Trip to the Zoo

We have never been to a zoo like this one before!  The kids were able to ride a camel and get kissed by a seal!  They even let you pay to feed tons of the animals by hand.  Colt and Kylie REALLY enjoyed it   Colt has developed a love for white tigers since we […]

Kylie and her dolls

This girls LOVES her doll babies – and she has plenty of them She likes to change their clothes, feed them, rock them, sing to them, tuck them in for naps, take them outside and help them “walk” . . . it’s all pretty sweet  She  was telling me today all that her baby doll […]

Tones

This is part of what makes language learning to fun! You can say a word 4-5+ ways and mean TOTALLY different things mā – 1st tone = mother má – 2nd tone = numb mǎ – 3rd tone = horse mà – 4th tone = scold 5.  neutral ma = question particle I need to start tracking my language bloopers, like yesterday when […]

Chunjie happenings. . .

Thursday was the Chinese New Years Eve. We hosted a party here for some teammates and our Chinese teacher’s family and friend. It was a lot of fun. The kids had a blast, we had lots of yummy Western and Chinese food, lots of treats, watched the famous “show” of all the provinces dancing and […]