Sean's First Piano Recital

Ni hao, Ya'll!
Wow! In 16 days days we will be on an airplane heading home. Time is flying now! There is so much to take care of before we leave that I wish time would slow down (just a little). Sean started taking piano lessons here in Shanghai in March of this year (11 weeks of lessons). They held an informal piano recital last weekend. Fun! He was sooo nervous as you can see by his anxious smile, but did a great job:) I attached a video.

It's Almost Summer

I can't believe that the Great Firewall of China has kept me off this blog and Facebook for so long! I truly needed this outlet. That is okay! We are getting a VPN when we come back to Shanghai in the fall. In 4 weeks and 2 days we will be flying out of here and heading home. We are all so excited, especially the kids! (Well, I can hardly contain my excitement as well!) The kids have grown so much this year. Sean has done so well in Kindergarten. Jasmine has had a tough year, but she is so resilient that I know she is going to be just fine. The poor kid has been in 2 different homes in Shanghai, 3 different schools, and just frustrated on a day to day basis due to the language barrier with her ayi. She really has picked up a ton of Mandarin, and now she and Ayi just sit and chat, and I have no idea what the heck they are saying. Sigh! I guess I better start taking some Mandarin lessons to keep up with her. She is so funny because she will talk with Ayi all afternoon, and I ask her to tell me how to say something and she says, "No Mommy! You speak English." Anyway, I put together a quick slide show called, "Our Year in 30 Photos". See you all soon!

Click here to see the slide show:) http://photopeach.com/album/kaiijc