Fun Idea!

Josh's Chinese class gets very creative and we enjoy seeing the many ways they find of getting the kids excited about the new language and culture.

The children have the opportunity to correspond electronically with kids at a sister school in Taiwan. The kids are really excited about this.

Well, I was surprised when Josh came home from school yesterday with a Chinese Dragon beany baby. He said that they had two dragons come to their class and they each get a chance to have one spend the night with them. He showed me a book that pictured three stuffed dragons that introduced them as the Dragon Family from China (the book also featured pictures of the dragons on different things in China) and explained that the two baby dragons were Ting and Tang. Josh brought Tang home. The kids were then encouraged to play with the dragon and teach him about things that they like to do, then write about it in the book and add photos if they wanted.

Josh was only the second student in the class to get a turn and he was so excited. Tang went with him everywhere and he even took him to bed and read him stories. Below are the pictures we put in the book.

Off Track

So the kids have been off track for two weeks now and the time has been filled with swim lessons. They are doing great. Josh and Emily were excited to pass their levels and can now move up when they take their next lesson.

So while the kids were doing this:




Ben was doing this:


and while they did this:



He did this:

His favorite thing was this:

We then tried to enjoy the days when the weather was nice by...
Going to the Park







going on Walks

Jumping on the trampoline

Playing on the computer


And Making and cleaning up messes.



Ben also chose this time to start getting his molars. One has cut already and the other three are close, but taking their time. He is cranky and demanding. I am grateful for the fact that he likes Dad more than Mom and seeks him out whenever he can.

We have other outings planned for this week so stay posted.