Last week, Colt’s class had a special event for all the moms. We were supposed to bring pajamas and a basin for feet washing. . . interesting indeed! It was actually really sweet. The teachers talked to the kids about all their moms do for them and how thankful they should be Then […]
Saturday, we went to the “countryside” here outside of our city with David’s friend QL and his entire family (we are talking Grandma, Aunt, Uncle, friends, wife and kids). It was a 12 hour day, but thankfully the weather was perfect. We enjoyed the whole day outside! The kids liked running around, fishing, picking strawberries, […]
Colt goes to the local school here full-time. He loves it. His Chinese is great, and he has lots of little buddies. Those are the 2 reasons we wanted him to attend local school (language and socialization). I don’t trust for a minute that he understands all that they are teaching him. Plus, even if […]
This place was very very busy over the Chinese New Year (as you can see)! Dufu’s Thatched Cottage is a museum and memorial for Dufu (712-770 AD). He is one of China’s most famous poets, and he lived during the Tang Dynasty. The memorial is located in a 24 acre!!park in Chengdu’s western suburb. Dufu […]
This is the Chinese toilet, which most people affectionately refer to as the “squatty.” Maybe you can figure out why? ACTUALLY, if you read about. . . the way you use this toilet (as opposed to western toilets) is supposed to be better suited for your “anatomy.” This is just awkward. . . so I’m […]
Recently, David took Colt camping on a Father/Son camping trip. It took them over 2 hours to get to the campsite via various transportation, but they both said it was worth it! Colt LOVES to explore nature and had a blast sleeping OUTDOORS in his tent (since we have camped on indoors a few times […]
We encountered our first wake this past week. It was right outside of our apartment building, so we walked through it for the 2 days that it was going on. It was quite interesting. . . and sad at the same time. So, I went home and did some research. This was pretty interesting to […]
This is Kylie’s “baby” that she “takes care of” at her school. It’s funny because he seems to be her motivation and favorite thing/person about going to school! Kylie really tries to take care of him. The teachers tell us that she feeds him and gives him drinks of water. They also say she hugs […]
Since moving to East Asia, we started designating Friday nights as “Family Fun Night.” We either hang out just as our family, or doing some family oriented stuff with other friends. It’s been something the kids, especially Colt, looks forward to! David’s local friend gave him a tent so we started adding that to the […]
