We’ve had lots of firsts around here. Last Monday, Sianna started her first day of Chinese Kindergarten. She attends each day from 8am – 11:40am. So far, three hours of Chinese immersion is enough for her. (Actually, the class sleeps for 2 hours in the afternoon so I don’t see any point in paying [Continue reading 1st Day of Chinese School 2014] 
Wednesday – January 16 Today was the last day of Chinese Preschool. The kids are officially on break for Chinese New Year. Yes, they get a delightful 6 weeks off! Yippy! As if our children have not endured enough change and transition, Hubs and I have decided that the kids will be attending a [Continue reading Last Day of San You Preschool] 
I’ve spent most of the past 2 weeks scouting a local preschool for Schäfer and Sianna. This year, Schäfer will be in Da Ban and Sianna will be in Xiao Ban. (The 5-year-old and 3-year-old class, respectively.) It has been very difficult to even find a preschool that would entertain the idea of having foreign [Continue reading Chinese Preschool Health Checks] 
02.24 We love Schäfer’s Chinese preschool! They are always having a family oriented activity or doing a special craft. 03.22 In March, the entire preschool went to a nearby park to pick up trash. The park must have known we were coming because there was not once single piece of trash to be [Continue reading All Things Preschool] 
On Saturday morning, Schäfer and I headed over to the kindergarten for a meeting. At first, the meeting was kind of interesting. All of the Saturday school classes hosted a demonstration. Schäfer will not be taking additional classes on Saturday, but it was neat to see what types of classes were available: Taekwondo, [Continue reading A Saturday Morning Meeting] 
By the time I finished nursing Selah, Schäfer was already out of bed sitting on the couch in the living room. Hubs and I sang him “Happy Birthday” as soon as we saw him. He bounced from side to side as we sang. He’s pure sunshine. For his birthday breakfast, he wanted biscuits with [Continue reading 2011 December Daily :: 30 :: Happy 5th Birthday Schäfer!] |