- Amy's family all together for the first time in 4 years
- Rietema Roundup 2010 -- Family Reunion
- Playing with cousins
- Connecting with Friends & Supporters
- Games
- Four-wheeling
- Swimming in Flathead Lake
- Barbecues
- Camping
- Garage-saling
- Glacier Park
- Fair
Showing posts with label Kids. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kids. Show all posts
2010/09/10
Montana Furlough
What a summer! What a whirlwind! We had a blast!! Highlights include:
2009/09/18
A Day (well just a morning+) at the Doctor's
Pediatricians have their work cut out for them when they practice in Taiwan!
I took Anaya back for a check up this past Sat. morning to see how her pneumonia was progressing (well, hopefully regressing that is!) As we were sitting at the hospital waiting our turn (several times over ... you'll see what I mean in a minute!), I got to thinking how going to see the doctor here is a bit different to back home!
First of all, when you make an appointment, they don't give you a time to show up, they give you a number. One has to give his best guess on what time to show up -- you could be an hour or more early if you haven't guessed correctly (or if it's taking longer than usual to see all the patients). Or, you could be late, and in that case they might finish seeing all the other patients on the list before coming back to you. Most of the time you just sit around and wait, trying to entertain your kids for long periods of time while the screen outside the doctor's door that lets you know whose turn it is beeps up one number at a time until it's your turn.
On this particular morning, there were 4 pediatricians seeing patients simultaneously. Anaya's doctor had 66 patients on his list (posted outside on the door). We were #57. Before arriving, we did our best to guess what time we should show up: "If the clinic opens at 9:00 and the doctor sees about 1 patient every 5 minutes, then... wait..., if we're #57, one patient every 5 minutes puts us way past lunch time... ok, how about one patient every 3 minutes... (calculating)... ahhh... let's just try showing up at 11:00 and see what happens..."
We showed up, & yes, waited an hour, then went in and saw the doctor for about... 3 minutes (if that)! Then, on to the registration desk to pay. Here's another thing a bit different to back home -- there's not just one desk -- there's seven desks operating full-time! We had to take a number -- our number was behind 89 other people who were waiting in line ahead of us. So, we sat down again... After paying (which was much more expensive this time than usual: $15 - normally it costs us about $3 to take the kids to the doctor here, & that includes medicine, but this time Anaya's antibiotics were self-pay) we went to stand in line for her meds. This line wasn't too bad and we only had to wait about 10 minutes -- but I did notice we were number 992 for the morning. :-P
Yes, Taiwan has lots of people! Can you imagine being a doctor here, showing up to work & being given your list for the morning with 66 (we've seen a list with 106 names on it before!) people to see? Then lunch break (yeah, right), and on to another set of patients for the afternoon!
I thought describing a day at the doctor's here might be semi-amusing to all our family & friends who live in less-densely-populated areas, and also to those in the States, where going to the doctor costs a small fortune! :) Please don't read any of this as a complaint in any way -- we really appreciate the health care we get here!
(And by the way, Anaya is getting better! :-))
I took Anaya back for a check up this past Sat. morning to see how her pneumonia was progressing (well, hopefully regressing that is!) As we were sitting at the hospital waiting our turn (several times over ... you'll see what I mean in a minute!), I got to thinking how going to see the doctor here is a bit different to back home!
First of all, when you make an appointment, they don't give you a time to show up, they give you a number. One has to give his best guess on what time to show up -- you could be an hour or more early if you haven't guessed correctly (or if it's taking longer than usual to see all the patients). Or, you could be late, and in that case they might finish seeing all the other patients on the list before coming back to you. Most of the time you just sit around and wait, trying to entertain your kids for long periods of time while the screen outside the doctor's door that lets you know whose turn it is beeps up one number at a time until it's your turn.
On this particular morning, there were 4 pediatricians seeing patients simultaneously. Anaya's doctor had 66 patients on his list (posted outside on the door). We were #57. Before arriving, we did our best to guess what time we should show up: "If the clinic opens at 9:00 and the doctor sees about 1 patient every 5 minutes, then... wait..., if we're #57, one patient every 5 minutes puts us way past lunch time... ok, how about one patient every 3 minutes... (calculating)... ahhh... let's just try showing up at 11:00 and see what happens..."
We showed up, & yes, waited an hour, then went in and saw the doctor for about... 3 minutes (if that)! Then, on to the registration desk to pay. Here's another thing a bit different to back home -- there's not just one desk -- there's seven desks operating full-time! We had to take a number -- our number was behind 89 other people who were waiting in line ahead of us. So, we sat down again... After paying (which was much more expensive this time than usual: $15 - normally it costs us about $3 to take the kids to the doctor here, & that includes medicine, but this time Anaya's antibiotics were self-pay) we went to stand in line for her meds. This line wasn't too bad and we only had to wait about 10 minutes -- but I did notice we were number 992 for the morning. :-P
Yes, Taiwan has lots of people! Can you imagine being a doctor here, showing up to work & being given your list for the morning with 66 (we've seen a list with 106 names on it before!) people to see? Then lunch break (yeah, right), and on to another set of patients for the afternoon!
I thought describing a day at the doctor's here might be semi-amusing to all our family & friends who live in less-densely-populated areas, and also to those in the States, where going to the doctor costs a small fortune! :) Please don't read any of this as a complaint in any way -- we really appreciate the health care we get here!
(And by the way, Anaya is getting better! :-))
2009/09/12
Back to School, Off to School!, & Home from School (with Pneumonia)!
BUT, that's not all! A very BIG change for us is that we decided to start Anaya & Nathan at "preschool"!! As we will be leading the upcoming Titus in January (and there is lots to do in preparation for that), and as Michael is still full-time on SBS staff, we felt this would help with two things: 1. allow Amy (me) to devote a good 3 hours each morning to working on Titus (both local & international) and 2. get Anaya & Nathan started on their way to understanding & speaking Chinese. :-)
I will be honest: I was rather excited for this day to come. Imagine 4 1/2 hours of morning all to myself, 5 days of the week! Oh, the things I could get done! My plans were grand!
I was really enjoying my new morning schedule -- up at 5:40, kids out of bed at 6:30, breakfast, make lunches, get everyone organized and out the door, By 8:00 I was working hard on the house & at 9:00 was on to Titus stuff for the next 3+ hours (I wanted to be a very good steward of this time!) In the afternoon, I was then able to totally concentrate on the kids, plus get a few more things done around the house. :-)
I think first there was the excitement (After 8 years, what am I going to do with such a big chunk of time? Lots! :-)), a bit of guilt (are we really doing the right thing?), then, disappointment (it's only been 3 days, and already "my plans" have come to a halt). Though a challenging week, it has been a good week too -- God is Sovereign & all things work for good. :-)
Nathan is now back to "school", Anaya is doing much better and will be back to school soon, & I will continue to learn about patience, grace, being joyful & thankful in all circumstances, and that God's ways are higher than my ways!
2009/04/19
Kenna's 2 best friends
Kenna is our early morning riser... and she loves to snuggle. We often hear little (well, getting bigger now) footsteps down the hallway in the very early morning and we know, "Here comes Kenna".
This morning was no exception. I woke up unable to roll over -- Kenna was snuggled in as close as she could get. I got up out of bed to write down a few thoughts I had for my upcoming Psalms lecture and perhaps read for a bit before the kids woke up... Kenna rolled over and snuggled into Michael.
When I went back in the room 1/2 hour later, Kenna was giggling, quizzing Michael on, "Do you know who my best friend is?"
Michael starts guessing, "Elise?"
"Bigger than Elise."
Michael starts thinking (as Kenna's closest friends are younger than Elise), "Elwina? ... Annie? ... Christina?"
"No... Nope... Uh-uh... bigger than Elwina".
"Uhhh, Mommy?"
(giggle) "Nope! Bigger than mommy!"
"Oh, I know: Jesus!":
(another giggle and big grin) "Yes!! ... And do you know who my other best friend is?"
Michael guesses again, "God?"
Kenna looks at him slightly puzzled, "Jesus IS God!"
Michael, "Yes, you're right, Jesus IS God! :) (pause) ... bigger or smaller than Nathan?"
"Smaller than Nathan".
"Owen?"
"Nope, smaller than Owen -- a lot smaller."
(Michael thinking) "uhhhh... you're fish?"
(with a laugh) "No, not my fish," holding up her blanket, "My TAG!"
Yes, Kenna, what would you do without your tag...!? (the most used, most snuggled, most worn and best-loved part of her blanket!) But, we're thankful that Jesus is your very best friend! :-)
This morning was no exception. I woke up unable to roll over -- Kenna was snuggled in as close as she could get. I got up out of bed to write down a few thoughts I had for my upcoming Psalms lecture and perhaps read for a bit before the kids woke up... Kenna rolled over and snuggled into Michael.
When I went back in the room 1/2 hour later, Kenna was giggling, quizzing Michael on, "Do you know who my best friend is?"
Michael starts guessing, "Elise?"
"Bigger than Elise."
Michael starts thinking (as Kenna's closest friends are younger than Elise), "Elwina? ... Annie? ... Christina?"
"No... Nope... Uh-uh... bigger than Elwina".
"Uhhh, Mommy?"
(giggle) "Nope! Bigger than mommy!"
"Oh, I know: Jesus!":
(another giggle and big grin) "Yes!! ... And do you know who my other best friend is?"
Michael guesses again, "God?"
Kenna looks at him slightly puzzled, "Jesus IS God!"
Michael, "Yes, you're right, Jesus IS God! :) (pause) ... bigger or smaller than Nathan?"
"Smaller than Nathan".
"Owen?"
"Nope, smaller than Owen -- a lot smaller."
(Michael thinking) "uhhhh... you're fish?"
(with a laugh) "No, not my fish," holding up her blanket, "My TAG!"
Yes, Kenna, what would you do without your tag...!? (the most used, most snuggled, most worn and best-loved part of her blanket!) But, we're thankful that Jesus is your very best friend! :-)
2008/12/22
We seem to have a repeated theme...
We picked Kenna up from school this afternoon, and met up with friends on the road as we were walking back...The girls invited Ella to come over and play dress up, and they started off, excitedly running down the alley towards the back gate. Except that Anaya, running to catch up with them, biffed it on her way down the hill. I picked her up, holding her and trying to comfort her, thinking, "that was a pretty hard fall." Then, once again, someone pointed out to me that she was bleeding... we wiped her off, and seconds later I was calling Anna, "Hi, can my kids play at your house instead? ... uhhh... I need to take Anaya in for more stitches!"
As soon as she heard that, Anaya began repeating, "No! I don't wanna lay down! I don't wanna lay down!" She remembered very vividly being totally strapped down on the stretcher the last time she got stitches: 3 weeks ago! (see Nov 30 entry)
She made it through -- lots of crying, but 6 stitches to the forehead and 2 to the lip later, she was good to go!
You can see she is enjoying her candy-afterward treat (thanks auntie Anna)!
2008/12/18
Did they fall together?!
Anaya and Nathan are looking like twins these days... egg twins... same spot on the forehead... and all the Chinese comment on it, everytime we go down the street!Nathan (sorry, didn't get a picture) decided to go down the front stairs by himself, Michael found him after he landed, so don't know quite how many stairs he tumbled...
Anaya's nice bump came the day after. She and a neighbor girl from several floors above us were outside taking turns pushing each other on a tricycle. Loving to live more on the edge, Anaya was having fun being pushed down the small incline from our back gate, until they ran into the rock wall & pavement underneath!
2008/11/30
Get me outta here!
It was Sunday afternoon, we had just finished up with lunch and were looking forward to putting some of the kids down for naps, having a cup of tea, and relaxing for a bit on our 'rest day'...
... until Anaya climbed on top of the dehumidifier and fell off -- landing face down. She cried a bit, then settled down on my lap. A few minutes later Elise noticed, "Anaya's bleeding!". Sure enough, she had split her chin open, so off to the ER she went with Michael & Kenna (to help :)).
Anaya, being our more stubborn, I-don't-do-anything-I-don't-want-to-do child, had lots of fun being strapped down to the stretcher. To the doctor's amazement, she managed to wriggle her hands out, smiling & waving them around, "Look at me!" They re-strapped her in and she was still doing ok, until they covered up her face to shield her eyes from the bright light, leaving a hole for the chin to stitch her up. At that point she yelled as loud as she possibly could, "Get me outta here!" and then started screaming.
When Michael dropped her back home and went to park the van, I asked her about her visit to the hospital: "How was it?" Good. "Did you cry?" No. "Did it hurt when the doctor stitched you up?" Not really. "Can I see your owie? (Juts chin out) Mom! Look at my candy the doctor gave me!
When Michael came in the door, I asked, "How was it?" Well, she was a bit of a handful. "Did she cry?" Ohhh -- she screamed! Did they strap her down? They sure did! And she didn't like it one bit, you should've heard her...
Well, so much for our quiet Sunday afternoon, guess we'll try again next week. :-)
... until Anaya climbed on top of the dehumidifier and fell off -- landing face down. She cried a bit, then settled down on my lap. A few minutes later Elise noticed, "Anaya's bleeding!". Sure enough, she had split her chin open, so off to the ER she went with Michael & Kenna (to help :)).
Anaya, being our more stubborn, I-don't-do-anything-I-don't-want-to-do child, had lots of fun being strapped down to the stretcher. To the doctor's amazement, she managed to wriggle her hands out, smiling & waving them around, "Look at me!" They re-strapped her in and she was still doing ok, until they covered up her face to shield her eyes from the bright light, leaving a hole for the chin to stitch her up. At that point she yelled as loud as she possibly could, "Get me outta here!" and then started screaming.
When Michael dropped her back home and went to park the van, I asked her about her visit to the hospital: "How was it?" Good. "Did you cry?" No. "Did it hurt when the doctor stitched you up?" Not really. "Can I see your owie? (Juts chin out) Mom! Look at my candy the doctor gave me!
When Michael came in the door, I asked, "How was it?" Well, she was a bit of a handful. "Did she cry?" Ohhh -- she screamed! Did they strap her down? They sure did! And she didn't like it one bit, you should've heard her...
Well, so much for our quiet Sunday afternoon, guess we'll try again next week. :-)
2008/11/10
Anchovies & Octopus
After-school comments from Elise & Kenna this past month:
(aka: An update on school lunches)
Kenna: Mom, can I have a special treat? I ate the baby fish (complete with skin, heads & tails) all gone today...
Elise: Guess what mom! We had pig's blood again for lunch today, but the teacher didn't make me eat it! (big smiles)
Kenna: I'm so so sorry, I really couldn't eat the octopus we had for lunch today... I tried, but I just couldn't do it...
Elise is quite used to most things by now and overall does pretty good... Kenna is slowly getting more accustomed, though her teachers still frequently comment on her slowness in gettin' it down... takes after someone I know, when they were at school... ;)
(Btw, did you know that the octopus pizza at Pizza Hut here is one of the most popular flavors among our Taiwanese friends?)
(aka: An update on school lunches)
Kenna: Mom, can I have a special treat? I ate the baby fish (complete with skin, heads & tails) all gone today...
Elise: Guess what mom! We had pig's blood again for lunch today, but the teacher didn't make me eat it! (big smiles)
Kenna: I'm so so sorry, I really couldn't eat the octopus we had for lunch today... I tried, but I just couldn't do it...
Elise is quite used to most things by now and overall does pretty good... Kenna is slowly getting more accustomed, though her teachers still frequently comment on her slowness in gettin' it down... takes after someone I know, when they were at school... ;)
(Btw, did you know that the octopus pizza at Pizza Hut here is one of the most popular flavors among our Taiwanese friends?)
2008/10/18
Why Moms Don't Always E-mail...
The other day I decided to sit down at the computer for just 5 minutes to quick check e-mails. While in the process, I got distracted and began replying to one... but then began to realize things were a little too quiet in the living room... . Going to investigate, all thoughts of replying to e-mails were quickly abandoned when I found the following:
If you don't hear back from us right away, sometimes we're just busy with other things :-P Ahhh... we try! :-)
If you don't hear back from us right away, sometimes we're just busy with other things :-P Ahhh... we try! :-)
2008/09/28
What to do during a typhoon
Today another typhoon has been blowing through... I personally enjoy them for the most part, because it means you don't have to go anywhere... which means you can stay home and get things done (in a relaxed day-off-feel sort of way). However, when you are a kid, it means staying inside the confines of one's apartment, and sometimes you just have to be creative finding things to do...:
Not only do we have lots of activity inside, there is activity outside too -- in the form of wind and rain. Sometimes during a typhoon the wind howls so loud we can't sleep through it at night. Sometimes it rains so much we have to bail water from the front entryway to keep it from coming in the house. Most of the time though it's just enough wind and rain to keep one inside for a day or two, but not enough to do too much damage in the immediate area where we live -- today was one of those. Here's a bit of video footage from outside our apartment:
2008/09/05
Kenna does Runway!
Kenna just got to do her first runway fashion show for "DAKS" -- held at Taipei 101 (currently the world's tallest building, located here in Taipei).
It was quite a lot of fun -- first going to the hair salon to have hair & makeup done, and then on to 101 where she got to practice just a little bit before joining all the professional models backstage to get ready for the half-hour show.
She was a bit nervous, but very brave -- having to walk all by herself. There were only 2 kids, Kenna and another 8-yr-old boy and the rest were all professional adults. Kenna wasn't sure she'd have the confidence to take off her jacket at the end in front of all the cameras, but we practiced backstage, and she did it! (though she kinda forgot to pause and smile at the cameras while counting to 4 -- oh well)
The video isn't the best quality (hard to see because of the bright spotlights) but thought we'd post it just for fun.
This other picture was taken after the show -- wearing their second outfits.
2008/09/01
Back to School!
Elise & Kenna are back to school!Elise is in 2nd grade and is so excited to see her teacher again (she gets the same teacher for both 1st & 2nd grade) and catch up with all her friends. There are about 350 2nd-graders at her school (one of 8 elementary schools in our area). A little bit different to home! She loves learning (especially Chinese) and overall enjoys school very much.
Kenna is in the local public Kindergarten (attached to the same elementary school Elise goes to) and is very excited to be at school where she gets to play quite a bit and do lots of activities with all her "best friends" (she came home with 5 new "best friends" after just the first day of school). The food however, is not her favorite... but she'll get used to it. At least this kindergarten doesn't serve quite as much pig's blood for lunch as last year's kindergarten! :-P
2008/08/19
Helpers :-)
I often lay with the kids for a few minutes at night when putting them to bed -- we talk about the day, they ask questions, beg for stories, and we pray together.
When there were just the 3 girls, Elise often used to ask for a brother. I told her we were finished at 3, but if she really really wanted a brother, she could pray for a miracle. (Well, I guess we know who God listens to ;-)) The other night, Elise was reminiscing about this, which got the kids to asking for another sibling, to which I responded by saying that they are all very special gifts from God, but we are definitely finished at four! So, Kenna says, "Why mom, don't you want to have more helpers?"
In a season where all you feel you ever do is clean up, pick up, wipe up spills, do mountains of laundry, tackle stacks of dishes, and work at never-ending housework -- all you can do is smile. :-) Yes... I dearly love my 'helpers'! :-)
When there were just the 3 girls, Elise often used to ask for a brother. I told her we were finished at 3, but if she really really wanted a brother, she could pray for a miracle. (Well, I guess we know who God listens to ;-)) The other night, Elise was reminiscing about this, which got the kids to asking for another sibling, to which I responded by saying that they are all very special gifts from God, but we are definitely finished at four! So, Kenna says, "Why mom, don't you want to have more helpers?"
In a season where all you feel you ever do is clean up, pick up, wipe up spills, do mountains of laundry, tackle stacks of dishes, and work at never-ending housework -- all you can do is smile. :-) Yes... I dearly love my 'helpers'! :-)
2008/08/11
2008/06/30
Projectile from top bunk (a.k.a. Revenge of the Rotavirus!)
It's just past midnight, the whole house is sleeping... and then the sound of whimpering... which soon turned into crying... the kind you know you're going to have to will yourself out of bed for (sigh...roll over...sigh again... stretch...). Michael (as usual) was the one who got up to investigate -- and what a sight met his eyes!
Kenna, who hadn't felt very well when going to bed, had just spewed her spaghetti.
(Disclaimer: don't read further if you don't want the details)
Now, this was not any normal upchucking episode! Kenna knew it would not be good to throw up in her bed, so she decided to lean over the side instead. Only problem? She sleeps on the top bunk. Yeah... so there was twice-stirred tomato sauce dripping from the wood railings, spots on the bed, spew sprayed all over the walls, closet doors, dressers (it bounced off of everything and splattered everything), chunks of chuck all over the toys (of course we hadn't picked up the room on that particular night and nearly every toy in the house was on the floor in that room!), vile-smelling vomit oozing into every crack of the alphabet-puzzle foamies that covered the whole floor... yes, that'll do, you say!
And thus began the "Revenge of the Rotavirus" that attacked the youngest 3 kids for almost the whole next month.
Not only did the rotavirus bring on puking every 10 minutes or less for several hours in a row, the severe diarrhea that was also part of the fun made us go through several packages of diapers. Even Kenna had to wear diapers for a couple days because it was so impossible to control!
Anaya and Nathan just laid like rag dolls on the couch -- so out of it. They had to be on a BRAT (bananas, rice, apples, toast -- and that was it!) diet for 2 weeks -- poor kids -- it was torture for them to watch us eat other foods, so we all went on the brat diet for a bit. We had to force-squirt rehydration drinks down their mouth. Many kids in our area had to be hospitalized, but we managed to just avoid that.
After rotavirus, we went through hand-foot-mouth with the kids (Elise's class closed down for 10 days!), then finished off the sick season with bronchitus.
Bring on summer vacation! (Please?)
Kenna, who hadn't felt very well when going to bed, had just spewed her spaghetti.
(Disclaimer: don't read further if you don't want the details)
Now, this was not any normal upchucking episode! Kenna knew it would not be good to throw up in her bed, so she decided to lean over the side instead. Only problem? She sleeps on the top bunk. Yeah... so there was twice-stirred tomato sauce dripping from the wood railings, spots on the bed, spew sprayed all over the walls, closet doors, dressers (it bounced off of everything and splattered everything), chunks of chuck all over the toys (of course we hadn't picked up the room on that particular night and nearly every toy in the house was on the floor in that room!), vile-smelling vomit oozing into every crack of the alphabet-puzzle foamies that covered the whole floor... yes, that'll do, you say!
And thus began the "Revenge of the Rotavirus" that attacked the youngest 3 kids for almost the whole next month.
Not only did the rotavirus bring on puking every 10 minutes or less for several hours in a row, the severe diarrhea that was also part of the fun made us go through several packages of diapers. Even Kenna had to wear diapers for a couple days because it was so impossible to control!
Anaya and Nathan just laid like rag dolls on the couch -- so out of it. They had to be on a BRAT (bananas, rice, apples, toast -- and that was it!) diet for 2 weeks -- poor kids -- it was torture for them to watch us eat other foods, so we all went on the brat diet for a bit. We had to force-squirt rehydration drinks down their mouth. Many kids in our area had to be hospitalized, but we managed to just avoid that.
After rotavirus, we went through hand-foot-mouth with the kids (Elise's class closed down for 10 days!), then finished off the sick season with bronchitus.
Bring on summer vacation! (Please?)
2008/06/20
Diving from the top bunk
Yes, at just 16 months of age, Nathan mastered the art of climbing to the top bunk. Yay.
We tried to keep close tabs on him, but of course one evening he managed to sneak up there and we didn't know it till we heard the big THUD! Right onto the back of his head/neck (so says Kenna, who was 'playing' with him and apparently watching... yes, Kenna, thanks for watching...). He was in quite a bit of pain, not acting normal, eyes were a bit roll-aroundy, and he went right to sleep 2 minutes later and did NOT want to be woken up -- so we decided we'd better load everyone up in the van (kids all in pj's)and make a trip to the emergency room.
You feel like great parents when you turn up at the ER and try to explain just how it was that your one-year-old fell off the top of a bunk bed.
Anyhow, everything was ok, Nathan started to perk up and return to his normal self, even cracking a few smiles, they sent us back home -- and didn't charge us anything! Nice!! Love healthcare in Taiwan! :-)
We tried to keep close tabs on him, but of course one evening he managed to sneak up there and we didn't know it till we heard the big THUD! Right onto the back of his head/neck (so says Kenna, who was 'playing' with him and apparently watching... yes, Kenna, thanks for watching...). He was in quite a bit of pain, not acting normal, eyes were a bit roll-aroundy, and he went right to sleep 2 minutes later and did NOT want to be woken up -- so we decided we'd better load everyone up in the van (kids all in pj's)and make a trip to the emergency room.
You feel like great parents when you turn up at the ER and try to explain just how it was that your one-year-old fell off the top of a bunk bed.
Anyhow, everything was ok, Nathan started to perk up and return to his normal self, even cracking a few smiles, they sent us back home -- and didn't charge us anything! Nice!! Love healthcare in Taiwan! :-)
2008/05/17
Friends
We spent a day at the park with some good friends -- our kids are all quite close in age as you can see, and our kids absolutely love it whenever they get to play with Ian, Caleb, and Ella! In fact, if they had their way, we'd all rent a big flat and live together so they could play 24-7! :-) Here they are all getting ready to hop on a kiddie train for a little ride...We love you Contivals!
2007/12/22
Don't 'pank my bum!
"Don't 'pank my bum!" ... "Don't 'pank my bum!" -- were the 2-yr-old cries heard faintly coming from the back bedroom. So, of course I had to go see what was going on. Guilt was written all over Anaya's face.
Glancing down at the top of Elise's desk, I saw the reason for it: a pair of scissors and a nice chunk of blonde hair. Yep, one pigtail definitely had less hair than the other! Thankfully, she only took chunks out of it, rather than cut it straight off. Looks like she has a knack for hairdressing. Hey, maybe she could thin my hair!
2007/11/28
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