February Update!

We don’t get to many days where is snows in Shanghai so today we loved seeing the white stuff stick…  

We are definitely eager for the weather to get nicer… the colder weather has seemed to over stay its welcome!  We are by far NOT cold weather people after 10 years in S. Florida!  This has been a huge adjustment for all of us!!

While the kids are gone at school, I try to venture out and do the same errands I used to run at home.  Only here, I am never disappointed with one of those OMG! moments when food shopping.  So rarely do I actually take out my phone or camera to take pictures… but standing in line behind this, I couldn’t help myself.   I am actually impressed that these are wrapped… even partially.  Typically, they are thrown haphazardly in a huge bin and the locals pick through each slab.   They are then just thrown on a cart unwrapped and hauled out to someones van.  As awful as this looks… you get use to seeing it and even the kids aren’t grossed out by this sort of sighting.  Does that mean we have been here too long????

There isn’t much that will keep Jordan inside…   But after some time saving up her allowance, she was able to buy herself a new skateboard.   Somehow her old skateboard didn’t make it onto our sea shipment.   

As much as Jordan loves to be outside… my inside kiddos are always finding something crazy to do.  Garrett and Ayden are the best of friends!   And ironically are both equally the boss.  

Our snaggle beauty… Let the Gawky phase begin!!

Garrett was SO excited to show off his book report on snakes.  No doubt… he picked this because it is the one animal that I fear the most. 

We are preparing to celebrate Jordan and Garrett’s first holy communion.  They have been working very hard in their classes no doubt going for the snacks and friends they have made.  This was an exciting event until someone had to break the news to Jordan that the occasion warrants a dress.   Needless to say, this did NOT go over very well and bribing tactics are in full motion.   Ayden however was ALL on board trying on each dress we were looking at and demanding that she was ALL over communion if it requires “fancy” wear.   We are keeping our fingers crossed for the big day and hoping that the priest doesn’t notice her white cleats with the white dress…  

Our little celebrity!!  Ayden made the front cover the the Shanghai American School Magazine!!!  

Naturally, this went completely to her head…  as she is now telling everyone she is famous!