His Sister's Keeper
Buchela has really started to feel like an older brother to his sister.
Worlds Between Pages
For as long as I remember, books have been an integral part of my life.
2010 Here We Come!
May you ...
C is For Christmas Cookies
This year, we wanted to get into the cookie making tradition in earnest.
French Resturant Santa in China
Just like last year, we gathered our children and went to the French restaurant in town for a nice big breakfast and waited for Santa to show up.
Christmas Tree and Directions
We have finally gotten in the holiday groove around here!
Butterfly in the Sky
Butterfly in the sky,
I can go twice as high
Take a look
It's in a book
Reading Rainbow.
I can go anywhere!
Friends to know
and ways to grow
Reading Rainbow.
I can be anything!
Take a look
It's in a book
Reading Rainbow.
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We love books.
We love Reading Rainbow!
All is as it should be around here.
Halloween in China: Part 2 - Trick or Treat
As Buchela put on his Ultra-man (Asian Super Hero) costume (the red and grey one)...
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Halloween in China: Part 1 - Carving the Pumpkin
Hubby set the kids up for pumpkin carving fun.
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Wrestling with Screen Time
Buchela didn't start watching shows until he turned two.
Dinbit, by the virtue of being the second child, has been exposed to TV earlier than her brother. She watches when he does.
Group Art
Art should:
Bring us together.
On the Brink of Winter
We woke up this morning to find a cold wind rattling our windows and knocking over stuff on our balconies.
I find the arrival of winter in Dalian to always be swift.
I would rather not be grumpy about welcoming a new season.
I want to think of it as an opportunity to stage creative play with my kids. Because there will certainly be days we'll find ourselves trapped inside.
I am definitely hoping Mr. Winter's visit will be short and mild.
And hopefully there will be surprise warm days peppered throughout allowing us to do things like this:
On Higher Education Grounds
There is a university a 20 minute walk away from our apartment.
