Living in Taiwan

When we were married back in 2007, my parents came to Taiwan for the wedding. During their visit, we went to the local folklore park and museum. While we were there, we went to a shop owner that I seen on school field trips during the previous five years. The shop own taught my dad, who doesn't speak Chinese, how to throw a top in Chinese. She followed that up with expertly throwing several tops onto a small platform. Taichung Folklore Park: https://www.facebook.com/ttfm1990/

We recently took a trip to Sun Moon Lake. At one of the piers, a street performer was posing for pictures with the anyone who would drop a little in a bucket.

What happens when a turtle gets out of it pen?

What happens when kids watch "Home Alone" for the first time? Laughter...plan and simple

On a recent camping trip we went to Daxi Old Street. We had a great time despite the rain.

For her winter homework, Evelyn had to paint a tiger in celebration of the year of the tiger. With help from an overhead projector and water-color colored pencils, she has able to do that. Music: www.bensound.com

Here's a quick review of our sports day from the fall semester of 2021. Music from www.bensound.com

After Evelyn and Rosie built their houses and made their video. Teddy wanted to do his own and here it is! Great Job! Static Video by Orpheline from Pixabay Music: www.bensound.com

Here is another one of Evelyn's houses...more to come soon! Transportation by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Artist: http://audionautix.com/

Our last camping trip was over three months ago due to COVID restrictions. We went to "9th Forest Campsite," and though it was during a drought there was still water in the nearby stream ("river") where the kids spent most of their time throwing rocks. Good times! music: www.bensound.com

Rosie takes her shot at a LEGO house video with this quick build. Carefree Melody by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://www.twinmusicom.org/song/302/carefree-melody Artist: http://www.twinmusicom.org

This is a LEGO house Evelyn designed and built. The video might be a little long....unless you really like LEGO blocks. You can skip to the 9:51 mark to see the final product. 00:03 1st Floor 03:11 2nd Floor 05:59 Dog House 06:36 Front Yard 07:48 Adding the 2nd Floor 08:02 Building a Tree 09:51 Adding the Tree Music: https://www.bensound.com

Today was Rosie's turn to make a Lego stop motion video. I think she did very well. Video by Miguel Á. Padriñán from Pixabay Corporation Motivation by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Artist: http://audionautix.com/

his one was 90% Evelyn's doing. Hang around for the behind the scenes shots. Hustle by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100793 Artist: http://incompetech.com/

We are stuck at home most of the time now with many concerns about COVID19. We decided to have a little fun between and after classes. Richard spent a few hours building the shell of the house and the kids spend a couple of days accessorizing it. This was the final result. Happy Boy Theme by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100647 Artist: http://incompetech.com/

We celebrated Teddy's birthday a week or so ago. He had a great day!

We had another swim meet. 25m Backstroke仰泳-2nd place-22.40s 25m Freestyle自由泳-4th place-19.17 50m Freestyle自由泳-6th place-41.92 Music: www.bensound.com

Last September we went to a campsite in Hsinchu. Everyone had fun in spite of the rain. 移動城堡露營區: http://www.breezecastle.tw/ Music: https://www.bensound.com Heart Of The Wicked by Cjbeards | https://soundcloud.com/cjbeards Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

How do you load an excavator on to a truck without any ramps? Watch and find out!

Evelyn swam in the 50m and 100m freestyle and recorded her personal best! Great job! Music: www.bensound.com

Last December we went camping and this is what we did on the way home. Music: www.bensound.com

So it's winter break. What's better than putting together your first 3D puzzle? While it was the oldest puzzle, this was truly a family effort. Music: https://www.bensound.com

This video covers the activities and festivities of sports day in December 2020. The video is a little bit long, so feel free to skim it as you wish. You'll find marching, dancing, running, and some interesting commentary.

Third swim meet. Great job!