teisipäev, august 30, 2005
Elizabeth ja Etthel
I mentioned during our blogs about the Bible Blast that Elizabeth had made a new friend who attended every day, Etthel. Well, the friendship has continued and it has been so wonderful to see the two of them playing in the trees, in the little play house that is in our backyard, down the street trying to grab chestnuts from a large tree, in our house or at Etthel's. She lives diagonally across the street from us, so it is easy for the girls to get to one another, and they are always back and forth.
It is especially fun to see them helping each other with language. Etthel knows more English than Elizabeth knows Estonian, but not by much. So most of their communication is done by motions or by the kind of knowing that little girls share. Many times, they will teach each other words, with Elizabeth saying the word in English and Etthel saying it in Estonian. It has been such a joy to hear Elizabeth actually speaking some Estonian language!
We are so thankful to God for this friendship. School begins for Etthel in two days, so playing together all day will cease, but I am sure that they will continue to be fast friends in the days to come. I've included a few pictures so you can share in the fun! (click on the picture to enlarge it)
--Tim
It is especially fun to see them helping each other with language. Etthel knows more English than Elizabeth knows Estonian, but not by much. So most of their communication is done by motions or by the kind of knowing that little girls share. Many times, they will teach each other words, with Elizabeth saying the word in English and Etthel saying it in Estonian. It has been such a joy to hear Elizabeth actually speaking some Estonian language!
We are so thankful to God for this friendship. School begins for Etthel in two days, so playing together all day will cease, but I am sure that they will continue to be fast friends in the days to come. I've included a few pictures so you can share in the fun! (click on the picture to enlarge it)
--Tim
