About me! (AnnMarie Scott)

Hi I'm AnnMarie!

I'm almost 13 years old.

I enjoy dance. I've danced since I was 4. I also like playing video games (its just fun) , cards like uno,

phase 10, go fish, etc. and playing sports baseball, foot ball, etc.

I've had the privilege of doing many things this year. I've gone on a mission trip to Brazil with my dad, to a church camp, and to the beach. There are many stories and memories that go along with all these trips and God's been right beside me the whole time. I'm thankful!

One of the Scotts:Anda

Hi, my name is Anda. I'm one of the Scott nine! I'm a 16 year old girl who is trying to learn how to drive please pray for my mom and dad! They need it.

But what I like to do is read. Believe it or not I am reading in English not in Latvian. Reading is one of the things that I do to escape from my brothers and sisters . Sometimes it is not fun when you live in a full house of people but I have to say that most of the time it is really fun. Like my dad says "we are party size."

Another thing that I enjoy is spending time with our dog Gunner. Dad asked me to train him for hunting and I'm still working on it but he already knows how to sit, come, fetch and kennel up. We are still working on heel! Now he is my friend and when I talk he never says that I am "making a mountain out of a mole hill " or interrupts me.

I've been in America for one year. Three weeks ago I got to see my best friend from Latvia. His name is Ruslans. He was hosted by a family in Atlanta, and my family drove up to Stone Mountain and camped for a weekend. I am so thankful that God brought him to America. It was like getting a huge Christmas present in the middle of summer. He left today going back to Latvia and I will miss him but I know that I can talk to him on the phone and I pray that I will get to see him again!

Stone Mountain

Well, the Scott's have now officially joined the world of RV-ing!!! Yes, that's right!! We now have a camper and took our first (of many more to come) trips to Stone Mountain in Atlanta for a couple of days. The campground at Stone Mountain was really nice and we all had fun swimming in the pool and playing whiffle ball in the big open area. But the highlight of the trip, and the reason for going, was a reunion with 7 other children from the same orphanage in Latvia that Anda, Arvis, and Jakeb lived. Six of the kids have been adopted and now, live in the Atlanta area and one, Anda's best friend, was here on the hosting program for the summer. It was an awesome reunion for our children and it was so good to see ALL the kids play together and laugh and just have fun!! The Dads took all the kids on the train ride around Stone Mountain and the Moms and I were able to share stories and get to know each other. It was a great day.

The kids all seem to be adjusting to life in America really well and they have all grown since they have been here. We met some of the kids while we were in Latvia last summer and it was so good to see them finally "at home". Anda especially enjoyed being able to speak Latvian for about 6 hours straight!!! Arvis got to see one of his best friends and Jakeb just thought it was fun to be around familiar faces from Latvia. Although the visit was short, I think we all agree it was so worth every minute...maybe this should be a yearly thing!!?!!

For more information on the hosting program, check out the link for New Horizons here on our blog.

July 4th at Cherry Lake

We spent our 4th at Cherry Lake. We really enjoy it there and everytime we go over, we think "We really need to do this more!!!" The kids had a great time eating boiled peanunts, riding the knee boards and tube, and fishing! Mimi also made the most delicious cake!!!! Great weekend.