An Easy Way to Stress Out Your Child

I don't know if you can see the two guys painting this building.  Ana was very concerned for their safety and watched them for quite a while to make sure they were all right.  Although safety is a little more lax I'm sure the ropes were plenty strong--but it's not that easy to convince a five year old!

Practice Makes Perfect!

 

I am making some progress in my Chinese lessons.  I can say some complete sentences (including DO, IO, and possessives)--even write a few with characters.  It does take a lot of perseverance.  You can't even look at the big picture!  With a daunting amount of characters to learn you just have to keep your nose to the grindstone.  So I'm trying to master my first fifty characters along with their measure word if they're nouns.  Wish me luck!

Crazy Hair Day

Here is some crazy hair (our school does fun days once a month to build community)--notice that Mitike's didn't need much help to be crazy!

What To Do On A Beautiful Fall Day...

1. Run off some serious energy along the boardwalk.

2.  Steer a ship through the pounding waves.  (unfortunately it was low tide--so there was no water to pretend with!)

3.  Conquer your fear of bridges!  Ever since we went to Indonesia and she had to walk out across the water on a rather see through bridge--she has hated walking by herself over water.  But today she did it. 
I'm so thankful I get these two days off with Ana every week.