie and also the High School Musical. We had dinner in Toledo's Applebee's.

Ritalin

Assen is trying medication to see if his attention improves. I was really surprised to see Assen playing the piano this morning! He concentrated on his lesson and played it several times. I had never seen him playing so concentrated and for so long. He continues to amaze us in many ways. We had our first snow storm last Sunday. The kids played on the snow and rode their sled. I posted a video of Assen in youtube (link). He tells us what we can do with the homeless people.

Iowa 55 Minnesota 0

Enjoyed watching the Hawkeyes beat the Gophers at an evening game. This morning I wenyt for a run outside (4.3 miles in 50 min). It's cold outside but I was well covered.