Isn't it so fun to be a girl? I mean, what can be better than doing your hair, putting on jewelry, and putting on your princess dress for the ball? Really, there is nothing better.
Snow, snow go away!
9 years ago
Monday, May 11, 2009
Girls will be girls
Isn't it so fun to be a girl? I mean, what can be better than doing your hair, putting on jewelry, and putting on your princess dress for the ball? Really, there is nothing better.
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Meili at school
This is an old post that I somehow never put on. Since it has pictures from last spring, I decided to put it on anyway (since pictures take me forever to upload!)
These are pictures of a sport's day that Meili's school had a couple of weeks ago. Sometimes Meili looks a little lost and shy, but I love that I got some pictures of her being truly happy.
The Taiwanese love our kids, but they especially love that we brought them a "gerber baby" from America. I hear it about 10 times a day (no kidding) "Oh, hao xiang wawa" (oh, he looks like a doll!). And they LOVE to hold him. This is Joyce, who is the vice principal of Meili's school (and my adopted mother because she's given me lots of advice on how to take care of my kids here in Taiwan-trust me, it's different).
**Update**
Meili is so much happier at school now that Sophie is going too and also because she is really starting to understand and speak more Chinese and make friends. Phew!
These are pictures of a sport's day that Meili's school had a couple of weeks ago. Sometimes Meili looks a little lost and shy, but I love that I got some pictures of her being truly happy.
The Taiwanese love our kids, but they especially love that we brought them a "gerber baby" from America. I hear it about 10 times a day (no kidding) "Oh, hao xiang wawa" (oh, he looks like a doll!). And they LOVE to hold him. This is Joyce, who is the vice principal of Meili's school (and my adopted mother because she's given me lots of advice on how to take care of my kids here in Taiwan-trust me, it's different).
**Update**
Meili is so much happier at school now that Sophie is going too and also because she is really starting to understand and speak more Chinese and make friends. Phew!
Cinderella, stop yer whinin'
Today I was on my hands and knees cleaning my all tile floors and it reminded me of Cinderella (yes I have little girls) washing the floors before she could go to the ball. Then I thought, "What was she complaining about? Try doing the washing, mending, cleaning, cooking AND taking care of three children 4 and under! Then you might have something to whine about!" What kind of ideals are we raised with anyway? We all think we deserve some kind of fairy godmother to take us away from the things that are difficult in our life. Well, no fairy godmother whisked me away, but I cheerfully finished my work (which isn't always the case) and I went out with my handsome prince and my 3 cute little kids to a Buddhist Monastery for Buddha's birthday and it was so cool!
I added this picture because I thought it was cute that even the nuns at this Buddhist Monastery went gaga over Euan.
Us inside the main place of worship. The three big buddhas behind us (you can only see two)each represented different things. The middle was enlightenment, and the two on the outside were purity and knowledge. At least that's what I think, I'm not sure if I remember... Plus there were 14,800 small buddhas around the room that represented other things. During worship, they all have a light that is lit up.
Here is our Sophie. She is such a ham!
I think that Euan felt like he was the one driving the long golf cart that we drove around the monastery grounds in. It was so cute!
This is the nun who was our tour guide. What I learned from her? All religions have pieces of the truth, and I love the principles that are taught in Buddhism. Those who follow Buddhism are amazing, kind, good people who love education, virtue, purity, service, family, and more. It strengthened my testimony in my own faith! What good examples they are to me. I am so grateful that there are other good people who strive to be better. I am grateful to be a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and to have a knowledge of the fullness of the gospel of Jesus Christ and I will follow their good examples by adhering to the principles of my own faith even more fervently.
I added this picture because I thought it was cute that even the nuns at this Buddhist Monastery went gaga over Euan.
Us inside the main place of worship. The three big buddhas behind us (you can only see two)each represented different things. The middle was enlightenment, and the two on the outside were purity and knowledge. At least that's what I think, I'm not sure if I remember... Plus there were 14,800 small buddhas around the room that represented other things. During worship, they all have a light that is lit up.
Here is our Sophie. She is such a ham!
I think that Euan felt like he was the one driving the long golf cart that we drove around the monastery grounds in. It was so cute!
This is the nun who was our tour guide. What I learned from her? All religions have pieces of the truth, and I love the principles that are taught in Buddhism. Those who follow Buddhism are amazing, kind, good people who love education, virtue, purity, service, family, and more. It strengthened my testimony in my own faith! What good examples they are to me. I am so grateful that there are other good people who strive to be better. I am grateful to be a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and to have a knowledge of the fullness of the gospel of Jesus Christ and I will follow their good examples by adhering to the principles of my own faith even more fervently.
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