Sunday, April 15, 2007
little bit of catch up!
One more - Jessi and I got a girl's day out to Keelung island last month. Keelung was off limits for a while because of the position on the north tip of the island. It has been a military post since the Japanese had control over the island. Rumor has it that they dumped a number of poisonous snakes here when they left, but none were seen on the boardwalks! It was fab.
Jessi lost her first tooth. The tooth to her right is now at 45 degrees as well.
And the kids and Paul have had a few Jam sessions!
One more - Jessi and I got a girl's day out to Keelung island last month. Keelung was off limits for a while because of the position on the north tip of the island. It has been a military post since the Japanese had control over the island. Rumor has it that they dumped a number of poisonous snakes here when they left, but none were seen on the boardwalks! It was fab.
Jessi lost her first tooth. The tooth to her right is now at 45 degrees as well.
And the kids and Paul have had a few Jam sessions!
This is our second 3 day weekend with Paul this month. He is on 4 10's, which makes for 4 long days and 3 awesome days! Last weekend was a surprise outing to the beach..
the picture here is of the kids deciding they should learn to surf with a big ugly chunk of driftwood. OH - and on Monday Paul and I had a hiking date up a small bit of YangMing mtn to the cultural university (through the formosa Macaqs) for a quick lunch of donut and tea!
the picture here is of the kids deciding they should learn to surf with a big ugly chunk of driftwood. OH - and on Monday Paul and I had a hiking date up a small bit of YangMing mtn to the cultural university (through the formosa Macaqs) for a quick lunch of donut and tea!We just got in from Sun Moon Lake for this weekend. It was gorgeous. We did a trip with 12 other people through the community center here in taipei. It is a long drive for a two day trip, but I think we all thoroughly enjoyed ourselves.
Left Taipei at 8am Saturday morning. We rode the bus to the largest rest stop in Taiwan and then went on to a paper factory. The kids both made paper! It was great! The sheets that they make are amazing! SO, now we know how they make the beautiful paper with the flowers on the edges... ancient chinese secret! We saw handbags done in paper crochet, as well as hats and dolls clothes of lovely thick paper. We rode the bus a bit further to a lovely 9 story pagoda that Chian Kai shek had built for his mother, 
and did two short hikes before going to the small town to chow on breaded mushrooms, fresh strawberries, and a giant vegetable spring roll...more the shape of a quesedilla in the states! Our hotel was a B&B near the lake with some of the most amazing decor. It is called the full house B&B. 
The bedroom was nice. Unlike most of taipei, the house was primarily teak. The garden was gorgeously lit with candles and scented with lilies everywhere.
and did two short hikes before going to the small town to chow on breaded mushrooms, fresh strawberries, and a giant vegetable spring roll...more the shape of a quesedilla in the states! Our hotel was a B&B near the lake with some of the most amazing decor. It is called the full house B&B. 
The bedroom was nice. Unlike most of taipei, the house was primarily teak. The garden was gorgeously lit with candles and scented with lilies everywhere.
The lake is apparently quite a destination in taiwan. This was a quiet day. 
We went toward the temple at 10:30 off of a tour boat. (Jessi got a lovely little bracelet from the Tsoaist Temple curator for knowing what the chinese symbol for huluu shantiae fruit was -she'll tell you that I say it wrong and that it is a magical lucky fruit). 
When we came down from the temple, the masses were coming up! This is a good reason for me remaining a morning person!
We went toward the temple at 10:30 off of a tour boat. (Jessi got a lovely little bracelet from the Tsoaist Temple curator for knowing what the chinese symbol for huluu shantiae fruit was -she'll tell you that I say it wrong and that it is a magical lucky fruit). 
When we came down from the temple, the masses were coming up! This is a good reason for me remaining a morning person!Last, but not least. This is Sam after his classmate Moriko returned from visiting her grandparents in Japan. At 3, he thinks he needs to go to Japan to visit his friends. That said, he is sure he has lived there at some point as well!
