Yep, we have officially moved. We still live in the same country just moved to a different city...and this is our new place. We live half way up :) The move has been tiring, but we are glad to be here!
So, moving unfortunately means eating out a little more (mostly because it takes a little while to find all of our kitchen supplies) Hudson liked the Happy Meal toy...Mr. Mario :)
Before leaving it meant finishing up some classes and saying by to so many friends. We have been so blessed to have so many friends and look forward to the many more to come!
Lauren taking her belt test
She is officially a blue and green belt! That was a thick board for such a tiny little foot to break! ;)
During class throughout the year the kids earn point cards. Lauren spent hers on the last day and then one of her teachers gave her a ton of points after the test so that she could buy this car.
Regan is now a red belt!!! This picture cracked me up though...that little kid slept through all of it!
The only picture Benjamin would kind of pose for...he is officially a blue and red belt! Great job guys!!! They worked hard for those belts!
Everyone new that we were about to move, so all of the coaches (well, most of the coaches) got together for a group photo with the kids.
This was Hudson's teacher. She told him to keep practicing and maybe next time he will get to test.
These two were on their way out the door for a sleepover with their friends Winter and Yoyo.
We just love this group of friends!
We found this little guy crawling on the sidewalk...thought he was pretty
Poor Regan....helping take everything off the walls before the movers come. That's a lot of tacky to take down :)
The little girls wanted to say bye to their kindergarten teachers, so we went back to the you er yuan to see them all. 美美's teachers were all their and so happy to see her!
凯婷 was almost as tall as her teachers! They told her to please come back and visit sometime soon.
This was actually Katherine's main teacher during kindergarten, but then the year after she graduated she switched to being the English teacher for the school so she had Lauren once a week.
These two were super excited about eating at their favorite Japanese Noodle Restaurant.
The six of us went for last minute hair cuts.
Gracie was a little nervous that she would get left.
Regan had outgrown the giraffe charts I needed to take a picture of how tall she was/is so that I could recreate it after we move :)
Lauren's best friend took us out to eat.
a special group of ladies
On our last day in our city, our doorbell rings at 7:00am. It was the girls' friend, TangKeXing, wanting to say goodbye before she went to school (hence Katherine in pj's still)
Winter and Yoyo also came to play, but the house full of boxes made that difficult...
...so we went outside...
...and ate at our favorite restaurant AGAIN :)
and afterwards got green apple icees at 7-11
moving day! Almost everything made it in one piece. Regan's electronic piano got broken (well, the stand) So, we are waiting to here back from the insurance we paid for...hopefully, they will replace it without too much hassle.
The van ride with 5 kids and 2 cats (and 1 very nice driver) ;)
The view from outside one of our windows! I love all of the boats!
The movers literally put ALL of the boxes in one room!! And now you understand why it has taken a bit to find everything...haha!
Our first night in the new house and I wake up to see this.
Gracie is happy and no longer scared
Poor Katherine had a really bad migraine. She slept half the day.
The boys' room had no AC so that was number 1 on the priority list. We haven't made it to the hottest days yet either. I'm still amazed at how they get these units installed....especially when we live 17 floors up! They just tied a rope around the unit, lifted it out the window, and swung it to the guy waiting on the ledge. Oh, and just FYI, we were required to pay the guy an "aerial fee" since we live high up....a whole 5 USD! Really?!?! I think I would charge 500!
the boats
The view out the other window.
I found a new favorite snack! I hope they stay around! They remind me of chocolate covered raisins. So Good!
Yes, we live in a coastal town now. Here is the proof...
...I just want to find some chicken! Please...where is the chicken? We are still hunting.
This little girl got her first pair of tippy toe shoes! She was so excited. We also found a ballet teacher here and she will start in September. Now to find taekwondo, art, and hopefully soccer (Katherine's request...but I'm afraid this one will be a hard one to find)
All of the kids have really enjoyed the balcony. They look at the view, talk, play games, etc
Here We are looking at city lights in the distance.
Benjamin had fun unpacking....and Big Monkey was ready to help :)
I went house hunting with Ayi and met some really nice people. I liked the community of this particular apartment.
Ayi bought me breakfast. It looks gross, but tasted good. It was my first time to have this and it's apparently a local specialty. Now I know. Next time, I will try to get a picture of how they make it.
I caught Katherine sitting in her window drawing the view. Love it! All three girls are sharing a room...so far so good! We have 3 strong personalities in there ;)
People selling vegetables and things on the street
Regan being the fun (and strong) big sister :)
Here they are playing spoons on the balcony.
And finally, a new dance studio was opened in our old city....look who is on the door of the studio!!!! One of my friend's posted this online and I saved it...I just might have to go see it in person. Haha! Lauren was thrilled to say the least ;)
