Some moments we wonder “what were we thinking having 3 kiddos? We are out numbered and their energy is endless.” But the next minute they bring such joy, laughter, entertainment, and the snuggles are all priceless. It’s so much fun to watch them grow, hear them think out loud. . . and just talk period. […]
Our local friends invited us to go see a play of Cinderella with them. It was a lot of fun, and the kids really enjoyed it (despite the whole thing being in Chinese)! The props and costumes were great, and I thought it was really well done. It was like hearing Cinderella for the first […]
Part of our learning here is an activity called an “Immersion Trip.” We went to a smaller city on the outskirts of our city. . . with our limited speaking ability, all by ourselves 🙂 We were instructed to get there on our own via some sort of public transportation other than taxi (i.e. train, […]
Of all the pictures people have taken of our family since we moved to East Asia. . . we haven’t received any copies 🙂 BUT, this past week while walking by a photography business the owners asked if they could take our pictures. We politely told them we didn’t need to pay for pictures as […]
Colt and some of his classmates (that live in our apartment complex) catching tadpoles together after school. Colt has fallen in once already. Hopefully, he learned from it, and it doesn’t happen again 🙂
Last Friday, our tutor took us out for Mao Cai. It’s a style of food/restaurant/eating where you pick out your food (which can be meat, vegetables, tofu, eggs, or organs) from the refrigerator. The cook then prepares it all for you and brings it out in a bowl of spicy soup. It was a neat […]
In America, there were so many foods that I just chose not too eat because there were better options. Yet, here, when a local so kindly brings you “gifts” of food or buys you dinner (and they also order it). . . you don’t really get that option 🙂 Last week David and I ate […]
We have started a ritual to eat lunch out with our tutor every Friday after class. It’s been a lot of fun because she orders lots of new things we never would’ve dreamed of trying. . . for example: Algae Hot Pot! Hot Pot is very popular here. You get uncooked meat/veggies and cook it […]
We have been so very blessed with a wonderful Aiyi to help with our kids while we are in class each day. Our Aiyi is a Sister and is so very kind and patient towards our children! Somehow though (maybe because she only speaks Chinese and communication is difficult), Kylie hasn’t quite taken to her […]
There is a really pretty (and huge!) park fairly close to our house – 10 minutes bus ride anyways. It has a bounce house, a little play ground, some games/rides, and this play area for the kids. It’s kind of like a sandbox, but I’m not sure what that stuff is in it 🙂 Nevertheless, […]
